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Biblical place

Where was Uphaz?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with southwestern Arabia.

First appears in Jeremiah 10:9 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Probably another name for Ophir (Jer. 10:9). Modern identification: southwestern Arabia.

Uphaz is represented in the local geography layer as southwestern Arabia. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Jeremiah 10:9 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Uphaz today

Travel to Uphaz, the modern-day southwestern Arabia.

Uphaz is commonly identified with southwestern Arabia, 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.

Uphaz 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

southwestern Arabia

18.217°N · 42.500°E

Key passages

Appears in

Jeremiah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Daniel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention