Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rithmah?

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

First appears in Numbers 33:18 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Wadi Ratamah.

Rithmah is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Ratamah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:18 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Mount Sinai

About 57 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Egypt

About 298 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 315 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 323 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 323 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rithmah today

Travel to Rithmah, the modern-day Wadi Ratamah.

Rithmah is commonly identified with Wadi Ratamah, 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.

Rithmah 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 Ratamah

along Wadi Ratamah

29.034°N · 34.126°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions