Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Pi-hahiroth?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with plain near Jabal Jinayfah.

First appears in Exodus 14:2 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Place where the reeds grow (LXX. and Copt. read “farmstead”), the name of a place in Egypt where the children of Israel encamped (Ex. 14:2, 9), how long is uncertain. Modern identification: plain near Jabal Jinayfah.

Pi-hahiroth is represented in the local geography layer as plain near Jabal Jinayfah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 14:2 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Egypt

About 116 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 303 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 308 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Mount Sinai

About 311 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

Open interactive map »

How to get to Pi-hahiroth today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Pi-hahiroth refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Pi-hahiroth is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

plain near Jabal Jinayfah

within 1 km of Tell Defenneh

30.861°N · 32.171°E

Key passages

Appears in

Exodus

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions