Places in Genesis 16

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Beer-lahai-roi
Gen 16:14

  1. satellite view of the region around Ain MuweilehAin Muweileh

  2. ruins at HaluzaHaluza

  3. satellite view of the region around Jebel Umm el BaredJebel Umm el Bared

  4. satellite view of the region around Wadi Umm Rajilalong Wadi Umm Rajil
Bered
Gen 16:14

  1. ruins at HaluzaHaluza

  2. satellite view of the region around Jebel Umm el BaredJebel Umm el Bared

  3. satellite view of the region around Ar Ruwaysatregion around Ar Ruwaysat

  4. panorama of Tel SharuhenTel Sharuhen

  5. satellite view of the region around Wadi as Sakriyatabout 30 km around Wadi as Sakriyat
Canaan
Gen 16:3

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Kadesh-barnea
Gen 16:14

  1. pool at Ain el QudeiratAin el Qudeirat

  2. closeup of Ein QedeisEin Qedeis
Shur
Gen 16:7

  1. satellite view of the region around Ar Ruwaysatregion around Ar Ruwaysat

  2. satellite view of the region around Wadi as Sakriyatabout 30 km around Wadi as Sakriyat

  3. panorama of Tel SharuhenTel Sharuhen

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, The devious diesel, Bahnfrend, Matson Collection, Matson Collection

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.