Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mamre?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ramat el Khalil.

First appears in Genesis 23:17 · 1 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ramat el Khalil.

Mamre is represented in the local geography layer as Ramat el Khalil. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 23:17 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 19 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 48 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mamre today

Travel to Mamre, the modern-day Ramat el Khalil.

Mamre is commonly identified with Ramat el Khalil, 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.

Mamre 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

Ramat el Khalil

31.557°N · 35.105°E