Places in the Bible Today:

Uzzen-sheerah

Data

Translated NamesUzzen-sheerah, Uzzen-Sheerah, Uzzen-sherah, Uzzen Sheerah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. within 5 km of Lower Beth-horon (ancient): 40% confidence
    1. historical panorama of Beit Ur al Tahtawithin 5 km of Beit Ur al Tahta

  2. Beit Sira (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. cityscape of Beit SiraBeit Sira

Verses (1)

1Chr 7:24

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookUzzen-Sheerah
OpenBible.info (2007)Uzzen-sheerah
OpenBible.infoa57ea5f (Uzzen-sheerah)
TIPNRUzzen-sheerah@1Ch.7.24
UBS Names Databaseot ID_126
WikidataQ7905271

Sources

  1. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Uzzen-Sheerah
  2. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Uzzen-sheerah
  3. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  4. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Uzzen-Sheerah
  5. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Uzzen Sheerah
  6. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Uzzen-sheerah
  7. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Uzzen-sheerah
  8. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Uzzen-sherah
  9. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  10. 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, 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

Matson Photo Service, photographer, עדירל

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.