Places in 2 Kings 17

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Assyria
2Kgs 17:3, 17:4, 6 more

  1. artifact from NinevehAssyria
Avva
2Kgs 17:24

  1. satellite view of the region around Kafr AyaKafr Aya

  2. satellite view of the region around ImmaImma

  3. panorama of the Karkheh Riveralong the Karkheh River

  4. closeup of the Karun Riveralong the Karun River
Babylon 1
2Kgs 17:24, 17:30

  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon
Bethel 1
2Kgs 17:28

  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin
Cuth
2Kgs 17:24, 17:30

  1. drawing of a god worshiped at Tell IbrahimTell Ibrahim
Egypt
2Kgs 17:4, 17:7, 17:36

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gozan
2Kgs 17:6

  1. ruins at Tell HalafTell Halaf
Habor
2Kgs 17:6

  1. panorama of the Khabur RiverKhabur River
Halah
2Kgs 17:6

  1. satellite view of the region around Al Abbasiyahabout 60 km around Al Abbasiyah

  2. panorama of the Khabur Riveralong the Khabur River

  3. ruins at Tell Halafwithin 10 km of Tell Halaf

  4. ruins at NimrudNimrud
Hamath 2
2Kgs 17:24, 17:30

  1. ruins at HamaHama

  2. panorama of the Karkheh Riveralong the Karkheh River

  3. closeup of the Karun Riveralong the Karun River
Samaria 1
2Kgs 17:1, 17:5, 6 more

  1. ruins at SamariaSamaria
Sepharvaim
2Kgs 17:24, 17:31

  1. panorama of cliffs in the region between Damascus and Hamathin the region between Damascus and Hamath

  2. satellite view of the region around HuwwarinHuwwarin

  3. satellite view of the region around Al ZaafaraniyahAl Zaafaraniyah

  4. satellite view of the region around ZifranZifran

  5. building at Nippurwithin 50 km of Nippur

  6. artifact from SipparSippar

Image Credits

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Unknown author, matin fattahi, Radomir Vrbovsky, Deror_avi, יעקב, Bukvoed, Babel and Bible, Ricardo Liberato, Bertramz, Bertramz, Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano, TheRealHuldra, Ovedc, Frank Kidner, Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

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.