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
About 149 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 243 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 251 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 251 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 254 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention