Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Meribah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Rufaiyil.

First appears in Exodus 17:7 · 3 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Wadi Rufaiyil.

Meribah 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 3 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 13 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Egypt

About 300 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 366 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 374 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 374 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 Wadi Rufaiyil.

Meribah 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.

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

Wadi Rufaiyil

within 500 m of Wadi Rufaiyil

28.623°N · 33.880°E

Key passages

Appears in

Exodus

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Psalms

1 chapter · 1 verse mention