Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Heliopolis?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain Shams.

First appears in Genesis 41:45 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain Shams.

Heliopolis is represented in the local geography layer as Ain Shams. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 41:45 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Egypt

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 313 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 411 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Heliopolis today

Travel to Heliopolis, the modern-day Ain Shams.

Heliopolis is commonly identified with Ain Shams, 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.

Heliopolis 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

Ain Shams

30.129°N · 31.308°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Ezekiel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention