Places in 2 Samuel 8

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Amalek
2Sam 8:12
  1. panorama of a region in AmalekAmalek

Ammon
2Sam 8:12
  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon

Aram
2Sam 8:6
  1. citadel of DamascusAram

Berothai
2Sam 8:8
  1. satellite view of the region around BritalBrital

  2. satellite view of the region around Ain BourdaiAin Bourdai

  3. cityscape of BeirutBeirut

  4. satellite view of the region around GhanturGhantur

  5. satellite view of the region around Ras BaalbekRas Baalbek

  6. satellite view of the region around Tell MaqneTell Maqne

Damascus
2Sam 8:5, 8:6
  1. citadel of DamascusDamascus

Edom
2Sam 8:12, 8:13, 8:14
  1. ruins at BuseiraEdom

Euphrates
2Sam 8:3
  1. panorama of the Euphrates RiverEuphrates River

Hamath 1
2Sam 8:9
  1. ruins at HamaHama

Jerusalem
2Sam 8:7
  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Metheg-ammah
2Sam 8:1
  1. panorama of Tell es SafiTell es Safi

  2. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  3. satellite view of the region around Ras Abu HamidRas Abu Hamid

  4. panorama of Tel EraniTel Erani

  5. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  6. aerial panorama of Tel NagilaTel Nagila

Moab 1
2Sam 8:2, 8:12
  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1Moab 1

Philistia
2Sam 8:12
  1. panorama of a coastal plain in PhilistiaPhilistia

Syria 1
2Sam 8:5
  1. panorama of a plain in Syria 1Aram

Tibhath
2Sam 8:8
  1. panorama of the Beqaa Valleyin the Beqaa Valley

  2. panorama of the Beqaa Valley between Baalbek and Kadeshin the region between Baalbek and Kadesh

  3. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Brital

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell DalhamiyaTell Dalhamiya

  5. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ras Baalbek

  6. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ain Bourdai

  7. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Beirut

  8. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ghantur

  9. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Tell Maqne

Valley of Salt
2Sam 8:13
  1. panorama of Wadi el MilhWadi el Milh

  2. cliffs at Es SebkhaEs Sebkha

  3. building at Lodwithin 5 km of Lod

  4. cistern at Khirbet Hirshaabout 2 km around Khirbet Hirsha

  5. artificial reservoir along Wadi ArabahWadi Arabah

  6. satellite view of the region around Wadi esh ShellalWadi esh Shellal

  7. aerial panorama looking north of Ness Ziona including Sarafand el Kharab, which is beyond the road at the topabout 1 km around Sarafand el Kharab

Zobah
2Sam 8:3, 8:5, 8:12
  1. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in ZobahZobah

Image Credits

Someone35, Berthold Werner, Dosseman, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Yoniw, Uri, Ferrus, TheRealHuldra, Godot13, Ori~, Danny Gershoni, יפעת אופק, Aaadir, Amos Meron, Adeeb Atwan, גד סובול, Dr. Avishai Teicher, Rasmus Bøgeskov Larsen, Ali Muselmani, Sami Bado, Danny-w, זאב שטיין, רחל שרוני, bentzy, Stéphanie Gromann, Amos Meron

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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.