Places in the Bible Today:
Kain
Data
| Translated Names | Cain, Kain, Kenite, Kenites |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
2 Possible Identifications
- Khirbet Bani Dar (modern): 60% confidence
- not a place (people group): less than 10% confidence
Verses (2)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 567 |
| Logos Factbook | Kain |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Kain |
| OpenBible.info | a765bd8 (Kain) |
| TIPNR | Kain@Num.24.22 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2594 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 438
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Kain (place)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Kain
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Kain (place)
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:57
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Kain
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Kain
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Kain
- McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 258
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Kain
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Kain
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Kain
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Kain (Place)
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:57
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- 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, Khirbet Bani Dar), 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
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019
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.