Places in the Bible Today:

Anim

Data

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

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Horbat Anim (modern): 80% confidence
    1. ruins at Horbat AnimHorbat Anim

  2. Khirbet Ghuweina el Fauqa (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Ghuweina el FauqaKhirbet Ghuweina el Fauqa

Verses (1)

Josh 15:50

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com141
OpenBible.info (2007)Anim
OpenBible.infoac22b90 (Anim)
TIPNRAnim@Jos.15.50
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2285

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 430
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992)
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013)
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Anim
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Anim
  9. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  10. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  11. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  12. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979)
  13. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 15:48-60
  14. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 236
  15. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  16. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  17. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Anim
  18. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001)
  19. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Anim
  20. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Anim
  21. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:50
  22. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975)
  23. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  24. Zondervan Encyclopedia 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, Horbat Anim), 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

Dr. Avishai Teicher, 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.