Places in the Bible Today:

Kir-hareseth

Data

Translated NamesKir-haraseth, Kir-hareseth, Kir-haresh, Kir-heres, Kir Haraseth, Kir Hareseth, Kir Heres
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Kerak (modern): 85% confidence
    1. castle at KerakKerak

Verses (5)

1Sam-Esth (1)
2Kgs 3:25
Job-Mal (4)
Isa 16:7, 16:11
Jer 48:31, 48:36

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com591
Logos FactbookKir-hareseth
OpenBible.info (2007)Kir-hareseth
OpenBible.infoab55371 (Kir-hareseth)
TIPNRKir@1Sa.22.3
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2600, ot ID_2601
WikidataQ3782348

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 438
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Kir-hareseth (place)
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Kir Hareseth
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Kir Hareseth
  5. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 231
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Kir-Hareseth
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Kir-hareseth
  10. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Kir-hareseth
  11. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Kir
  12. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  13. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  14. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 136
  15. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Kir-hareseth
  16. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Kir-hareseth
  17. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 2Kgs 3:25
  18. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Kir Haraseth
  19. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  20. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  21. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  22. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Kir-hareseth
  23. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Kerak/Kir-hereseth
  24. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Kir-hareseth
  25. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Kir-hareseth
  26. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Kir-haraseth
  27. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  28. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  29. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 48:31
  30. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 114

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

Berthold Werner

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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.