Places in the Bible Today:
Succoth 1
Data
| Translated Names | Succoth, Sukkoth |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
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2 Possible Identifications
- Tell Deir Alla (modern): 60% confidence
- Tell el Ekhsas (modern): 15% confidence
Verses (10)
- Gen-Deut (1)
- Gen 33:17
- Josh-Ruth (7)
- Josh 13:27
- Judg 8:5, 8:6, 8:8, 8:14, 8:15, 8:16
- 1Sam-Esth (2)
- 1Kgs 7:46
- 2Chr 4:17
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 888 |
| Logos Factbook | Succoth (on the Jordan) |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Succoth 1 |
| OpenBible.info | a0905b5 (Succoth 1) |
| TIPNR | Succoth@Gen.33.17 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2054 |
| Wikipedia | Sukkot (place) (partial) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 442
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Succoth (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Succoth
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Sukkoth
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Succoth
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 199
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Succoth
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:27-28; 2Chr 4:17
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Succoth
- Hamilton, Genesis (1995): 33:16-17
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Succoth
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Succoth
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hartley, Genesis (2000): 33:17
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 9
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 178
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Succoth
- IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Succoth
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Gen 33:17; Josh 13:24-29; Judg 8:5
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Succoth on the Jordan
- Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 33:16-17
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Succoth
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Succoth
- Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 200
- Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Succoth
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Sukkot
- Waltke and Fredricks, Genesis (2001): 33:17
- Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 33:17
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Succoth
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 13:26-27
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Succoth
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Gen 33:17; Judg 8:5; 1Kgs 7:46
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 96
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 (in this case, Tell Deir Alla), 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.
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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.