Places in the Bible Today:

Naarah

Data

Translated NamesNaarah, Naarath
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Naaran (ancient): 75% confidence. It may be:

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el JisrTell el Jisr

    2. spring at Ein ed DuyukEin ed Duyuk

    3. ruins at Khirbet el MefjirKhirbet el Mefjir

    4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Aujah et TahtaKhirbet el Aujah et Tahta

    5. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el AyashKhirbet el Ayash

  2. Khirbet el Mefjir (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. ruins at Khirbet el MefjirKhirbet el Mefjir

  3. Tell el Jisr (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el JisrTell el Jisr

  4. Khirbet el Ayash (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el AyashKhirbet el Ayash

Verses (1)

Josh 16:7

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com699
Logos FactbookNaarah (city)
OpenBible.info (2007)Naarah
OpenBible.infoa179865 (Naarah)
TIPNRNaaran@Jos.16.7
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1991

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Naarah (place)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Naarah
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Naarah
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Naarah (place)
  5. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 16:5-9
  6. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Naarah
  7. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Naarah
  8. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  9. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 13
  10. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Naaran
  11. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Naarah
  12. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 16:5-9
  13. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Naarah of Ephraim
  14. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Naarah
  15. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  16. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Naarah, Naarath
  17. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Naaran
  18. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Naarah (Place)
  19. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Naaran
  20. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Naarah
  21. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  22. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010): Naarah, Naaran (place)
  23. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 16:6-7

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, another name for Naaran), 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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Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Ori Mey Raz, Zairon

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.