Places in Genesis 13

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ai 1
Gen 13:3

  1. ruins at Et TellEt Tell

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MaqatirKhirbet el Maqatir

  3. ruins at Khirbet NisiehKhirbet Nisieh

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HaiyanKhirbet Haiyan

  5. aerial panorama including Khirbet Ibn Baraq, which is left of the leftmost buildingsKhirbet Ibn Baraq
Bethel 1
Gen 13:3

  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin
Canaan
Gen 13:12

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Egypt
Gen 13:1, 13:10

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gomorrah
Gen 13:10

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. ruins at NumeiraNumeira

  4. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

  5. satellite view of the region around Tall IktanuTall Iktanu

  6. satellite view of the region around Tall KafraynTall Kafrayn
Hebron
Gen 13:18

  1. ruins at Tel RumeidaTel Rumeida
Jordan Valley
Gen 13:10, 13:11, 13:12

  1. panorama of the Jordan ValleyJordan Valley
Negeb
Gen 13:1, 13:3

  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb
Sodom
Gen 13:10, 13:12, 13:13

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

  4. panorama of Tall el HammamTall el Hammam

  5. ruins at NumeiraNumeira
Zoar
Gen 13:10

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of Al SafiAl Safi

  3. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell al Sheikh IsaTell al Sheikh Isa

  5. canyon at the mouth of Wadi Mujibmouth of Wadi Mujib

  6. satellite view of the region around Tawahin el SukkarTawahin el Sukkar

  7. satellite view of the region around Esh ShaghurEsh Shaghur

  8. satellite view of the region around Tall IktanuTall Iktanu

  9. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

Image Credits

Bukvoed, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Biegel, Dvirraz, Deror_avi, יעקב, Bukvoed, Bahnfrend, Ricardo Liberato, Adeeb Atwan, Вячеслав Ребров, MyOlmec, Ana al'ain, Dr. Avishai Teicher, Bukvoed, ליאור גולגר, Deg777, Ana al'ain, hikinginjordan

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.