Places in the Bible Today:

Shikkeron

Data

Translated NamesShicron, Shikkeron
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

3 Possible Identifications

  1. Tell el Ful (modern): 80% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el FulTell el Ful

  2. Qatra (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. ruins at QatraQatra

  3. Aseret (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. building at AseretAseret

Verses (1)

Josh 15:11

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com862
Logos FactbookShikkeron
OpenBible.info (2007)Shikkeron
OpenBible.infoafd2396 (Shikkeron)
TIPNRShikkeron@Jos.15.11
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2865
WikidataQ7496117

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 442
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Shikkeron (place)
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Shikkeron
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Shikkeron
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:11
  8. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  9. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 10
  10. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  11. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Shikkeron
  12. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 68
  13. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Shikkeron
  14. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  15. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Shikkeron
  16. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Shikkeron
  17. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Sikkaron
  18. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:9-11
  19. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  20. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  21. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 15:5

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 el Ful), 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

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, Avi1111

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.