Places in the Bible Today:

Succoth 1

Data

Translated NamesSuccoth, Sukkoth
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Tell Deir Alla (modern): 60% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tell Deir AllaTell Deir Alla

  2. Tell el Ekhsas (modern): 15% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el EkhsasTell el Ekhsas

Verses (10)

Gen-Deut (1)
Gen 33:17
Josh-Ruth (7)
Josh 13:27
Judg 8:5, 8:6, 8:8, 8:14, 8:15, 8:16
1Sam-Esth (2)
1Kgs 7:46
2Chr 4:17

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com888
Logos FactbookSuccoth (on the Jordan)
OpenBible.info (2007)Succoth 1
OpenBible.infoa0905b5 (Succoth 1)
TIPNRSuccoth@Gen.33.17
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2054
WikipediaSukkot (place) (partial)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 442
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Succoth (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Succoth
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Sukkoth
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Succoth
  6. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 199
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Succoth
  8. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:27-28; 2Chr 4:17
  9. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Succoth
  10. Hamilton, Genesis (1995): 33:16-17
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Succoth
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Succoth
  13. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  14. Hartley, Genesis (2000): 33:17
  15. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 9
  16. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  17. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 178
  18. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Succoth
  19. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Succoth
  20. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 33:17; Josh 13:24-29; Judg 8:5
  21. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Succoth on the Jordan
  22. Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 33:16-17
  23. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Succoth
  24. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  25. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  26. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Succoth
  27. Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 200
  28. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Succoth
  29. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Sukkot
  30. Waltke and Fredricks, Genesis (2001): 33:17
  31. Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 33:17
  32. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Succoth
  33. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 13:26-27
  34. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Succoth
  35. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  36. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Gen 33:17; Judg 8:5; 1Kgs 7:46
  37. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 96

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 (in this case, Tell Deir Alla), 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.

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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.