Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Moab?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tall el Hammam.

First appears in Numbers 22:1 · 3 books · 8 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Tall el Hammam.

Moab is represented in the local geography layer as Tall el Hammam. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 22:1 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 12 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 14 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 47 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 Tall el Hammam.

Moab is commonly identified with Tall el Hammam, 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

Tall el Hammam

Moab 2

31.840°N · 35.674°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

6 chapters · 9 verse mentions

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention