Places in the Bible Today:

Senaah

Data

Translated NamesHassenaah, Senaah
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

3 Possible Identifications

  1. not a place (people group): 50% confidence
  2. another name for Magdalsenna (ancient): 25% confidence. It may be:
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Aujah el FoqaKhirbet el Aujah el Foqa

    2. ruins at Khirbat al BeiyudatKhirbat al Beiyudat

    3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el AujahKhirbet el Aujah

  3. Khirbet el Aujah el Foqa (modern): less than 10% confidence
    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Aujah el FoqaKhirbet el Aujah el Foqa

Verses (3)

  1. Ezra 2:35
  2. Neh 3:3, 7:38

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookSenaah
OpenBible.infoac5ba1a (Senaah)
TIPNRSenaah@Ezr.2.35
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2073
WikipediaList of minor biblical tribes#Senaah (anchor)

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Senaah (person)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Senaah
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Senaah
  4. Breneman, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (1993): Ezra 2:21-35 note 44
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Senaah
  6. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Ezra 2:35
  7. Fensham, Ezra and Nehemiah (1982): Ezra 2:35
  8. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Senaah
  9. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  10. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Senaah
  11. Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Senaah
  12. Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 7
  13. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Senaah
  14. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  15. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
  16. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  17. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Senaah
  18. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Senaah
  19. 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, 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, Abraham

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.