Places in the Bible Today:

Gath-rimmon 2

Data

Translated NamesGath-rimmon, Gath Rimmon
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Bileam (ancient): 60% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet BelamehKhirbet Belameh

  2. Rummanah (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. aerial panorama of RummanahRummanah

Verses (1)

Josh 21:25

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
OpenBible.info (2007)Gath-rimmon 2
OpenBible.infoab33b54 (Gath-rimmon 2)
TIPNRIbleam@Jos.17.11
UBS Names Databaseot ID_776
WikidataQ20108155

Sources

  1. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013)
  2. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
  3. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011)
  4. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  5. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979)
  6. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Gath-rimmon
  7. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  8. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Gath-rimmon
  9. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001)
  10. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Gath-rimmon
  11. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975)
  12. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  13. 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 (in this case, another name for Bileam), 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

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Tamir Bejerano

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.