Biblical place
Where was Mount Paran?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jebel Musa.
First appears in Deuteronomy 33:2 · 2 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Gen. 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula of Sinai, lying between the ‘Arabah on the east and the wilderness of Shur on the west. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.
Mount Paran is represented in the local geography layer as Jebel Musa. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 33:2 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
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About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.
About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Mount Paran today
Travel to Mount Paran, the modern-day Jebel Musa.
Mount Paran is a landmark rather than a city center, so the map is meant to place you in the right mountain zone before you continue into more specific route planning.
Mount Paran is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention