Places in the Bible Today:

Tirzah

Data

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

1 Identification

  1. Tell el Farah (modern): 85% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell el FarahTell el Farah

Verses (13)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 12:24
1Sam-Esth (11)
1Kgs 14:17, 15:21, 15:33, 16:6, 16:8, 16:9, 16:15, 16:17, 16:23
2Kgs 15:14, 15:16
Job-Mal (1)
Song 6:4

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com946
Logos FactbookTirzah (city)
OpenBible.info (2007)Tirzah
OpenBible.infoa80d317 (Tirzah)
TIPNRTirzah@Jos.12.24
UBS Names Databaseot ID_3093
WikidataQ2002121

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 442
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Tirzah (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Tirzah
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Tirzah
  5. Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 165
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Tirzah
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 12:24; 1Kgs 14:17 note
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tirzah
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Tirzah
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Tirzah
  13. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  14. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 4
  15. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  16. Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 155
  17. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Tirzah
  18. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Tirzah
  19. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 12:24; 1Kgs 14:17
  20. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Tirzah
  21. New Bible Atlas (1985): Tirzah
  22. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Tirzah
  23. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  24. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  25. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Tirzah
  26. Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 154
  27. Schlegel, Satellite Bible Atlas (2016): Tirzah
  28. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Tirzah (Place)
  29. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Tirsa
  30. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Tirzah
  31. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 12:9-24
  32. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Tirzah
  33. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  34. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  35. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 12:24; 1Kgs 14:17; Song 6:4
  36. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 407

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.

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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.