Places in the Bible Today:
Beeshterah
Data
| Translated Names | Be-eshterah, Beesh-terah, Beeshtarah, Be Eshterah, Beeshterah, Eshtarah |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
1 Identification
- another name for Ashtaroth (ancient): 80% confidence
Verses (1)
Josh 21:27
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Logos Factbook | Beeshterah |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Beeshterah |
| OpenBible.info | a293fbf (Beeshterah) |
| TIPNR | Ashtaroth@Deu.1.4 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_608 |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Beeshterah (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990)
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Be Eshterah
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Be-Eshterah
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 21:27
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Beeshterah
- Hess, Joshua (1996): 21:27-33
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Beeshterah
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Ashtaroth
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Be-eshterah
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Beeshterah
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Be-eshterah
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 21:27-33
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Beeshterah
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
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.
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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.