Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Mount Zemaraim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ras et Tahuneh.

First appears in 2 Chronicles 13:4 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

(1. ) A town of Benjamin (Josh. 18:22); now the ruin, rather two ruins, es-Sumrah, 4 miles north of Jericho. (2. ) A mount in the highlands of Ephraim, to the north of Jerusalem (2 Chr. 13:4-20). Modern identification: Ras et Tahuneh.

Mount Zemaraim is represented in the local geography layer as Ras et Tahuneh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Chronicles 13:4 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 37 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mount Zemaraim today

Travel to Mount Zemaraim, the modern-day Ras et Tahuneh.

Mount Zemaraim 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 Zemaraim 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

Ras et Tahuneh

within 5 km of Ras et Tahuneh

31.909°N · 35.212°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention