Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mount Seir?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Shoresh.

First appears in Joshua 15:10 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Shoresh.

Mount Seir is represented in the local geography layer as Shoresh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 15:10 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 16 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 17 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 47 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Seir today

Travel to Mount Seir, the modern-day Shoresh.

Mount Seir 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 Seir 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

Shoresh

31.797°N · 35.065°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention