Places in Numbers 25

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Midian
Num 25:15, 25:18

  1. panorama of hills in MidianMidian
Moab 1
Num 25:1, 25:2

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1Moab 1
Peor
Num 25:3, 25:5, 25:18

  1. panorama of ruins at Khirbet Ayun Musawithin 1 km of Khirbet Ayun Musa

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Muhattawithin 1 km of Khirbet el Muhatta

  3. satellite view of the region around Tall Iktanuwithin 1 km of Tall Iktanu
Shittim
Num 25:1

  1. panorama of Tall el HammamTall el Hammam

  2. satellite view of the region around Tall KafraynTall Kafrayn

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell MatabiTell Matabi

Image Credits

Roupicou, Adeeb Atwan, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Deg777

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.