Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Shihor?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Pelusiac branch of the Nile.

First appears in Joshua 13:3 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Pelusiac branch of the Nile.

Shihor is represented in the local geography layer as Pelusiac branch of the Nile. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Joshua 13:3 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Egypt

About 156 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 263 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 268 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 268 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 286 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Shihor today

Travel to Shihor, the modern-day Pelusiac branch of the Nile.

Shihor is commonly identified with Pelusiac branch of the Nile, 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.

Shihor 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

Pelusiac branch of the Nile

31.043°N · 32.546°E

Key passages

Appears in

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Chronicles

1 chapter · 1 verse mention