Biblical place
Where was Kadesh-barnea?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain el Qudeirat.
First appears in Genesis 14:7 · 5 books · 16 chapters
Overview
Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin”. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.
Kadesh-barnea is represented in the local geography layer as Ain el Qudeirat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:7 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 24 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Kadesh-barnea today
Travel to Kadesh-barnea, the modern-day Ain el Qudeirat.
Kadesh-barnea is commonly identified with Ain el Qudeirat, 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.
Kadesh-barnea 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.
Key passages
Appears in
6 chapters · 10 verse mentions
3 chapters · 5 verse mentions
3 chapters · 4 verse mentions
3 chapters · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions