Places in the Bible Today:

Meronoth

Data

Translated NamesMeronoth, Meronothite
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. within 6 km of Mizpah 3 (ancient): 55% confidence. It may be:
    1. aerial panorama of Tell en Nasbehwithin 6 km of Tell en Nasbeh

    2. building at Nabi Samwilwithin 6 km of Nabi Samwil

  2. Beitunia (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. building at BeituniaBeitunia

Verses (2)

  1. 1Chr 27:30
  2. Neh 3:7

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookMeronothites
OpenBible.infoa662bda (Meronoth)
TIPNRMeronothite@1Ch.27.30
WikidataQ6819955

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Meronothite
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Meronothite
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Meronoth
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Meronothite
  5. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Meronoth
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Meronoth
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Meronothite
  8. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Meronothite
  9. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Meronothite
  10. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  11. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications 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 (in this case, within 6 km of Mizpah 3), 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

דניאל צבי, Alexey Goral, Jamal Zein

About

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. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.