Places in the Bible Today:
Mahanaim
Data
Translated Name | Mahanaim |
Type | settlement |
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6 Possible Identifications
- Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi (modern): 65% confidence
Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi
- Tell Hejaj (modern): less than 10% confidence
Tell Hejaj
- Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh (modern): less than 10% confidence
Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh
- Tell er Reheil (modern): less than 10% confidence
Tell er Reheil
- Sleikhat (modern): less than 10% confidence
Sleikhat
- Khirbet Mehna (modern): less than 10% confidence
Khirbet Mehna
Verses (16)
- Gen-Deut (1)
- Gen 32:2
- Josh-Ruth (3)
- Josh 13:26, 13:30, 21:38
- 1Sam-Esth (11)
- 2Sam 2:8, 2:10, 2:12, 2:29, 17:24, 17:27, 18:23, 19:32
- 1Kgs 2:8, 4:14
- 1Chr 6:80
- Job-Mal (1)
- Song 6:13
Linked Data Identifiers
Source | Identifier |
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Biblemapper.com | 645 |
Logos Factbook | Mahanaim |
OpenBible.info (2007) | Mahanaim |
OpenBible.info | ae5bfe9 (Mahanaim) |
TIPNR | Mahanaim@Gen.32.2 |
Wikidata | Q2733096 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 439
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Mahanaim (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Mahanaim
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Mahanaim
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 223
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Mahanaim
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:26; 2Sam 2:8-11
- Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 2Sam 2:8
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Mahanaim
- Hamilton, Genesis (1995): 32:3 note 8
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Mahanaim
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 9
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 264
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Mahanaim
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 2Sam 2:8; Josh 13:24-29
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Mahanaim
- Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 32:2
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Mahanaim
- 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): Mahanaim
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Mahanaim
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Mahanaim
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Mahanayim
- Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 32:2-3
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Mahanaim
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Mahanaim
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Gen 32:2; 2Sam 2:8
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 94
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, Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi), 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
E. Rehfeld, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, יעקב
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.