Places in the Bible Today:

Moladah

Data

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

4 Possible Identifications

  1. Khirbet el Waten (modern): 45% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el WatenKhirbet el Waten

  2. Tel Malhata (modern): 15% confidence

    1. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

  3. Khirbet Kuseife (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet KuseifeKhirbet Kuseife

  4. Tel Yeshua (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tel YeshuaTel Yeshua

Verses (4)

Josh-Ruth (2)
Josh 15:26, 19:2
1Sam-Esth (2)
1Chr 4:28
Neh 11:26

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookMoladah
OpenBible.info (2007)Moladah
OpenBible.infoa03a5d0 (Moladah)
TIPNRMoladah@Jos.15.26
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1701
WikidataQ6895634

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 439
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Moladah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Molada
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Moladah
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Moladah
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Moladah
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Moladah
  9. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Moladah
  10. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Moladah
  11. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  12. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  13. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  14. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Moladah
  15. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 15:21-32
  16. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 94
  17. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Moladah
  18. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  19. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  20. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Moladah
  21. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Moladah
  22. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Moladah
  23. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:26
  24. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Moladah
  25. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  26. 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.

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Gary Todd

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.