Places in the Bible Today:
Hamath 1
Data
| Translated Names | Hamath, Hamath-Rabbah, Hamath Rabbah |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Notes | can also designate the region around Hamath |
| Geo Data |
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1 Identification
Verses (21)
- 1Sam-Esth (8)
- 2Sam 8:9
- 2Kgs 14:28, 18:34, 19:13, 23:33, 25:21
- 1Chr 18:9
- 2Chr 8:4
- Job-Mal (13)
- Isa 10:9, 11:11, 36:19, 37:13
- Jer 39:5, 49:23, 52:9, 52:27
- Ezek 47:16, 47:17, 48:1
- Amos 6:2
- Zech 9:2
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 486 |
| Logos Factbook | Hamath |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Hamath |
| OpenBible.info | ac62cbc (Hamath 1) |
| TIPNR | Hamath@Num.13.21 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1084 |
| Wikidata | Q173545 (modern) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 435
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Hamath (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Hamath
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Hamath
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 95
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Hamath
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Jer 49:23 note
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Hamath
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Hamath
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Hamath
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 67
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Hamath
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 2Sam 8:9; Isa 10:9
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Hamath
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Hamath
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Hamath
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): page 36
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Hamath
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Hamat
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Hamath
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Hamath
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010): Hamath (on the Orontes; Land of)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Jer 39:5
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 93
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.