Places in the Bible Today:

Jabneel 2

Data

Translated NameJabneel
Typesettlement
Notesin Naphtali
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Tel Yin’am (modern): 75% confidence
    1. panorama of a region including Tel Yin’am, which is just behind the radio tower and trees at the top leftTel Yin’am

  2. Horbat Yamma (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Horbat YammaHorbat Yamma

Verses (1)

Josh 19:33

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com538
Logos FactbookJabneel (of Naphtali)
OpenBible.info (2007)Jabneel 2
OpenBible.infoabff89f (Jabneel 2)
TIPNRJabneel@Jos.19.33
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1225
WikipediaJabneel (redirect)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 437
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Jabneel (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Jabneh; Jabneel; Jamnia
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Jabneel
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Jabneel
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Jabneel
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 19:33
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Jabneel
  11. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  12. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 23
  13. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  14. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Jabneel
  15. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 19:32-39
  16. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Jabneel
  17. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Jabneel
  18. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  19. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  20. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Jabneel
  21. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Yabneel; Yamma
  22. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Jabneel
  23. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:33
  24. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Jabneel
  25. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  26. 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 (in this case, Tel Yin’am), 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.

Places with Similar Names

Thumbnail Image Credits

Limrem1979, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

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.