Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Zair?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Safi.

First appears in 2 Kings 8:21 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Little, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram discomfited the host of Edom who had revolted from him (2 Kings 8:21). Modern identification: Al Safi.

Zair is represented in the local geography layer as Al Safi. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 8:21 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 81 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 86 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 86 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 93 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Zair today

Travel to Zair, the modern-day Al Safi.

Zair is commonly identified with Al Safi, 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.

Zair 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

Al Safi

31.037°N · 35.488°E

Key passages

Appears in

2 Kings

1 chapter · 1 verse mention