Places in the Bible Today:

Pitru

Data

Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Til Barsip (modern): 45% confidence

    1. art from Til BarsipTil Barsip

  2. Tell Aushariye (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell AushariyeTell Aushariye

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
OpenBible.infoa63c21e (Pitru)
Pleiades658418
WikidataQ7199033

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Pethor (place)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Pethor
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Pethor
  4. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Pethor
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Pethor
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Pethor
  7. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Pethor
  8. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009): Pethor
  9. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Pethor
  10. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)

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, Til Barsip), 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

Trjames, 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.