Bible Location

river of Arnon

11 cross references · Modern-day map available

The river of Arnon is the watercourse and gorge that marked a major southern boundary east of the Jordan. It is important because it served as a precise geographic divider between Moabite and Amorite territory and later within Israel's transjordanian inheritance. First appears in Deut 2:24.1

Coordinates

31.43, 35.68

First appears

Deut 2:24

AI summary: This entry focuses not simply on Arnon as a named river but on the river boundary as it functions in biblical geography. Such boundaries are often crucial in conquest and inheritance passages, and the Arnon is one of the clearest examples east of the Jordan. Its ravine forms a natural line that shaped political and territorial identity in the region. The cross references present the river of Arnon as an important boundary feature in the transjordan.1

Latitude

31.43

Longitude

35.68

Bible references

11