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Biblical place

Where was Sea of Jazer?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Khirbet Jazzir.

First appears in Jeremiah 48:32 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

(Jer. 48:32), a lake, now represented by some ponds in the high valley in which the Ammonite city of Jazer lies, the ruins of which are called Sar. Modern identification: Khirbet Jazzir.

Sea of Jazer is represented in the local geography layer as Khirbet Jazzir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 48:32 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jericho

About 31 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 32 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 59 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sea of Jazer today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

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

Sea of Jazer 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

Khirbet Jazzir

32.006°N · 35.735°E

Key passages

Appears in

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention