Places in Genesis 35

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Allon-bacuth
Gen 35:8

  1. ruins at Beitinwithin 1 km of Beitin

  2. cityscape of Al Birawithin 1 km of Al Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj Beitinwithin 1 km of Burj Beitin
Bethel 1
Gen 35:1, 35:3, 6 more

  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin
Bethlehem 1
Gen 35:19

  1. building at BethlehemBethlehem
Canaan
Gen 35:6

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Eder 1
Gen 35:21

  1. church at Khirbet es Siyar el GhanamKhirbet es Siyar el Ghanam

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el BiraKhirbet el Bira

  3. tilt-shift cityscape of the City of DavidCity of David
El-bethel
Gen 35:7

  1. ruins at Beitinin Beitin

  2. cityscape of Al Birain Al Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj Beitinin Burj Beitin
Ephrath
Gen 35:16, 35:19

  1. building at BethlehemBethlehem
Hebron
Gen 35:27

  1. ruins at Tel RumeidaTel Rumeida
Luz 1
Gen 35:6

  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin
Mamre
Gen 35:27

  1. ruins at Ramat el KhalilRamat el Khalil

  2. monastery at Ain SebtaAin Sebta

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet NimrehKhirbet Nimreh
Paddan-aram
Gen 35:9, 35:26

  1. beehive houses at HarranHarran

  2. panorama of a river in Aram-naharaimAram-naharaim

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell FeddanTell Feddan
Shechem
Gen 35:4

  1. aerial panorama of Tell BalatahTell Balatah

Image Credits

Deror_avi, יעקב, Bukvoed, Berthold Werner, Bahnfrend, Antoine Taveneaux, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Avraham Graicer, Dr. Avishai Teicher, Yywilk, Copper Kettle, Zhengan, Bertramz, יאיר דב

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.