Modern locations of places in the Bible:
Bir es Sawra
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| Also Called | Bir al Saura, Bir es Saura |
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| Latitude, Longitude | 29.153710, 34.487020 |
| Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?) | 099647/-159025 |
| Type | well |
| Point Precision | 100 m |
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| General Location Notes | Hull, Mount Seir, Sinai and Western Palestine (1885): "Jebel ’Aradeh, a high mountain of white limestone, which had to be ascended for observation. In the open portion of the valley there is a well of good water, having a perennial supply, called Bir es Saura: it occurs in a small cave" |
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Biblical places associated with Bir es Sawra
- Rithmah: very low confidence
10-meter-per-pixel satellite Image
Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)