Places in the Bible Today:
Zaphon 1
Data
| Translated Name | Zaphon |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
4 Possible Identifications
- Tell es Sa’idiyeh (modern): 55% confidence
- Tell el Qos (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Tall el Mazar (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Khirbet Buweib (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (2)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 986 |
| Logos Factbook | Zaphon |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Zaphon |
| OpenBible.info | ab49753 (Zaphon 1) |
| TIPNR | Zaphon@Jos.13.27 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2530 |
| Wikipedia | List of minor biblical places#Zaphon (anchor) |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Zaphon (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Zaphon
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Zaphon
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Zaphon
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:27-28
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Zaphon
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Zaphon
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): 3:16
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 178
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Zaphon
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 13:24-29; Judg 12:1
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Zaphon
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Zaphon
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Safon
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Zaphon
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 13:26-27; 13:26-27 note 27
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Zaphon
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 13:24; Judg 12:1
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, Tell es Sa’idiyeh), 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
Mary Harrsch, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019
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.