Places in 1 Samuel 30

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Aroer 3
1Sam 30:28
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Aro'erKhirbet Aro'er

  2. satellite view of the region around Tel EsdarTel Esdar

  3. satellite view of the region around ArairArair

  4. satellite view of the region around Umm SweiwinehUmm Sweiwineh

  5. satellite view of the region around ErjanErjan

  6. satellite view of the region around Khirbet UdenaKhirbet Udena

Athach
1Sam 30:30
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el AterKhirbet el Ater

  2. ruins at Khirbet AttirKhirbet Attir

Besor
1Sam 30:9, 30:10, 30:21
  1. closeup of Nahal HaBesorNahal HaBesor

  2. panorama of vegetation along Nahal GerarNahal Gerar

Bethel 2
1Sam 30:27
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el QaryateinKhirbet el Qaryatein

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ar RasKhirbet ar Ras

  3. satellite view of the region around Tel KelekhTel Kelekh

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell es SaqatiTell es Saqati

  5. building at Umm BatinTell Umm Betin

  6. historical panorama of Khirbet et TubeiqaKhirbet et Tubeiqa

Bor-ashan
1Sam 30:30
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet AsanKhirbet Asan

  2. artifact from Tell Beit MirsimTell Beit Mirsim

  3. cave at Tel GodedTel Goded

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet MulehKhirbet Muleh

Carmel 1
1Sam 30:5
  1. pool at Khirbet el KirmilKhirbet el Kirmil

Egypt
1Sam 30:13
  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt

Eshtemoa
1Sam 30:28
  1. ruins at As SamuAs Samu

Hebron
1Sam 30:31
  1. ruins at Tel RumeidaTel Rumeida

Hormah
1Sam 30:30
  1. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos

  2. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

  3. panorama of Tel HalifTel Halif

  4. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  5. satellite view of the region around Tel IraTel Ira

  6. panorama of ruins at ShivtaShivta

  7. artifact from Tell Beit MirsimTell Beit Mirsim

Jattir
1Sam 30:27
  1. ruins at Khirbet AttirKhirbet Attir

Jezreel 3
1Sam 30:5
  1. cityscape of Yattawithin 7 km of Yatta

  2. ruins at Khirbet TarramaKhirbet Tarrama

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet FattuhKhirbet Fattuh

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el KufeirKhirbet el Kufeir

  5. ruins at Tel Yizre'elTel Yizre'el

Negeb
1Sam 30:1, 30:14, 30:27
  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb

Racal
1Sam 30:29
  1. pool at Khirbet el KirmilKhirbet el Kirmil

Ramoth 2
1Sam 30:27
  1. church at Deir el AzarDeir el Azar

  2. satellite view of the region around Keslawithin 1 km of Kesla

  3. panorama of Wadi el Qeinialong Wadi el Qeini

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet es SiyyaghKhirbet es Siyyagh

  5. satellite view of the region around Tulul el MedbahTulul el Medbah

  6. cave at Arak IsmainArak Ismain

  7. panorama of the region including Beer YerohamBeer Yeroham

  8. historical cityscape of Al MagharAl Maghar

  9. ruins at Bayt ItabBayt Itab

  10. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

  11. satellite view of the region around Tel IraTel Ira

  12. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos

  13. ruins at Horbat UzaHorbat Uza

  14. satellite view of the region around Horbat TayyavHorbat Tayyav

  15. aerial panorama of the Nahal Avnon FortressNahal Avnon Fortress

  16. panorama of MugharMughar

  17. ruins at QatraQatra

  18. ruins at En HazevaEn Hazeva

Siphmoth
1Sam 30:28
  1. ruins at As Samuwithin 30 km of As Samu

Ziklag
1Sam 30:1, 30:3, 2 more
  1. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  2. panorama of Tel HalifTel Halif

  3. panorama of ruins at Tel Beer ShevaTel Beer Sheva

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ZuheiliqahKhirbet Zuheiliqah

  5. satellite view of the region around Khirbet a Ra'iKhirbet a Ra'i

  6. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  7. artifact from Tell Beit MirsimTell Beit Mirsim

  8. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Shaofr, Mboesch, Aaadir, MidEastMedStudent, Willem van de Poll, Hanay, Deror avi, Bukvoed, Ricardo Liberato, محمد الفلسطيني, Dr. Avishai Teicher, Gary Todd, Danny Gershoni, Danny Gershoni, Mujaddara, Stéphanie Gromann, hatul, Bukvoed, ליאור גולגר, Bahnfrend, Lior Golgher, savion29, Mboesch, Anonymous, Danny Lyulev, Lior Golgher, Amos Meron, Ori~, Bukvoed, Bukvoed, gugganij, Aaadir

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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.