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Biblical place

Where was Masrekah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jebel el Musraq.

First appears in Genesis 36:36 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Vineyard of noble vines, a place in Idumea, the native place of Samlah, one of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:36; 1 Chr. 1:47). Modern identification: Jebel el Musraq.

Masrekah is represented in the local geography layer as Jebel el Musraq. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 36:36 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Bethlehem

About 197 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 202 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 205 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 205 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 213 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Masrekah today

Travel to Masrekah, the modern-day Jebel el Musraq.

Masrekah is commonly identified with Jebel el Musraq, 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.

Masrekah 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

Jebel el Musraq

within 5 km of Jebel el Musraq

29.947°N · 35.464°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention