Places in 1 Kings 11

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ammon
1Kgs 11:1, 11:7, 11:33

  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon
City of David
1Kgs 11:27, 11:43

  1. tilt-shift cityscape of the City of DavidCity of David
Damascus
1Kgs 11:24

  1. citadel of DamascusDamascus
Edom
1Kgs 11:1, 11:14, 2 more

  1. ruins at BuseiraEdom
Egypt
1Kgs 11:17, 11:18, 2 more

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Jerusalem
1Kgs 11:7, 11:13, 4 more

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Midian
1Kgs 11:18

  1. panorama of hills in MidianMidian
Millo
1Kgs 11:27

  1. aerial cityscape of Jerusalemin Jerusalem

  2. ruins of the Stepped Stone StructureStepped Stone Structure

  3. tilt-shift cityscape of the City of DavidCity of David
Moab 1
1Kgs 11:1, 11:7, 11:33

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1Moab 1
Mount of Olives
1Kgs 11:7

  1. panorama of the Mount of OlivesMount of Olives
Paran
1Kgs 11:18

  1. panorama of cliffs in ParanParan
Shiloh
1Kgs 11:29

  1. ruins at Khirbet SeilunKhirbet Seilun
Sidon
1Kgs 11:1

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon
Syria 1
1Kgs 11:25

  1. panorama of a plain in Syria 1Aram
Zeredah 1
1Kgs 11:26

  1. satellite view of the region around Deir GhassanehDeir Ghassaneh

  2. satellite view of the region around Ain SeridahAin Seridah

  3. cityscape of SurdahSurdah

  4. aerial panorama of Khirbet Banat Barr, which is at centerKhirbet Banat Barr
Zobah
1Kgs 11:23, 11:24

  1. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in ZobahZobah

Image Credits

Berthold Werner, Avraham Graicer, Dosseman, Uri, Ricardo Liberato, Godot13, Roupicou, Ian Scott, Adeeb Atwan, xiquinhosilva, ekeidar, RonAlmog, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Dr. Avishai Teicher, יעקב, Dvirraz, Sami Bado

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.