Places in 1 Kings 8

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Brook of Egypt
1Kgs 8:65

  1. mouth of Wadi al ArishWadi al Arish

  2. closeup of Nahal HaBesorNahal HaBesor

  3. panorama of the Nile RiverNile River

  4. ruins at Qantir along the Pelusiac branch of the NilePelusiac branch of the Nile
City of David
1Kgs 8:1

  1. tilt-shift cityscape of the City of DavidCity of David
Egypt
1Kgs 8:9, 8:16, 3 more

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Holy Place 2
1Kgs 8:8, 8:10

  1. Dome of the Rock on Mount Moriahon Mount Moriah
Jerusalem
1Kgs 8:1

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Lebo-hamath
1Kgs 8:65

  1. cityscape of LabwehLabweh

  2. satellite view of the region around RablehRableh

  3. satellite view of the region around LabauLabau
Most Holy Place 2
1Kgs 8:6

  1. Dome of the Rock on Mount Moriahon Mount Moriah
Mount Horeb
1Kgs 8:9

  1. panorama of Jebel MusaJebel Musa

  2. panorama of Ras es SafsafehRas es Safsafeh

  3. satellite view of the region around Jebel Sin BisharJebel Sin Bishar

  4. panorama of Har KarkomHar Karkom

  5. historical panorama of Jebel Serbal, which is the peaks in the distanceJebel Serbal

  6. closeup of Jebel KatherinaJebel Katherina

  7. satellite view of the region around Jebel HalalJebel Halal

  8. satellite view of the region around Jabal al LawzJabal al Lawz

  9. satellite view of the region around Jebel Hashem el TarifJebel Hashem el Tarif

  10. satellite view of the region around Al ManifaAl Manifa

  11. panorama of Har `ArifHar `Arif

  12. satellite view of the region around Jabal al MagharahJabal al Magharah

  13. satellite view of the region around Jebel YeleqJebel Yeleq

  14. satellite view of the region around Jabal HarbJabal Harb
Zion
1Kgs 8:1

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Image Credits

اسماء البيك, Mboesch, René Hourdry, Iri-en-achti, Avraham Graicer, Ricardo Liberato, Godot13, Godot13, Jaclette, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Ian Sewell, Esben Stenfeldt, שועל, Francis Frith, Mohamed kamal 1984, valleyofdawn

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

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.