Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sirah?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Ain Sarah.

First appears in 2 Samuel 3:26 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Retiring, a well from which Joab’s messenger brought back Abner (2 Sam. 3:26). It is now called ‘Ain Sarah, and is situated about a mile from Hebron, on the road to the north.

Sirah is represented in the local geography layer as Ain Sarah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Samuel 3:26 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 29 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 50 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sirah today

Travel to Sirah, the modern-day Ain Sarah.

Sirah is commonly identified with Ain Sarah, 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.

Sirah 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

Ain Sarah

31.542°N · 35.099°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Samuel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention