Places in the Bible Today:

Canneh

Data

Translated NamesCanneh, Kanneh
Typesettlement
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

5 Possible Identifications

  1. another name for Calneh 2 (ancient): 60% confidence. It may be:

    1. satellite view of the region around Kullan KöyKullan Köy

    2. aerial panorama of ruins at Tell TayinatTell Tayinat

    3. satellite view of the region around Chatal HuyukChatal Huyuk

  2. Bir Ali (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. cityscape of Bir AliBir Ali

  3. Nisibis (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. streetscape of NisibisNisibis

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

    1. building at NippurNippur

  5. Ctesiphon (modern): less than 10% confidence

    1. building at CtesiphonCtesiphon

Verses (1)

Ezek 27:23

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Logos FactbookCanneh
OpenBible.info (2007)Canneh
OpenBible.infoae83efa (Canneh)
TIPNRCalneh@Gen.10.10
UBS Names Databaseot ID_1568

Sources

  1. Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Canneh (place)
  2. Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990)
  3. Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Canneh
  4. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Canneh
  5. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
  6. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Canneh
  7. New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
  8. New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988): Canneh
  9. Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007): Canneh
  10. Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Canneh
  11. Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001): Canneh
  12. Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Canneh
  13. Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
  14. 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 Calneh 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

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Stephen Batiuk, Email4mobile, Soman, Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Sgt. Rebecca Schwab

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.