Places in 2 Samuel 24

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Aroer 1
2Sam 24:5

  1. satellite view of the region around ArairArair
Beersheba 1
2Sam 24:2, 24:7, 24:15

  1. panorama of ruins at Tel Beer ShevaTel Beer Sheva

  2. well at Bir es SebaBir es Seba
Dan
2Sam 24:2, 24:6, 24:15

  1. gate at Tel DanTel Dan
Gilead 1
2Sam 24:6

  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1
Jazer
2Sam 24:5

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet JazzirKhirbet Jazzir

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet SaraKhirbet Sara

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell el AremeTell el Areme

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet es SirehKhirbet es Sireh

  5. cityscape including Kom Yajuz, which is not visible behind the buildingsKom Yajuz

  6. ruins at YajuzYajuz
Jerusalem
2Sam 24:8, 24:16

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Jordan 1
2Sam 24:5

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Kadesh 2
2Sam 24:6

  1. historical illustration of the Siege of Dapur, possibly at Tell Nebi MendTell Nebi Mend

  2. panorama of Mount Hermonwithin 25 km of Mount Hermon

  3. ruins at Tel KedeshTel Kedesh

  4. panorama of Khirbet QedishKhirbet Qedish

  5. satellite view of the region around Tell QisyonTell Qisyon

  6. panorama of Tell RekheshTell Rekhesh

  7. satellite view of the region around Tell Abu QedeisTell Abu Qedeis

  8. satellite view of the region around Tell el AjjulTell el Ajjul
Negeb
2Sam 24:7

  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb
Sidon
2Sam 24:6

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon
Tyre
2Sam 24:7

  1. ruins at TyreTyre

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, gugganij, Daniel Baránek, Lajoya02, Adeeb Atwan, Adeeb Atwan, Yazan Al-Hajjaj, Godot13, Bill Rice, Unknown, published in 1879, Almog, Natalinasser, Aner Ottolenghi, Aaadir, ליאור גולגר, Vyacheslav Argenberg

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.