Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rissah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sharma.

First appears in Numbers 33:21 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Sharma.

Rissah is represented in the local geography layer as Sharma. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:21 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 137 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 409 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 416 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 417 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rissah today

Travel to Rissah, the modern-day Sharma.

Rissah is commonly identified with Sharma, 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.

Rissah 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

Sharma

28.026°N · 35.248°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions