Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Kidron?

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

First appears in 2 Samuel 15:22 · 7 books · 11 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Kidron River.

Kidron is represented in the local geography layer as Kidron River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 15:22 and is mentioned across 7 books, with 14 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Kidron today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

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

Kidron 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

Kidron River

31.780°N · 35.240°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Chronicles

4 chapters · 4 verse mentions

2 Kings

1 chapter · 3 verse mentions

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

1 Kings

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Nehemiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention