Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Pethor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Til Barsip.

First appears in Numbers 22:5 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Til Barsip.

Pethor is represented in the local geography layer as Til Barsip. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 22:5 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 390 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 497 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 505 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 513 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 559 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Pethor today

Travel to Pethor, the modern-day Til Barsip.

Pethor is commonly identified with Til Barsip, 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.

Pethor 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

Til Barsip

36.701°N · 38.087°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Deuteronomy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention