Places in the Bible Today:

Elon

Data

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

8 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Elonbeth-hanan (ancient): 35% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of YaloYalo

    2. satellite view of the region around Tell el KokahTell el Kokah

    3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HaiyanKhirbet Haiyan

    4. cityscape of Beit AnanBeit Anan

  2. Khirbet Wadi Illin (modern): 35% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Wadi IllinKhirbet Wadi Illin

  3. Kafr Ana (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. ruins at Kafr AnaKafr Ana

  4. Khirbet Hasan (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HasanKhirbet Hasan

  5. Tel Zelafon (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Tel ZelafonTel Zelafon

  6. Khirbet el Rujm (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el RujmKhirbet el Rujm

  7. Alein (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. satellite view of the region around AleinAlein

  8. another name for Aijalon 1 (ancient): less than 10% confidence. It may be:

    1. panorama of YaloYalo

    2. satellite view of the region around Tell el KokahTell el Kokah

    3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HaiyanKhirbet Haiyan

Verses (1)

Josh 19:43

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookElon (town)
OpenBible.info (2007)Elon
OpenBible.infoae180d8 (Elon)
TIPNRElon@Jos.19.43
UBS Names Databaseot ID_194

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Elon (place)
  2. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Elon
  3. Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013): Elon
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Elon (place)
  5. Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Elon
  6. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  7. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Elon
  8. McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014): pages 158, 159
  9. New Bible Atlas (1985): Aijalon
  10. New Bible Dictionary (1996): Elon
  11. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  12. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Elon
  13. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Elon
  14. Rogerson, New Atlas of the Bible (1985): page 84
  15. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Elon (Place)
  16. Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 19:43
  17. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  18. 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

Aaadir, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, עדירל, מיכאלי

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.