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Biblical place

Where was Mizpeh?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kerak.

First appears in 1 Samuel 22:3 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1. ) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Modern identification: Kerak.

Mizpeh is represented in the local geography layer as Kerak. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 22:3 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 75 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 80 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 80 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mizpeh today

Travel to Mizpeh, the modern-day Kerak.

Mizpeh 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.

Mizpeh 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

Kerak

31.181°N · 35.701°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention