Places in the Bible Today:

Beth-togarmah

Data

Translated NamesBeth-togarmah, Beth Togarmah, Togarmah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Tegarama (ancient): 45% confidence
    1. cityscape of GürünGürün

  2. in Armenia (modern): 35% confidence
    1. panorama of a valley in Armeniain Armenia

Verses (2)

Ezek 27:14, 38:6

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookBeth-Togarmah
OpenBible.info (2007)Beth-togarmah
OpenBible.infoa263e60 (Beth-togarmah)
TIPNRBeth-togarmah@Ezk.27.14
WikidataQ1068499

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Togarmah
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Beth Togarmah
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Beth-Togarmah
  4. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Ezek 38:4-16
  5. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Beth-togarmah
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Beth-Togarmah
  8. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Ezek 27:14
  9. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Beth-togarmah
  10. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  11. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Beth-togarmah
  12. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  13. 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

Hüseyin Öcal, Max Dawncat

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.