Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Pishon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Baysh.

First appears in Genesis 2:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Wadi Baysh.

Pishon is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Baysh. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 2:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Pishon today

Travel to Pishon, the modern-day Wadi Baysh.

Pishon is commonly identified with Wadi Baysh, 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.

Pishon 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

Wadi Baysh

17.120°N · 42.416°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention