Places in the Bible Today:
Hepher
Data
| Translated Name | Hepher |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- Tell el Muhaffar (modern): 50% confidence
- Tel Hefer (modern): 20% confidence
- Tel Dotan (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (2)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 505 |
| Logos Factbook | Hepher (village) |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Hepher |
| OpenBible.info | a2ebe1c (Hepher) |
| TIPNR | Hepher@Jos.12.17 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1115 |
| Wikipedia | Hepher (biblical place) (redirect) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 436
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Hepher (place)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Hepher
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 130
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Hepher (place)
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Hepher
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Hepher
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 4
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 168
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Hepher
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 12:17; 1Kgs 4:8-19
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 5
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Hepher
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Hepher
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Hefer
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Hepher
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 12:17
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, 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, Netanel h
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.