Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Meribah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain el Qudeirat.

First appears in Numbers 20:13 · 4 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.

Meribah is represented in the local geography layer as Ain el Qudeirat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 20:13 and is mentioned across 4 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 139 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 147 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 147 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 164 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 167 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Meribah today

Travel to Meribah, the modern-day Ain el Qudeirat.

Meribah is commonly identified with Ain el Qudeirat, 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.

Meribah 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

Ain el Qudeirat

30.648°N · 34.422°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

2 chapters · 3 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Psalms

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions

Ezekiel

2 chapters · 2 verse mentions