Biblical place
Where was Misgab?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kerak.
First appears in Jeremiah 48:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Height, a town of Moab, or simply, the height=the citadel, some fortress so called; or perhaps a general name for the highlands of Moab, as some think (Jer. 48:1). In Isa. 25:12, the word is rendered “high fort. ”. Modern identification: Kerak.
Misgab is represented in the local geography layer as Kerak. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 48:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Misgab today
Travel to Misgab, the modern-day Kerak.
Misgab is commonly identified with Kerak, 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.
Misgab 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.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention