Biblical place
Where was Trachonitis?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Lajat.
First appears in Luke 3:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
A rugged region, corresponds to the Heb. Argob (q. v. ), the Greek name of a region on the east of Jordan (Luke 3:1); one of the five Roman provinces into which that district was divided. Modern identification: Lajat.
Trachonitis is represented in the local geography layer as Lajat. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Luke 3:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Trachonitis today
Travel to Trachonitis, the modern-day Lajat.
Trachonitis is commonly identified with Lajat, 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.
Trachonitis 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.