Places in the Bible Today:

Neah

Data

Translated NameNeah
Typessettlement or valley
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. Nimrin (modern): 25% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around NimrinNimrin

  2. Beit Netofa Valley (modern): 20% confidence
    1. aerial panorama of the Beit Netofa ValleyBeit Netofa Valley

  3. Tell el Wawiyat (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. aerial panorama of a region including Tell el Wawiyat, which is to the right of the road at centerTell el Wawiyat

  4. another name for Neiel (ancient): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet YaninKhirbet Yanin

Verses (2)

Josh 19:13, 19:14

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookNeah
OpenBible.info (2007)Neah
OpenBible.infoa2a77d2 (Neah)
TIPNRNeiel@Jos.19.27
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1982
WikipediaNeah (biblical place) (redirect)

Sources

  1. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Neah
  2. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Neah
  3. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 20
  4. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  5. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Neah
  6. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Neah
  7. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Neah
  8. 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, 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, Infamous000, Infamous000

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.