Places in the Bible Today:

Tel-abib

Data

Translated NamesTel-abib, Tel Abib, Tel Aviv
Typesettlement
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2 Possible Identifications

  1. within 50 km of Nippur (modern): 60% confidence
    1. building at Nippurwithin 50 km of Nippur

  2. within 50 km of the Chebar (ancient): 25% confidence. It may be:
    1. ruins at Nippur along the Shatt en Nilwithin 50 km of the Shatt en Nil

    2. panorama of the Khabur Riverwithin 50 km of the Khabur River

Verses (1)

Ezek 3:15

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookTel-abib
OpenBible.info (2007)Tel-abib
OpenBible.infoa10147d (Tel-abib)
TIPNRTel-abib@Ezk.3.15
UBS Names Databaseot ID_3051
WikidataQ7695534

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Tel-abib (place)
  2. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Tel-abib
  3. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Ezek introduction: 4. Place of Origin and Destination
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tel-abib
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Tel-Abib
  7. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Ezek 3:15
  8. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  9. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Tel-abib
  10. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Tel-abib
  11. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Tel-abib
  12. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  13. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  14. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Ezek 3:15
  15. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 193

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, within 50 km of Nippur), 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

Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Ehsan abd, Bertramz

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.