Places in the Bible Today:

Anem

Data

Translated NameAnem
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

4 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for En-gannim 2 (ancient): 70% confidence. It may be:

    1. building at Khirbet Beit JannKhirbet Beit Jann

    2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ed DirKhirbet ed Dir

    3. cityscape of JeninTell Jenin

    4. satellite view of the region around HaditaHadita

    5. satellite view of the region around OlamOlam

  2. Khirbet Anim (modern): 15% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet AnimKhirbet Anim

  3. Tell Jenin (modern): 15% confidence

    1. cityscape of JeninTell Jenin

  4. Olam (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around OlamOlam

Verses (1)

1Chr 6:73

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookAnem
OpenBible.info (2007)Anem
OpenBible.infoad13f27 (Anem)
TIPNREn-gannim@Jos.19.21
UBS Names Databaseot ID_2286
WikidataQ6667727

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Anem (place)
  2. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Anem
  3. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Anem
  4. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Chr 6:73
  5. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Anem
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Anem
  8. Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Anem
  9. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  10. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Anem
  11. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Anem
  12. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Anem
  13. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Anem
  14. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  15. 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, another name for En-gannim 2), 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

Amiesh, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Qasrawi 2000

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.