Places in the Bible Today:

Gebal 1

Data

Translated NamesByblos, Gebal, Gebalite, Gebalites, Giblites
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Byblos (modern): more than 95% confidence

    1. panorama of ruins at ByblosByblos

Verses (3)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 13:5
1Sam-Esth (1)
1Kgs 5:18
Job-Mal (1)
Ezek 27:9

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com446
Logos FactbookGebal
OpenBible.info (2007)Gebal
OpenBible.infoa9a2541 (Gebal 1)
TIPNRGebal@Jos.13.5
UBS Names Databaseot ID_668
WikidataQ173532

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 433
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Gebal (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Byblos
  4. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Byblos
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Gebal
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Gebal
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 13:5; 1Kgs 5:18; Ezek 27:4-11
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Gebal
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Gebal
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Gebal
  13. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 6
  14. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  15. Howard, Joshua (1998): 13:2-5
  16. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Gebal
  17. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Byblos
  18. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Gebal
  19. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Gebal
  20. New Bible Atlas (1985): Gebal
  21. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Gebal
  22. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  23. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  24. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Gebal
  25. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Gebal
  26. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Gebal
  27. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Gebal
  28. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  29. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  30. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 13:4-5; 1Kgs 5:18

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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Jerzy Strzelecki

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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.