Places in the Bible Today:

Chephirah

Data

Translated NamesChephirah, Kephirah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Khirbet el Kefireh (modern): 85% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el KefirehKhirbet el Kefireh

Verses (4)

Josh-Ruth (2)
Josh 9:17, 18:26
1Sam-Esth (2)
Ezra 2:25
Neh 7:29

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookChephirah
OpenBible.info (2007)Chephirah
OpenBible.infoa2e5054 (Chephirah)
TIPNRChephirah@Jos.9.17
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1590
WikidataQ6563685

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 433
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Chephirah (place)
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Kephirah
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Chephirah
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Chephirah
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 9:17
  9. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Chephirah
  10. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Chephirah
  11. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Chephirah
  12. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  13. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 18
  14. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  15. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 125
  16. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Chephirah
  17. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 9:17; Josh 18:21-28
  18. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 340
  19. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Chephirah
  20. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Chephirah
  21. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  22. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Chephirah
  23. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  24. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Chephirah
  25. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Kephirah
  26. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Chephirah
  27. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 9:17-21 note 33
  28. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Chephirah
  29. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  30. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  31. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 9:17

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.

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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.