Places in the Bible Today:

Carmel 1

Data

Translated NamesCarmel, Carmelite, Carmelitess
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
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1 Identification

  1. Khirbet el Kirmil (modern): 85% confidence
    1. pool at Khirbet el KirmilKhirbet el Kirmil

Verses (14)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 15:55
1Sam-Esth (13)
1Sam 15:12, 25:2, 25:5, 25:7, 25:40, 27:3, 30:5
2Sam 2:2, 3:3, 23:35
1Chr 3:1, 11:37
2Chr 26:10

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com306
Logos FactbookCarmel
OpenBible.info (2007)Carmel
OpenBible.infoa053f15 (Carmel 1)
TIPNRCarmel@Jos.12.22
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1605
WikidataQ2904870

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 433
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Carmel (place)
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Carmel
  4. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 180
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Carmel
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:55; 1Sam 15:10-21
  9. Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 15:12
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Carmel
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Carmel
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Carmel
  13. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  14. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  15. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  16. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 73
  17. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Carmel
  18. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 15:48-60; 1Sam 30:27-31
  19. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Carmel
  20. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 253
  21. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Carmel
  22. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  23. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Carmel
  26. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Carmel
  27. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Carmel
  28. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Karmel
  29. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Carmel
  30. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:55
  31. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Carmel
  32. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  33. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  34. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Sam 25:2
  35. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 91

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

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This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain.