Places in the Bible Today:

Abronah

Data

Translated NamesAbronah, Ebronah
Typecampsite
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Elath (ancient): 30% confidence. It may be:
    1. ruins at AqabaAqaba

    2. satellite view of the region around Tell el KheleifehTell el Kheleifeh

    3. cityscape of EilatEilat

  2. Ein Evrona (modern): 25% confidence
    1. closeup of Ein EvronaEin Evrona

  3. Eilat (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. cityscape of EilatEilat

  4. in Qa’an Naqb (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. hill in Qa’an Naqbin Qa’an Naqb

Verses (2)

Num 33:34, 33:35

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookAbronah
OpenBible.info (2007)Abronah
OpenBible.infoa7560c2 (Abronah)
TIPNRAbronah@Num.33.34
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2112
WikidataQ2902816

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Abronah (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Abronah
  3. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Abronah
  5. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Abronah
  6. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Abronah
  7. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Abronah
  8. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Ebronah
  9. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  10. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  11. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Num 33:1-56 Cycle 5

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, 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

Bel Adone, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Tango7000, zstadler, Tiia Monto

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.