Places in the Bible Today:

Makaz

Data

Translated NameMakaz
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

5 Possible Identifications

  1. Deir Muheisin (modern): 20% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Deir MuheisinDeir Muheisin

  2. Horbat Avimor (modern): 15% confidence
    1. panorama of Horbat AvimorHorbat Avimor

  3. in the Valley of Aijalon (ancient): less than 10% confidence
    1. panorama of the Ayalon Valleyin the Ayalon Valley

  4. Khirbet Deir Shubeib (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Deir ShubeibKhirbet Deir Shubeib

  5. Khirbet el Mukheizin (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MukheizinKhirbet el Mukheizin

Verses (1)

1Kgs 4:9

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookMakaz
OpenBible.info (2007)Makaz
OpenBible.infoac2bb0c (Makaz)
TIPNRMakaz@1Ki.4.9
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1838
WikipediaMakaz (redirect)

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Makaz (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Makaz
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Makaz
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Makaz
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Makaz
  7. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 158, 159
  8. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  9. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Makaz
  10. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Makaz
  11. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Makaz

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.

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Harel M, Maglanist

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.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.