Places in the Bible Today:

Mizpeh 2

Data

Translated NamesMizpah, Mizpeh
Typesettlement
Notesof Judah
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. Tel Nagila (modern): 20% confidence
    1. aerial panorama of Tel NagilaTel Nagila

  2. Tell es Safi (modern): 15% confidence
    1. panorama of Tell es SafiTell es Safi

  3. Khirbet er Ras (modern): 15% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet er RasKhirbet er Ras

  4. Khirbet Safiyeh (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. panorama of Kfar ZoharimKhirbet Safiyeh

Verses (1)

Josh 15:38

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookMizpah (of Judah)
OpenBible.info (2007)Mizpeh 2
OpenBible.infoa67990c (Mizpeh 2)
TIPNRMizpeh@Jos.15.38
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1828
WikipediaCities in the Book of Joshua (nonunique url)

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Mizpah (place)
  2. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Mizpah
  3. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 194
  4. New Bible Dictionary (1996)
  5. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Mizpeh

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

Amos Meron, Ori~, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Own work

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.