Lux Domini

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.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Egypt

About 313 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 371 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 380 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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.

Modern orientation

Jebel Musa

28.540°N · 33.973°E

Key passages

Appears in

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Habakkuk

1 chapter · 1 verse mention