Places in the Bible Today:
Aphek 1
Data
| Translated Name | Aphek |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Notes | in Asher |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- Tel Afek (modern): 70% confidence
- Tel Kabri (modern): less than 10% confidence
- another name for Aphek 4 (ancient): less than 10% confidence
Verses (1)
Josh 19:30
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 150 |
| Logos Factbook | Aphek (of Asher) |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Aphek 1 |
| OpenBible.info | ac4f712 (Aphek 1) |
| TIPNR | Aphek@Jos.13.4 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_327 |
| Wikidata | Q4779601 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 430
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Aphek (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Aphek; Antipatris
- Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places (1995)
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Aphek
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 122
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Dorsey, Roads and Highways of Ancient Israel (1991): Map 3: page 81
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Aphek
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Josh 19:30
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Aphek
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Aphek
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Aphek
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 22
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 202
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Aphek
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Aphek of Sharon; Aphekah
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Aphek, Aphekah
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Aphek
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Aphek
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Aphek
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:31
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Aphek
- 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, Tel Afek), 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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Thumbnail Image Credits
Liorca, Henry Pelgrift, Seoras2005
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.