Places in the Bible Today:
Mizpeh 3
Data
| Translated Names | Mizpah, Mizpeh |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Notes | of Moab |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- another name for Kir-hareseth (ancient): 25% confidence
- Rujm el Meshrefeh (modern): 20% confidence
- in Moab 1 (ancient): 20% confidence
Verses (1)
1Sam 22:3
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Logos Factbook | Mizpah (of Moab) |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Mizpeh 3 |
| OpenBible.info | ac702f1 (Mizpeh 3) |
| TIPNR | Kir@1Sa.22.3 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1828 |
| Wikidata | Q16943736 |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Mizpah (place)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Mizpah, Mizpeh
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Mizpah, Mizpeh
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 280
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 1Sam 22:3
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Mizpah of Moab
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Mizpah
- New Bible Dictionary (1996)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Mizpeh
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Mizpeh
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Sam 22:3
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 90
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, 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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Thumbnail Image Credits
Berthold Werner, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Adeeb Atwan
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.
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.