Places in the Bible Today:

Cuth

Data

Translated NamesCush, Cuth, Cuthah, Kuthah
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1 Identification

  1. Tell Ibrahim (modern): 85% confidence

    1. drawing of a god worshiped at Tell IbrahimTell Ibrahim

Verses (2)

2Kgs 17:24, 17:30

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookCuth
OpenBible.info (2007)Cuth, Cuthah
OpenBible.infoa538831 (Cuth)
Pleiades893977
TIPNRCuth@2Ki.17.30
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1540, ot ID_1541
WikidataQ1096108

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Cuth (place)
  2. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Cuthah; Cuth
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Kuth, Kuthah
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Cuthah
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Cuthah
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Cuth
  9. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Cuthah
  10. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  11. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Cuthah
  12. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Cuthah
  13. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): 2Kgs 17:24
  14. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Cuth
  15. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Cuth, Cuthah
  16. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  17. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  18. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  19. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Cuth
  20. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Cuth, Cuthah
  21. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Cuthah
  22. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Cuth
  23. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  24. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  25. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 2Kgs 17:24

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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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.