Places in Genesis 32

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Edom
Gen 32:3

  1. ruins at BuseiraEdom
Jabbok
Gen 32:22

  1. closeup of the Zarqa RiverZarqa River
Jordan 1
Gen 32:10

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Mahanaim
Gen 32:2

  1. panorama of the Jabbok River and Tell edh Dhahab el GharbiTell edh Dhahab el Gharbi

  2. satellite view of the region around Tell HejajTell Hejaj

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet MehnaKhirbet Mehna

  4. panorama of Tell edh Dhahab esh SherqiyehTell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

  5. satellite view of the region around Tell er ReheilTell er Reheil

  6. satellite view of the region around SleikhatSleikhat
Mount Seir 1
Gen 32:3

  1. satellite view of the region around Jebel esh Sheraregion around Jebel esh Shera

  2. panorama of mountains southwest of the Dead Seamountains southwest of the Dead Sea
Penuel
Gen 32:30, 32:31

  1. panorama of Tell edh Dhahab esh SherqiyehTell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

  2. panorama of the Jabbok River and Tell edh Dhahab el GharbiTell edh Dhahab el Gharbi

Image Credits

Uri, Adeeb Atwan, Bill Rice, E. Rehfeld, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, יעקב, Godot13

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.