Places in the Bible Today:
Gezer
Data
Translated Names | Gazer, Gezer |
Type | settlement |
Geo Data |
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1 Identification
- Tel Gezer (modern): more than 95% confidence
Tel Gezer
Verses (14)
- Josh-Ruth (6)
- Josh 10:33, 12:12, 16:3, 16:10, 21:21
- Judg 1:29
- 1Sam-Esth (8)
- 2Sam 5:25
- 1Kgs 9:15, 9:16, 9:17
- 1Chr 6:67, 7:28, 14:16, 20:4
Linked Data Identifiers
Source | Identifier |
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Biblemapper.com | 458 |
Logos Factbook | Gezer |
OpenBible.info (2007) | Gezer |
OpenBible.info | aed6538 (Gezer) |
TIPNR | Gezer@Jos.10.33 |
UBS Names Database | ot ID_715 |
Wikidata | Q1466687 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 435
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Gezer (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Gezer
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Gezer
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Gezer
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 136
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Gezer
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 10:33
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Gezer
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Gezer
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Gezer
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 4
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 86
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Gezer
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Gezer
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 10:33; Josh 21:18
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Gezer
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 136
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Gezer
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Gezer
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Gezer
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Gezer
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Gezer
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Gezer
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 10:31-33 note 7
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Gezer
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 10:33 photo
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 99
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.