Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Shaveh-kiriathaim?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Qurayyat.

First appears in Genesis 14:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical natural area. Modern identification: Al Qurayyat.

Shaveh-kiriathaim is represented in the local geography layer as Al Qurayyat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 27 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shaveh-kiriathaim today

Travel to Shaveh-kiriathaim, the modern-day Al Qurayyat.

Shaveh-kiriathaim is commonly identified with Al Qurayyat, 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.

Shaveh-kiriathaim 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

Al Qurayyat

within 1 km of Al Qurayyat

31.541°N · 35.686°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention