Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Serpent’s Stone?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Bir Ayub.

First appears in 1 Kings 1:9 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical rock. Modern identification: Bir Ayub.

Serpent’s Stone is represented in the local geography layer as Bir Ayub. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 1 Kings 1:9 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jerusalem

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 1 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 7 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 23 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 30 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Serpent’s Stone today

Travel to Serpent’s Stone, the modern-day Bir Ayub.

Serpent’s Stone is commonly identified with Bir Ayub, 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.

Serpent’s Stone 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

Bir Ayub

within 100 m of Bir Ayub

31.767°N · 35.236°E

Key passages

Appears in

1 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention