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Jaar

could be a reference to the area surrounding Kiriath-jearim

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Ephrathah Ephrathah Jaar Jaar 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 2 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH EPHRATHAH, named in the same passages

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Ephrathah ABOUT 9 MI (15 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 8 MI (13 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

1 PASSAGE

COORDINATES 31.8090, 35.1038

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