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Biblical place

Where was Hobah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Hoba.

First appears in Genesis 14:15 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen. 14:15). Modern identification: Hoba.

Hobah is represented in the local geography layer as Hoba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:15 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 108 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 219 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 230 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 238 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 280 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Hobah today

Travel to Hobah, the modern-day Hoba.

Hobah is commonly identified with Hoba, 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.

Hobah 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

Hoba

34.250°N · 37.067°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention