Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was El-paran?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Aqaba.

First appears in Genesis 14:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical island. Modern identification: Aqaba.

El-paran is represented in the local geography layer as Aqaba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 149 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 243 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 251 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 251 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 254 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to El-paran today

Travel to El-paran, the modern-day Aqaba.

El-paran is commonly identified with Aqaba, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

El-paran is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Aqaba

29.531°N · 35.000°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention