Places in the Bible Today:

Dibon 2

Data

Translated NameDibon
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Dimonah (ancient): 30% confidence. It may be:

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet edh DheibaKhirbet edh Dheiba

    2. panorama of Horbat DeragotHorbat Deragot

    3. satellite view of the region around Horbat TayyavHorbat Tayyav

    4. satellite view of the region around Hare Dimona 18Hare Dimona 18

  2. another name for Dibon 1 (ancient): less than 10% confidence

    1. ruins at Tall DhibanTall Dhiban

Verses (1)

Neh 11:25

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookDibon (Jos. 15:22)
OpenBible.info (2007)Dibon 2
OpenBible.infoa3d1c99 (Dibon 2)
Pleiades697654
TIPNRDibon@Neh.11.25
UBS Names Databaseot ID_810

Sources

  1. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Dibon
  2. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Dibon
  3. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Dibon
  4. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  5. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Dibon
  6. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Dibon
  7. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 120
  8. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Dibon
  9. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  10. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Dimonah
  11. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Dibon
  12. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Dibon
  13. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  14. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

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.

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Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Amos Meron, Bashar Tabbah

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.