Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Kain?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Bani Dar.

First appears in Numbers 24:22 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Bani Dar.

Kain is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Bani Dar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 24:22 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 24 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kain today

Travel to Kain, the modern-day Khirbet Bani Dar.

Kain is commonly identified with Khirbet Bani Dar, 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.

Kain 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

Khirbet Bani Dar

31.496°N · 35.152°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention