Biblical place
Where was East?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Amman.
First appears in Genesis 25:6 · 10 books · 14 chapters
Overview
(1. ) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus “the east country” is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais (Zech. 8:7). (2). Modern identification: Amman.
East is represented in the local geography layer as Amman. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 25:6 and is mentioned across 10 books, with 18 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Key passages
Appears in
3 chapter s · 4 verse mentions
1 chapter · 3 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
2 chapter s · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 2 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention