Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Rock of Escape?

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

First appears in 1 Samuel 23:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical natural area. Modern identification: Wadi Malaqi.

Rock of Escape is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Malaqi. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Samuel 23:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 28 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 36 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 46 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 51 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Rock of Escape today

Travel to Rock of Escape, the modern-day Wadi Malaqi.

Rock of Escape is commonly identified with Wadi Malaqi, 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.

Rock of Escape 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 Malaqi

along Wadi Malaqi

31.452°N · 35.233°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention