Places in the Bible Today:

Erech

Data

Translated NamesArchevites, Erech, Erechites, Erechs, Uruk
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Uruk (modern): very high confidence
    1. ruins at UrukUruk

Verses (2)

Gen-Deut (1)
Gen 10:10
1Sam-Esth (1)
Ezra 4:9

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com413
Logos FactbookErech
OpenBible.info (2007)Erech
OpenBible.infoa5db1a6 (Erech)
Pleiades912986
TIPNRErech@Gen.10.10
UBS Names Databaseot ID_364
WikidataQ168518

Image

ruins at Uruk
Credit: SAC Andy Holmes (RAF) (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.