Places in the Bible Today:
Mephaath
Data
| Translated Name | Mephaath |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- Umm ar Rasas (modern): 50% confidence
- Tell Jawah (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Khirbet Nefaah (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (4)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 673 |
| Logos Factbook | Mephaath |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Mephaath |
| OpenBible.info | a97cb23 (Mephaath) |
| TIPNR | Mephaath@Jos.13.18 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1747 |
| Wikipedia | Mephaath (redirect) |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 439
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Mephaath (place)
- Boling, Joshua (1982): 13:18
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Mephaath
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:18
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Mephaath
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Mephaath
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 8
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Mephaath
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 13:17-20
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 4
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Mephaath
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Mephaath
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Mephaa
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Mephaath
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Mephaath
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- 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 (in this case, Umm ar Rasas), 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
Professor Bjorn Anderson, Bashar Tabbah, 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.