Places in the Bible Today:

Eshtemoa

Data

Translated NamesEshtemoa, Eshtemoh
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. As Samu (modern): 75% confidence
    1. ruins at As SamuAs Samu

Verses (4)

Josh-Ruth (2)
Josh 15:50, 21:14
1Sam-Esth (2)
1Sam 30:28
1Chr 6:57

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com419
Logos FactbookEshtemoa
OpenBible.info (2007)Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh
OpenBible.infoad68510 (Eshtemoa)
TIPNREshtemoa@Jos.21.14
UBS Names Databaseot ID_422, ot ID_423
WikidataQ5397937

Sources

  1. Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 434
  2. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Eshtemoa (place)
  3. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Eshtemoa
  4. Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
  5. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Eshtemoa
  6. ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
  7. Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Sam 30:26-31
  8. Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 1Sam 30:28
  9. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Eshtemoa
  10. Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Eshtemoa
  11. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (2011): Eshtemoa
  12. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
  13. Hess, Joshua (1996): table 11
  14. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  15. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Eshtemoa
  16. IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 21:3-40; 1Sam 30:27-31
  17. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): page 235
  18. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Anim
  19. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
  20. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Eshtemoa
  21. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Eshtemoa, Eshtemoh (Place)
  22. Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Estemoa
  23. Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible (1956): Eshtemoa
  24. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 15:50
  25. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Eshtemoa
  26. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  27. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
  28. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Josh 21:10-19

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identification 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

محمد الفلسطيني

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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.