Places in Joel 3

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Edom
Joel 3:19
  1. ruins at BuseiraEdom

Egypt
Joel 3:19
  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt

Jerusalem
Joel 3:1, 3:6, 3 more
  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Philistia
Joel 3:4
  1. panorama of a coastal plain in PhilistiaPhilistia

Sheba 1
Joel 3:8
  1. panorama of ruins at Old Ma'rib in ShebaSheba

Sidon
Joel 3:4
  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon

Tyre
Joel 3:4
  1. ruins at TyreTyre

Valley of Decision
Joel 3:14
  1. trees in the Valley of JehoshaphatValley of Jehoshaphat

Valley of Jehoshaphat
Joel 3:2, 3:12
  1. trees in the Valley of JehoshaphatValley of Jehoshaphat

Valley of Shittim
Joel 3:18
  1. panorama of Wadi en NarWadi en Nar

  2. panorama of the Kidron Valley at JerusalemKidron River

  3. panorama of Tall el Hammamwithin 5 km of Tall el Hammam

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell Matabiwithin 5 km of Tell Matabi

  5. satellite view of the region around Tall Kafraynwithin 5 km of Tall Kafrayn

Zion
Joel 3:16, 3:17, 3:21
  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Image Credits

Uri, Ricardo Liberato, Godot13, גד סובול, Tapatio, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Vyacheslav Argenberg, Abraham, DovGazit, Chris Yunker, Deg777

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.