Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Jabbok?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Zarqa River.

First appears in Genesis 32:22 · 5 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Zarqa River.

Jabbok is represented in the local geography layer as Zarqa River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 32:22 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 39 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Jabbok today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Jabbok names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Jabbok is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Zarqa River

32.115°N · 35.543°E

Key passages

Appears in

Deuteronomy

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Judges

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention