Places — P
Biblical places starting with the letter P — click any entry to open its page when available.
7 places
Paddan-Aram
Paddan-Aram is the homeland of Bethuel, Rebekah, and Laban; in Genesis 48 Jacob recalls Rachel's death on the way from Paddan.
Genesis 25, 28, 31, 35, 46, 48Family homelandParan
A desert region where Ishmael settled and lived as he grew.
Genesis 21WildernessPau
Pau is the city of Hadad, the last king listed in the Edomite king list of Genesis 36.
Genesis 36EdomPeniel
Peniel is where Jacob wrestles until daybreak, is renamed Israel, and names the place because he saw God face to face and survived.
Genesis 32Theophany sitePhilistine territory
Region of the Philistines where Abraham stayed and Isaac's wells were disputed; after the exodus God does not let Israel take that road, lest fighting make them turn back to Egypt.
Genesis 21, 26Exodus 13RegionPi-Hahiroth
Israel's camp beside the sea, between Migdol and facing Baal-Zephon, where Pharaoh's army catches up before the sea is divided.
Exodus 14ExodusSeaPithom
Egyptian store-city built by the Israelites under forced labour for Pharaoh in Exodus 1, named with Rameses.
Exodus 1EgyptStore-city