Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Erech?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Uruk.

First appears in Genesis 10:10 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Uruk.

Erech is represented in the local geography layer as Uruk. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:10 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Babylon

About 178 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Erech today

Travel to Erech, the modern-day Uruk.

Erech is commonly identified with Uruk, 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.

Erech 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

Uruk

31.322°N · 45.636°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Ezra

1 chapter · 1 verse mention