Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Gurbaal?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Buseira.

First appears in 2 Chronicles 26:7 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Sojourn of Baal, a place in Arabia (2 Chr. 26:7) where there was probably a temple of Baal. Modern identification: Buseira.

Gurbaal is represented in the local geography layer as Buseira. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Chronicles 26:7 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 113 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 113 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 120 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 120 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 126 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Gurbaal today

Travel to Gurbaal, the modern-day Buseira.

Gurbaal is commonly identified with Buseira, 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.

Gurbaal 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

Buseira

in Edom

30.746°N · 35.604°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention