Places in the Bible Today:

Hadashah

Data

Translated NameHadashah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. in the region between Lachish and Gath (modern): 65% confidence
    1. panorama of hills in the region between Lachish and Gathin the region between Lachish and Gath

  2. Tel Sheqef (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tel SheqefTel Sheqef

  3. Khirbet el Judeideh (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el JudeidehKhirbet el Judeideh

  4. another name for Adasa (ancient): less than 10% confidence
    1. panorama of Khirbet Adasa, which is the hillKhirbet Adasa

Verses (1)

Josh 15:37

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookHadashah
OpenBible.info (2007)Hadashah
OpenBible.infoa785680 (Hadashah)
TIPNRHadashah@Jos.15.37
UBS Names Databaseot ID_992
WikipediaHadashah (redirect)

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Hadashah (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Hadashah
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Hadashah
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Hadashah
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Hadashah
  7. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 191
  8. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  9. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Hadashah
  10. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:37
  11. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Hadashah
  12. 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, in the region between Lachish and Gath), 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

Davidbena, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, יעקב

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.