Places in Genesis 19

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ammon
Gen 19:38

  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon
Gomorrah
Gen 19:24, 19:28

  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
Jordan Valley
Gen 19:17, 19:25, 2 more

  1. panorama of the Jordan ValleyJordan Valley
Sodom
Gen 19:1, 19:4, 2 more

  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 19:22, 19:23, 19:30

  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

Berthold Werner, Adeeb Atwan, Вячеслав Ребров, MyOlmec, Ana al'ain, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, 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.