Places in the Bible Today:
Salim
Data
| Translated Name | Salim |
|---|---|
| Types | settlement or wadi |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
6 Possible Identifications
- Tel Shalem (modern): 25% confidence
- Salim (modern): 15% confidence
- Tell Abu Sus (modern): 15% confidence
- Umm el Umdan (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Wadi Saleim (modern): less than 10% confidence
- within 5 km of Aenon (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (1)
John 3:23
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 834 |
| Logos Factbook | Salim |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Salim |
| OpenBible.info | a86e0b0 (Salim) |
| TIPNR | Salim@Jhn.3.23 |
| UBS Names Database | nt ID_997 |
| Wikidata | Q12058546 |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Salim (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Salim
- Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Salim
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Salim
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Salim
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 155
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Salim
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Salim
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 5
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Salim
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Revised Expositor’s Bible Commentary (2012): John 3:23
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Salim
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Salim
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Salim
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- 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, 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
אור פ, יעקב, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Hussein shejaeya, Berthold Werner
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.