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Biblical place

Where was Perez-uzzah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Jerusalem.

First appears in 2 Samuel 6:8 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

The breach of Uzzah, a place where God “burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died,” when he rashly “took hold” of the ark (2 Sam. 6:6-8). It was not far from Kirjath-jearim (q. v. ). Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Perez-uzzah is represented in the local geography layer as Jerusalem. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 6:8 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Perez-uzzah today

Travel to Perez-uzzah, the modern-day Jerusalem.

Perez-uzzah is commonly identified with Jerusalem, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Perez-uzzah is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Jerusalem

within 1 km of Jerusalem

31.777°N · 35.234°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention