Places in the Bible Today:

Cabbon

Data

Translated NamesCabbon, Kabbon
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Machbenah (ancient): 45% confidence. It may be:
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet TatritKhirbet Tatrit

    2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Umm ed DeminehKhirbet Umm ed Demineh

    3. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

    4. satellite view of the region around MiniehMinieh

  2. Khirbet Beit Lei (modern): 15% confidence
    1. mosaic at Khirbet Beit LeiKhirbet Beit Lei

  3. Tel Haraqim (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Tel HaraqimTel Haraqim

  4. Khirbet Hebra (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HebraKhirbet Hebra

Verses (1)

Josh 15:40

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookCabbon
OpenBible.info (2007)Cabbon
OpenBible.infoa7ed00e (Cabbon)
TIPNRCabbon@Jos.15.40
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1527
WikidataQ5015297

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Cabbon (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Cabbon
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Cabbon
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Cabbon
  5. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Cabbon
  6. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 200
  7. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Cabbon
  8. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Cabbon
  9. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Cabbon
  10. 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, 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, Danny Gershoni, Bukvoed

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.