Places in the Bible Today:
Put
Data
| Translated Names | Libya, Libyans, Phut, Pul, Put |
|---|---|
| Types | region or settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
3 Possible Identifications
- another name for Libya (ancient): 65% confidence
- another name for Punt (ancient): less than 10% confidence
- another name for Cyrene (ancient): less than 10% confidence
Verses (6)
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Logos Factbook | Put (nation) |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Pul, Put |
| OpenBible.info | ad0520f (Put) |
| TIPNR | Put@Isa.66.19 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1532 |
| Wikidata | Q946939 |
Sources
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992)
- Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Put
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Put
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)
- Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): Jer 46:7-9; Jer 46:7-9; Ezek 38:4-16
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Put
- HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011)
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hartley, Genesis (2000): 10:6 note
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003): Put
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Put
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Isa 66:19; Ezek 27:10; Nah 3:9
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Put, Nation
- Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Put
- New Bible Dictionary (1996)
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Revised Expositor’s Bible Commentary (2012): Nah 3:9
- Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Put (Place)
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Phut
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Jer 46:9; Nah 3:9; Nah 3:9
- Zondervan Pictorial Bible Atlas (1972): page 46
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, another name for Libya), 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
ماهر العوامي, Abukar Musa, joepyrek
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.