Biblical place
Where was Mortar?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jerusalem.
First appears in Zephaniah 1:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants (Zeph. 1:11).
Mortar is represented in the local geography layer as Jerusalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Zephaniah 1:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Mortar today
Travel to Mortar, the modern-day Jerusalem.
Mortar is commonly identified with Jerusalem, 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.
Mortar 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