Places in the Bible Today:
Beersheba 1
Data
| Translated Names | Beer-sheba, Beer Sheba, Beersheba |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
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2 Possible Identifications
- Tel Beer Sheva (modern): 85% confidence
- Bir es Seba (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (23)
- Josh-Ruth (3)
- Josh 15:28, 19:2
- Judg 20:1
- 1Sam-Esth (18)
- 1Sam 3:20, 8:2
- 2Sam 3:10, 17:11, 24:2, 24:7, 24:15
- 1Kgs 4:25, 19:3
- 2Kgs 12:1, 23:8
- 1Chr 4:28, 21:2
- 2Chr 19:4, 24:1, 30:5
- Neh 11:27, 11:30
- Job-Mal (2)
- Amos 5:5, 8:14
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 222 |
| Logos Factbook | Beer-Sheba |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Beersheba |
| OpenBible.info | ad2f6c2 (Beersheba 1) |
| Pleiades | 687846 |
| TIPNR | Beersheba@Gen.21.14 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_433 |
| Wikidata | Q534596 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 431
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Beersheba
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Beer-sheba
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Beersheba
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Beersheba
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Beer-sheba
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010): Beersheba
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Beer-sheba
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Beersheba
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Beer-sheba
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991): Beersheba
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Beer-sheba
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 54
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Beer-sheba
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Beer-sheba
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Beersheba
- New Bible Atlas (1985): Beersheba
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Beersheba
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009): Beer-sheba
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Beersheba
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007): Beer-Sheba
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Beersheba
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Beersheba
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Beersheba
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Beer Seba
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Beersheba
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:28
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Beer-sheba
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010): Beersheba
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010): Beersheba
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Judg 20:1
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, Tel Beer Sheva), 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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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.