Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Tigris?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tigris River.

First appears in Genesis 2:14 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical river. Modern identification: Tigris River.

Tigris is represented in the local geography layer as Tigris River. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 2:14 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Babylon

About 333 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Tigris today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Tigris names a waterway or shoreline rather than one stop, so the map point acts as a geographic center inside the wider corridor.

Tigris is mapped here as a representative point along the wider water corridor.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

Tigris River

31.004°N · 47.442°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Daniel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention