Places in the Bible Today:

Mozah

Data

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

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Qalunya (modern): 45% confidence
    1. ruins at QalunyaQalunya

  2. Khirbet Beit Mizza (modern): 30% confidence
    1. panorama of Khirbet Beit MizzaKhirbet Beit Mizza

Verses (1)

Josh 18:26

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com695
Logos FactbookMozah
OpenBible.info (2007)Mozah
OpenBible.infoaf35635 (Mozah)
TIPNRMozah@Jos.18.26
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1826
WikidataQ2916387

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 440
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Mozah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Mozah
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Mozah
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Mozah
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 18:26
  9. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  10. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 18
  11. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  12. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Mozah
  13. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 18:21-28
  14. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 240, 341
  15. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Mozah
  16. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Mozah
  17. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  18. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Mozah
  19. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Mozah
  20. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Mosa
  21. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Mozah
  22. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 18:25-28; 18:25-28 note 4
  23. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Mozah
  24. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  25. 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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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.