Places in the Bible Today:

Shamir 1

Data

Translated NameShamir
Typesettlement
Notesin Judah; the Al Bira near Ramallah is different from the Al Bira that’s a possibility here, though International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979) (Shamir) mentions the former to situate Khirbet Raddana
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GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

7 Possible Identifications

  1. Khirbet Sumara (modern): 30% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet SumaraKhirbet Sumara

  2. Khirbet Anab es Seghireh (modern): 15% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Anab es SeghirehKhirbet Anab es Seghireh

  3. Khirbet al Bira (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet al BiraKhirbet al Bira

  4. Khirbet al Simia (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet al SimiaKhirbet al Simia

  5. Khirbet Anab al Kabir (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Anab al KabirKhirbet Anab al Kabir

  6. Khirbet Fuqeiqis (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet FuqeiqisKhirbet Fuqeiqis

  7. Khirbet Raddana (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet RaddanaKhirbet Raddana

Verses (1)

Josh 15:48

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookShamir (of Judah)
OpenBible.info (2007)Shamir 1
OpenBible.infoa846a2a (Shamir 1)
TIPNRShamir@Jos.15.48
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2912
WikipediaList of minor biblical places#Shamir (anchor)

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Shamir (place)
  2. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Shamir
  3. Boling, Joshua (1982): 15:48b
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Shamir (place)
  5. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 15:48
  6. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Shamir
  7. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Shamir
  8. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  9. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Shamir
  10. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 15:48-60
  11. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 228, 229
  12. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Shamir
  13. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  14. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Shamir
  15. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Shamir
  16. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Shamir (Place)
  17. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Shamir
  18. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:48
  19. 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.

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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. 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.