Places in the Bible Today:

Keilah

Data

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

1 Identification

  1. Khirbet Qila (modern): 85% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet QilaKhirbet Qila

Verses (15)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 15:44
1Sam-Esth (14)
1Sam 23:1, 23:2, 23:3, 23:4, 23:5, 23:6, 23:7, 23:8, 23:10, 23:11, 23:12, 23:13
Neh 3:17, 3:18

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com578
Logos FactbookKeilah (town)
OpenBible.info (2007)Keilah
OpenBible.infoad9df93 (Keilah)
TIPNRKeilah@Jos.15.44
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2622
WikidataQ2076708

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 438
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Keilah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Keilah
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Keilah
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Keilah
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 140
  7. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  8. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Keilah (place)
  9. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  10. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:44; 1Sam 23:1-6; Neh 3:17-18
  11. Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 23:1
  12. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Keilah
  13. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Keilah
  14. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Keilah
  15. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  16. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  17. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  18. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Keilah
  19. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 15:33-47; 1Sam 23:1
  20. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 218
  21. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Keilah
  22. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  23. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  24. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Keilah
  25. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Keilah
  26. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Keilah (Place)
  27. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Qeila
  28. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Keilah
  29. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:44
  30. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Keilah
  31. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  32. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  33. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Sam 23:1
  34. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 91

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification 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.

Thumbnail Image Credits

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.