Places in the Bible Today:

Hazazon-tamar 1

Data

Translated NamesHazazon-Tamar, Hazazon-tamar, Hazezon-tamar, Hazezon Tamar
Typesregion or settlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Tamar 2 (ancient): 45% confidence. It may be:

    1. ruins at En HazevaEn Hazeva

    2. ruins at Mezad TamarMezad Tamar

    3. satellite view of the region around En TamarEn Tamar

  2. another name for Hazazon-tamar 2 (ancient): less than 10% confidence

    1. waterfall at Ein GediEin Gedi

  3. along Wadi Hasasah (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. panorama of cliffs at the mouth of Wadi Hasasahalong Wadi Hasasah

  4. En Tamar (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around En TamarEn Tamar

Verses (1)

Gen 14:7

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
OpenBible.info (2007)Hazazon-tamar
OpenBible.infoa4d6a38 (Hazazon-tamar 1)
TIPNREngedi@Jos.15.62

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Hazazon-tamar
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tamar
  5. Hartley, Genesis (2000): 14:7 note
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Hazazon-tamar
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979)
  8. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016)
  9. Matthews, Genesis (1996, 2005): 14:5-7
  10. New Bible Atlas (1985): Hazazon-tamar
  11. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  12. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001)
  13. Wenham, Genesis (1987, 1994): 14:7
  14. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Hazezon-tamar
  15. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  16. 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 (in this case, another name for Tamar 2), 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

Bukvoed, Oren Rozen, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Grauesel, V&A Dudush

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.