Places in the Bible Today:
Karka
Data
| Translated Names | Karka, Karkaa |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
1 Identification
- Ain Qoseimeh (modern): 55% confidence
Verses (1)
Josh 15:3
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Logos Factbook | Karka |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Karka |
| OpenBible.info | a438f5e (Karka) |
| TIPNR | Karka@Jos.15.3 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2646 |
| Wikipedia | Cities in the Book of Joshua (nonunique url) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 438
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Karka (place)
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Karka
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 10
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 54
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 2
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Karka
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Karka
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Karkaa
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Num 34:4
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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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.