Biblical place
Where was Massah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Rufaiyil.
First appears in Exodus 17:7 · 3 books · 5 chapters
Overview
Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Wadi Rufaiyil.
Massah is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Rufaiyil. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 17:7 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 300 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 366 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 374 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 374 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Massah today
Travel to Massah, the modern-day Wadi Rufaiyil.
Massah is commonly identified with Wadi Rufaiyil, 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.
Massah 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
Wadi Rufaiyil
within 500 m of Wadi Rufaiyil
28.623°N · 33.880°E
Key passages
Appears in
3 chapters · 3 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention