Places in Numbers 21

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ammon
Num 21:24

  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon
Ar
Num 21:15, 21:28

  1. satellite view of the region around MisnaMisna

  2. ruins at Khirbet al BaluaKhirbet al Balua

  3. ruins at RabbaRabba

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MedeinehKhirbet el Medeineh

  5. castle at KerakKerak
Arad 1
Num 21:1

  1. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

  2. ruins at Tel AradTel Arad

  3. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos
Arnon
Num 21:13, 21:14, 3 more

  1. closeup of Wadi MujibWadi Mujib
Atharim
Num 21:1

  1. panorama of hills along the road between Kadesh-barnea and Aradroad between Kadesh-barnea and Arad

  2. ruins at En HazevaEn Hazeva

  3. ruins at Mezad TamarMezad Tamar

  4. aerial panorama looking east approximately along the road between the Dead Sea and Aradroad between the Dead Sea and Arad

  5. satellite view of the region around En TamarEn Tamar
Bamoth
Num 21:19, 21:20

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el QuweiqiyehKhirbet el Quweiqiyeh

  2. satellite view of the region around Jebel AtaruzJebel Ataruz

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet LibbKhirbet Libb
Bashan
Num 21:33

  1. panorama of a plain in BashanBashan
Beer 1
Num 21:16

  1. satellite view of the region around Wadi eth Themedalong Wadi eth Themed
Dibon 1
Num 21:30

  1. ruins at Tall DhibanTall Dhiban
Edom
Num 21:4

  1. ruins at BuseiraEdom
Edrei 1
Num 21:33

  1. cityscape of DaraaDaraa
Egypt
Num 21:5

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Heshbon
Num 21:25, 21:26, 4 more

  1. ruins at Tell HesbanTell Hesban

  2. satellite view of the region around Tall JalulTall Jalul

  3. panorama of ruins at Tall al UmayriTall al Umayri
Hormah
Num 21:3

  1. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos

  2. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

  3. panorama of Tel HalifTel Halif

  4. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  5. satellite view of the region around Tel IraTel Ira

  6. panorama of ruins at ShivtaShivta

  7. artifact from Tell Beit MirsimTell Beit Mirsim
Iye-abarim
Num 21:11

  1. satellite view of the region around MedeinehMedeineh

  2. satellite view of the region around MuhayyMuhayy

  3. panorama looking east at mountains of Abarimwithin 30 km of Abarim

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet AiKhirbet Ai
Jabbok
Num 21:24

  1. closeup of the Zarqa RiverZarqa River
Jahaz
Num 21:23

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MedeiyinehKhirbet el Medeiyineh

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet et TeimKhirbet et Teim

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet LibbKhirbet Libb

  4. satellite view of the region around Er RemeilEr Remeil

  5. ruins at Khirbet IskanderKhirbet Iskander

  6. satellite view of the region around Tall JalulTall Jalul

  7. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Umm el IdhamKhirbet Umm el Idham

  8. satellite view of the region around AleiyanAleiyan

  9. ruins at Umm el WalidUmm el Walid
Jazer
Num 21:24, 21:32

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet JazzirKhirbet Jazzir

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet SaraKhirbet Sara

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell el AremeTell el Areme

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet es SirehKhirbet es Sireh

  5. cityscape including Kom Yajuz, which is not visible behind the buildingsKom Yajuz

  6. ruins at YajuzYajuz
Jeshimon
Num 21:20

  1. panorama of a cliff in JeshimonJeshimon
King's Highway
Num 21:22

  1. panorama of the King's HighwayKing's Highway
Mattanah
Num 21:18, 21:19

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MedeiyinehKhirbet el Medeiyineh

  2. satellite view of the region around MisnaMisna

  3. ruins at Khirbet al BaluaKhirbet al Balua

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MedeinehKhirbet el Medeineh

  5. ruins at RabbaRabba

  6. castle at KerakKerak
Medeba
Num 21:30

  1. ruins at MadabaMadaba
Moab 1
Num 21:11, 21:13, 5 more

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1Moab 1
Mount Hor 1
Num 21:4

  1. panorama of Har ZinHar Zin

  2. satellite view of the region around Imaret el KhureishehImaret el Khureisheh

  3. satellite view of the region around Jebel el HamrahJebel el Hamrah

  4. satellite view of the region around Jebel es SabhaJebel es Sabha

  5. panorama of Jebel Nebi HarunJebel Nebi Harun
Nahaliel
Num 21:19

  1. panorama of Wadi Zerqa Mainalong Wadi Zerqa Main

  2. panorama of Wadi al Walaalong Wadi al Wala
Negeb
Num 21:1

  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb
Nophah
Num 21:30

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1in Moab 1

  2. panorama of ruins at QanawatQanawat

  3. satellite view of the region around Krak CanathaKrak Canatha
Oboth
Num 21:10, 21:11

  1. park at Ein WeibehEin Weibeh

  2. ruins at En HazevaEn Hazeva

  3. satellite view of the region around TelahTelah

  4. satellite view of the region around GharandalGharandal
Pisgah
Num 21:20

  1. panorama of ruins at Rujm SiyaghahRujm Siyaghah

  2. panorama of Jabal al NabaJabal al Naba

  3. building at Jebel OshaJebel Osha

  4. panorama looking east at mountains of AbarimAbarim
Suphah
Num 21:14

  1. satellite view of the region around SufehSufeh

  2. panorama of the Gulf of AqabaGulf of Aqaba
Valley of Zered
Num 21:12

  1. panorama of cliffs along Wadi al HasaWadi al Hasa
Waheb
Num 21:14

  1. panorama of the Gulf of Aqabawithin 50 km of the Gulf of Aqaba

  2. satellite view of the region around Sufehwithin 50 km of Sufeh
Way of the Red Sea
Num 21:4

  1. panorama of the modern road between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqabaroad between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba

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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.