Places in the Bible Today:

Yiron

Data

Translated NamesIron, Yiron
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Yarun (modern): 80% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around YarunYarun

Verses (1)

Josh 19:38

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com981
Logos FactbookYiron
OpenBible.info (2007)Yiron
OpenBible.infoa78b87e (Yiron)
Pleiades678452
TIPNRYiron@Jos.19.38
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1436
WikipediaCities in the Book of Joshua (nonunique url)

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 443
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Yiron (place)
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Yiron
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Yiron
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Yiron
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Yiron
  9. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  10. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 23
  11. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Yiron
  12. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 19:32-39
  13. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Iron
  14. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  15. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Yiron
  16. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  17. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Yiron
  18. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Yiron
  19. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Yiron
  20. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Iron
  21. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:38
  22. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Iron
  23. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  24. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)

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.

Thumbnail Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

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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.