Biblical place
Where was Terah?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Wadi Umm Hashim.
First appears in Numbers 33:27 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Biblical campsite. Modern identification: Wadi Umm Hashim.
Terah is represented in the local geography layer as Wadi Umm Hashim. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 33:27 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Terah today
Travel to Terah, the modern-day Wadi Umm Hashim.
Terah is commonly identified with Wadi Umm Hashim, 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.
Terah 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
Wadi Umm Hashim
within 50 km of Wadi Umm Hashim
30.641°N · 34.411°E
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions