Biblical place

Where was Moab?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kerak.

First appears in Genesis 36:35 · 22 books · 55 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.

Moab is represented in the local geography layer as Kerak. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 36:35 and is mentioned across 22 books, with 162 verse references 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 Moab today

Travel to Moab, the modern-day Kerak.

Moab 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.

Moab 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

Moab 1

31.181°N · 35.701°E

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