Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Karkor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Qarqar.

First appears in Judges 8:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Foundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not far beyond Succoth and Penuel, to the south. Modern identification: Al Qarqar.

Karkor is represented in the local geography layer as Al Qarqar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 8:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 193 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 207 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 223 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 223 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 225 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Karkor today

Travel to Karkor, the modern-day Al Qarqar.

Karkor is commonly identified with Al Qarqar, 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.

Karkor 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

Al Qarqar

31.363°N · 37.543°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention