Biblical place

Where was Mesopotamia?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Harran.

First appears in Genesis 24:10 · 5 books · 6 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Harran.

Mesopotamia is represented in the local geography layer as Harran. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 24:10 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 7 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Damascus

About 448 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 557 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 567 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 575 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mesopotamia today

Travel to Mesopotamia, the modern-day Harran.

Mesopotamia is commonly identified with Harran, 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.

Mesopotamia 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

Harran

Aram-naharaim

36.864°N · 39.033°E

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