Places in the Bible Today:
Zalmon
Data
| Translated Names | Mount Zalmon, Salmon, Zalmon |
|---|---|
| Type | mountain |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- Jebel Druze (modern): 45% confidence
- another name for Mount Hermon (ancient): 20% confidence
- another name for Mount Zalmon (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:
Verses (1)
Ps 68:14
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Zalmon |
| OpenBible.info | a93ed69 (Zalmon) |
| TIPNR | Ebal_Mount@Deu.11.29 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_2511 |
Sources
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Zalmon
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 217
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Ps 68:14
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 250
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979)
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Ps 68:14
- New Bible Dictionary (1996)
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001)
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Zalmon
- 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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Thumbnail Image Credits
KFZI310, Almog, Ibro84, יאיר דב, Mujaddara, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019
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.