Places in the Bible Today:

Zorah

Data

Translated NamesZareah, Zareathites, Zorah, Zorathites, Zoreah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Tel Tzora (modern): 85% confidence
    1. ruins at Tel TzoraTel Tzora

Verses (11)

Josh-Ruth (8)
Josh 15:33, 19:41
Judg 13:2, 13:25, 16:31, 18:2, 18:8, 18:11
1Sam-Esth (3)
1Chr 2:53
2Chr 11:10
Neh 11:29

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com1002
Logos FactbookZorah
OpenBible.info (2007)Zorah
OpenBible.infoa08174b (Zorah)
TIPNRZorah@Jos.15.33
WikidataQ2916162

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 443
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Zorah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Zorah; Zoreah
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Zorah
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Zorah
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 180
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Zorah
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:33; Neh 11:29
  11. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Zorah
  12. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Zorah
  13. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Zorah
  14. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  15. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  16. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  17. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 79
  18. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Zorah
  19. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Zorah
  20. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Judg 13:2
  21. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 150
  22. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Zorah
  23. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Zorah
  26. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Zorah
  27. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Zorah, Zorathite
  28. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Sora
  29. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Zorah
  30. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:33
  31. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Zorah
  32. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  33. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  34. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Judg 13:2
  35. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 84

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.