Places in Genesis 24

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Beer-lahai-roi
Gen 24:62
  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

Mesopotamia
Gen 24:10
  1. panorama of the Euphrates River in MesopotamiaAram-naharaim

Nahor
Gen 24:10
  1. beehive houses at Harranwithin 170 km of Harran

  2. beehive houses at HarranHarran

Negeb
Gen 24:62
  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, Bertramz, Zhengan, ליאור גולגר

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.