Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Red Sea?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Gulf of Aqaba.

First appears in Exodus 23:31 · 5 books · 5 chapters

Overview

Biblical body of water. Modern identification: Gulf of Aqaba.

Red Sea is represented in the local geography layer as Gulf of Aqaba. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Exodus 23:31 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 5 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 331 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 340 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 340 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 344 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Red Sea today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Red Sea names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Red Sea is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

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

Modern orientation

Gulf of Aqaba

28.750°N · 34.750°E

Key passages

Appears in

Exodus

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention