Places in the Bible Today:

Gozan

Data

Translated NamesGozan, Gozan River, River of Gozan
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Tell Halaf (modern): 85% confidence
    1. ruins at Tell HalafTell Halaf

Verses (5)

1Sam-Esth (4)
2Kgs 17:6, 18:11, 19:12
1Chr 5:26
Job-Mal (1)
Isa 37:12

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com479
Logos FactbookGozan
OpenBible.info (2007)Gozan
OpenBible.infoa924b16 (Gozan)
TIPNRGozan@2Ki.17.6
UBS Names Databaseot ID_704

Sources

  1. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Gozan
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Gozan
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Gozan
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Gozan
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Gozan
  8. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Gozan
  9. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Gozan
  10. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  11. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Gozan
  12. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Gozan
  13. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 2Kgs 18:11
  14. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Gozan
  15. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Gozan
  16. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  17. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  18. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  19. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Gozan
  20. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Gozan
  21. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  22. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  23. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 2Kgs 17:6
  24. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 119

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

Bertramz

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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.