Places in the Bible Today:

Neiel

Data

Translated NameNeiel
Typessettlement or valley
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

  1. Khirbet Yanin (modern): 70% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet YaninKhirbet Yanin

  2. another name for Neah (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. satellite view of the region around NimrinNimrin

    2. aerial panorama of a region including Tell el Wawiyat, which is to the right of the road at centerTell el Wawiyat

    3. aerial panorama of the Beit Netofa ValleyBeit Netofa Valley

Verses (1)

Josh 19:27

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com716
Logos FactbookNeiel
OpenBible.info (2007)Neiel
OpenBible.infoab571de (Neiel)
TIPNRNeiel@Jos.19.27
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1984
WikidataQ6987988

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 440
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Neiel (place)
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Neiel
  4. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Neiel
  5. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  6. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Neiel
  7. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  8. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Neiel
  9. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  10. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 22
  11. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  12. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Neiel
  13. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Neiel
  14. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  15. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Neiel
  16. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Neiel
  17. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Neiel
  18. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Neiel
  19. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Neiel
  20. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Neiel
  21. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  22. 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, Khirbet Yanin), 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, Infamous000, Infamous000

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.