Places in the Bible Today:
Michmash
Data
| Translated Names | Michmas, Michmash, Micmash, Mikmash |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
2 Possible Identifications
- Mukhmas (modern): 60% confidence
- Khirbet el Hara el Fawqa (modern): 30% confidence
Verses (11)
- 1Sam-Esth (10)
- 1Sam 13:2, 13:5, 13:11, 13:16, 13:23, 14:5, 14:31
- Ezra 2:27
- Neh 7:31, 11:31
- Job-Mal (1)
- Isa 10:28
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 681 |
| Logos Factbook | Michmash |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Michmas, Michmash |
| OpenBible.info | adea06c (Michmash) |
| TIPNR | Michmash@1Sa.13.2 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1759 |
| Wikidata | Q3809153 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 439
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Michmash (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Michmash; Michmas
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Mikmash
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Michmash
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Michmash
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Neh 11:31
- Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 13:2
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Michmash
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Michmash
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 127
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Micmash
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 1Sam 13:2
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Michmash
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 301
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Michmash, Michmas
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Michmash
- Sacred Bridge (2014): page 235
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Michmash
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Mikmas
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Michmash
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Michmash
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Sam 13:2
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 88
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, Mukhmas), 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
יעקב, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019
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.