Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Zin?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Zin Desert.

First appears in Numbers 34:4 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical region. Modern identification: Zin Desert.

Zin is represented in the local geography layer as Zin Desert. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Numbers 34:4 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 82 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 91 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 101 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Zin today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Zin refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Zin is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

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

Modern orientation

Zin Desert

30.971°N · 35.325°E

Key passages

Appears in

Numbers

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Joshua

1 chapter · 1 verse mention