Biblical place
Where was Horonaim?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with El Iraq.
First appears in Isaiah 15:5 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Two caverns, a city of Moab to the south of the Arnon, built, apparently, upon an eminence, and a place of some importance (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:3, 5, 34). Modern identification: El Iraq.
Horonaim is represented in the local geography layer as El Iraq. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Isaiah 15:5 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Horonaim today
Travel to Horonaim, the modern-day El Iraq.
Horonaim is commonly identified with El Iraq, 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.
Horonaim 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.