Places in the Bible Today:

Sibraim

Data

Translated NameSibraim
Typesettlement
Notesbetween Damascus and Hamath
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. in the region between Damascus and Hamath (modern): very high confidence

    1. panorama of cliffs in the region between Damascus and Hamathin the region between Damascus and Hamath

  2. Huwwarin (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around HuwwarinHuwwarin

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

    1. satellite view of the region around HuwwarinHuwwarin

    2. satellite view of the region around ZifranZifran

    3. satellite view of the region around Al ZaafaraniyahAl Zaafaraniyah

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

    1. building at Nippurwithin 50 km of Nippur

    2. artifact from SipparSippar

Verses (1)

Ezek 47:16

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookSibraim
OpenBible.info (2007)Sibraim
OpenBible.infoab5d319 (Sibraim)
TIPNRSibraim@Ezk.47.16
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2029

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Sibraim (place)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Sibraim
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Sibraim
  4. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Sibraim
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Sibraim
  7. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Sibraim
  8. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Sibraim
  9. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Sibraim
  10. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Sibraim
  11. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Sibraim
  12. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  13. 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, in the region between Damascus and Hamath), 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

Frank Kidner, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. 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.