Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ephraim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ajloun Forest Reserve.

First appears in 2 Samuel 18:6 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Ajloun Forest Reserve.

Ephraim is represented in the local geography layer as Ajloun Forest Reserve. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 18:6 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 55 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 64 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ephraim today

Travel to Ephraim, the modern-day Ajloun Forest Reserve.

Ephraim is commonly identified with Ajloun Forest Reserve, 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.

Ephraim 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

Ajloun Forest Reserve

Ephraim 3

32.381°N · 35.765°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention