Places in the Bible Today:

Arpad

Data

Translated NamesArpad, Arphad
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Tell Rifat (modern): 80% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tell RifatTell Rifat

Verses (6)

1Sam-Esth (2)
2Kgs 18:34, 19:13
Job-Mal (4)
Isa 10:9, 36:19, 37:13
Jer 49:23

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com172
Logos FactbookArpad
OpenBible.info (2007)Arpad
OpenBible.infoa173c40 (Arpad)
TIPNRArpad@2Ki.18.34
UBS Names Databaseot ID_376
WikidataQ698634

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Arpad (place)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Arpad
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Arpad
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Arpad
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Arpad
  8. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Arpad
  9. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Arpad
  10. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  11. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  12. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Arpad
  13. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Isa 10:9
  14. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Arpad
  15. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Arpad
  16. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  17. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  18. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  19. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Arpad
  20. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Arpad
  21. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Arpad
  22. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Arpad
  23. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  24. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  25. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 2Kgs 18:34; Jer 49:23

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.

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

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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.