Places in the Bible Today:

Telassar

Data

Translated NamesTel-assar, Tel Assar, Telassar, Thelasar
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. Til Barsip (modern): 35% confidence
    1. art from Til BarsipTil Barsip

  2. Til Assuri (modern): 15% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Til AssuriTil Assuri

  3. Tal Afar (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. castle at Tal AfarTal Afar

  4. Tell Bashir (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tell BashirTell Bashir

Verses (2)

1Sam-Esth (1)
2Kgs 19:12
Job-Mal (1)
Isa 37:12

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookTelassar
OpenBible.info (2007)Telassar
OpenBible.infoa0e11c1 (Telassar)
TIPNRTelassar@2Ki.19.12
UBS Names Databaseot ID_3054, ot ID_3058
WikidataQ7695653

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Tel-assar (place)
  2. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Tel-Assar
  3. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tel-assar
  4. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Telassar
  5. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  6. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Telassar
  7. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Telassar
  8. 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

Trjames, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Kparker84

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.