Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mount Shepher?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Lussan.

First appears in Numbers 33:23 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Wadi Lussan.

Mount Shepher is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Lussan. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:23 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 159 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 167 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 167 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 184 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 187 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Shepher today

Travel to Mount Shepher, the modern-day Wadi Lussan.

Mount Shepher 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 Shepher 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

Wadi Lussan

within 50 km of Wadi Lussan

30.507°N · 34.304°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions