Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ethiopia?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Meroe.

First appears in 2 Samuel 18:21 · 5 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.

Ethiopia is represented in the local geography layer as Meroe. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 18:21 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ethiopia today

Travel to Ethiopia, the modern-day Meroe.

Ethiopia is commonly identified with Meroe, 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.

Ethiopia 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

Meroe

Ethiopia

16.935°N · 33.751°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Esther

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Job

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Amos

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention