Biblical place

Where was Pisgah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Rujm Siyaghah.

First appears in Numbers 21:20 · 3 books · 7 chapters

Overview

A part, a mountain summit in the land of Moab, in the territory of Reuben, where Balak offered up sacrifices (Num. 21:20; 23:14), and from which Moses viewed the promised land (Deut. 3:27). Modern identification: Rujm Siyaghah.

Pisgah is represented in the local geography layer as Rujm Siyaghah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 21:20 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 8 verse references collected into the glossary index.

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Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Pisgah today

Travel to Pisgah, the modern-day Rujm Siyaghah.

Pisgah is commonly identified with Rujm Siyaghah, 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.

Pisgah 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

Rujm Siyaghah

31.768°N · 35.726°E

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