Places in 1 Kings 12

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Bethel 1
1Kgs 12:29, 12:30, 2 more
  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin

Dan
1Kgs 12:29, 12:30
  1. gate at Tel DanTel Dan

Egypt
1Kgs 12:2, 12:20, 12:28
  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt

Jerusalem
1Kgs 12:18, 12:21, 2 more
  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Penuel
1Kgs 12:25
  1. panorama of Tell edh Dhahab esh SherqiyehTell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

  2. panorama of the Jabbok River and Tell edh Dhahab el GharbiTell edh Dhahab el Gharbi

Shechem
1Kgs 12:1, 12:25
  1. aerial panorama of Tell BalatahTell Balatah

Shiloh
1Kgs 12:15
  1. ruins at Khirbet SeilunKhirbet Seilun

Image Credits

Deror_avi, יעקב, Bukvoed, Lajoya02, Ricardo Liberato, Godot13, יעקב, E. Rehfeld, יאיר דב, RonAlmog

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.