Places in the Bible Today:

Tibhath

Data

Translated NamesBetah, Tebah, Tibhath
Typesettlement
Notesalso called Tebah
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. in the region between Baalbek and Kadesh (modern): 45% confidence

    1. panorama of the Beqaa Valley between Baalbek and Kadeshin the region between Baalbek and Kadesh

  2. in the Beqaa Valley (modern): 15% confidence

    1. panorama of the Beqaa Valleyin the Beqaa Valley

  3. Tell Dalhamiya (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell DalhamiyaTell Dalhamiya

  4. within 50 km of Zobah (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Brital

    2. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ain Bourdai

    3. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ghantur

    4. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Tell Maqne

    5. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Ras Baalbek

    6. panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobahwithin 50 km of Beirut

Verses (2)

  1. 2Sam 8:8
  2. 1Chr 18:8

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookTibhath
OpenBible.info (2007)Betah, Tibhath
OpenBible.infoa7cdf52 (Tibhath)
TIPNRBetah@2Sa.8.8, Tibhath@1Ch.18.8
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1195, ot ID_469

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Tibhath (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Tibhath
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Tibhath
  4. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 2Sam 8:3-12
  5. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tibhath
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Tibhath
  8. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Tibhat
  9. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Tibhath
  10. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  11. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Chr 18:8

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 Baalbek and Kadesh), 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

Ali Muselmani, Rasmus Bøgeskov Larsen, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Sami Bado

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.