Places in the Bible Today:
Baalah 2
Data
| Translated Name | Baalah |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
1 Identification
- another name for Kiriath-jearim (ancient): more than 95% confidence
Verses (3)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Logos Factbook | Baalah |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Baalah 2 |
| OpenBible.info | ac2f5ea (Baalah 2) |
| TIPNR | Kiriath-jearim@Jos.9.17 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_594 |
| Wikipedia | Baalah (partial) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 430
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Baalah (place)
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Balah
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Baalah
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Baalah
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Kgs 9:18
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Baalah
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Baalah
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 10
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Howard, Joshua (1998): 15:5b-11
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Balah
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 18:15
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 279
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Baalah
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Baalah
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Baalah
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Baalah
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
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.