Biblical place
Where was Mahanaim?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
First appears in Genesis 32:2 · 6 books · 11 chapters
Overview
Two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the “angels of God,” and where he divided his retinue into “two hosts” on his return from Padan-aram (Gen. 32:2). Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
Mahanaim is represented in the local geography layer as Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 32:2 and is mentioned across 6 books, with 16 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Mahanaim today
Travel to Mahanaim, the modern-day Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.
Mahanaim is commonly identified with Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi, 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.
Mahanaim 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
4 chapters · 8 verse mentions
2 chapters · 3 verse mentions
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention