Places in the Bible Today:

Mount Halak

Data

Translated NamesHalak, Mount Halak
Typemountain
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1 Identification

  1. Jebel Halaq (modern): 60% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Jebel HalaqJebel Halaq

Verses (2)

Josh 11:17, 12:7

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookMount Halak
OpenBible.info (2007)Mount Halak
OpenBible.infoa11fadd (Mount Halak)
TIPNRHalak_Mount@Jos.11.17

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Halak, Mount (place)
  2. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Halak (Mount)
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Halak, Mount
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Halak, Mount
  6. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 11:17
  7. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  8. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Halak, Mount
  9. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 11:16-17
  10. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 80
  11. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Halak
  12. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Halak
  13. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Halak, Mount
  14. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): ha-Har, he-Halaq
  15. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Halak, Mt.
  16. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 11:17a
  17. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Halak
  18. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  19. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  20. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 11:17

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification 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

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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.