Places in the Bible Today:

Anathoth

Data

Translated NamesAnathoth, Anathothite, Anethothite, Anetothite, Antothite
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

3 Possible Identifications

  1. Ras el Kharruba (modern): 45% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Ras el KharrubaRas el Kharruba

  2. Anata (modern): 25% confidence

    1. cityscape of AnataAnata

  3. Khirbet Deir es Sidd (modern): 15% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Deir es SiddKhirbet Deir es Sidd

Verses (18)

Josh-Ruth (1)
Josh 21:18
1Sam-Esth (9)
2Sam 23:27
1Kgs 2:26
1Chr 6:60, 11:28, 12:3, 27:12
Ezra 2:23
Neh 7:27, 11:32
Job-Mal (8)
Isa 10:30
Jer 1:1, 11:21, 11:23, 29:27, 32:7, 32:8, 32:9

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com138
Logos FactbookAnathoth (town)
OpenBible.info (2007)Anathoth
OpenBible.infoab34789 (Anathoth)
TIPNRAnathoth@Jos.21.18
WikidataQ2662138

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 430
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Anathoth (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Anathoth
  4. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995)
  5. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Anathoth
  6. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  7. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Anathoth
  8. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  9. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 21:18; Neh 11:32
  10. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Anathoth
  11. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Anathoth
  12. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Anathoth
  13. Hess, Joshua (1996): 21:10-19
  14. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Anathoth
  15. IVP Atlas of Bible History (2006): Anathoth
  16. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Jer 1:1; Josh 21:18; 1Kgs 2:26
  17. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 275, 302
  18. New Bible Atlas (1985): Anathoth
  19. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Anathoth
  20. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  21. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  22. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  23. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Anathoth
  24. Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 179
  25. Sacred Bridge (2014): page 235
  26. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Anathoth (Place), Anathothite
  27. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Anatot
  28. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Anathoth
  29. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Anathoth
  30. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  31. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  32. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Jer 1:1; Josh 21:10-19; Jer 1:1
  33. Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 191

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, Emmanuel DYAN

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.