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
About 178 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
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.