Places in the Bible Today:

Accad

Data

Translated NamesAccad, Akkad
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

7 Possible Identifications

  1. Tell Sheshubar (modern): 25% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell SheshubarTell Sheshubar

  2. Tell ed Der (modern): 15% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell ed DerTell ed Der

  3. another name for Babylon 1 (ancient): 15% confidence

    1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon

  4. Dhuluiya (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. cityscape of DhuluiyaDhuluiya

  5. Ishan Mizyad (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. panorama of Ishan MizyadIshan Mizyad

  6. Qadisiyah (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around QadisiyahQadisiyah

  7. Tell Muhammad (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tell MuhammadTell Muhammad

Verses (1)

Gen 10:10

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookAccad
OpenBible.info (2007)Accad
OpenBible.infoa8b7a6b (Accad)
TIPNRAccad@Gen.10.10
UBS Names Databaseot ID_209
WikidataQ150996

Sources

  1. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995)
  2. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Accad
  3. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Accad
  4. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Accad
  5. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Accad
  6. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Accad, Akkad
  7. Wikipedia
  8. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  9. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 160

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, Radomir Vrbovsky, Ahmed Mooky, zin_live

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.