Places in the Bible Today:

Hachilah

Data

Translated NamesHachilah, Hakilah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Zahrat al Kula (modern): 50% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Zahrat al KulaZahrat al Kula

Verses (3)

1Sam 23:19, 26:1, 26:3

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookHachilah
OpenBible.info (2007)Hachilah
OpenBible.infoa28a7df (Hachilah)
TIPNRHachilah@1Sa.23.19
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1038
WikipediaHachilah (redirect)

Sources

  1. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Hachilah
  2. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Hachilah
  3. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification 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

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

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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.