Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ir-nahash?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Dayr Nakhkhas.

First appears in 1 Chronicles 4:12 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Dayr Nakhkhas.

Ir-nahash is represented in the local geography layer as Dayr Nakhkhas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Chronicles 4:12 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 35 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 57 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 62 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ir-nahash today

Travel to Ir-nahash, the modern-day Dayr Nakhkhas.

Ir-nahash is commonly identified with Dayr Nakhkhas, 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.

Ir-nahash 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

Dayr Nakhkhas

31.616°N · 34.922°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention