Modern locations of places in the Bible:

Khirbet al Simia

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Also Called	Khirbet as Simiya, Khirbet es Simya, Khirbet hallat Sama, Khirbet Sama’a, Simia, Simya
Latitude, Longitude	31.421683, 35.033694
Palestine 1928 Grid Coordinates (?)	153215/092198
Type	settlement
Point Precision	point in modern settlement
Coordinates Sources	Amud Anan Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land Palestine Open Maps: Palestine 1:100,000 Wikidata
General Location Notes	Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992) (Eshan (place)), International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979) (Eshan), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000) (Eshan): “17 km southwest of Hebron” New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988) (Eshan): “south of Daumeh” this point is southeast of Dumah McKinny, Historical Geography of the Administrative Division of Judah (2014) (page 229): “Debir (Khirbet Rabud) 2km to the northwest”
Precise Coordinates Notes	this point is closer to 14km southwest of Hebron
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

Biblical places associated with Khirbet al Simia

Dannah: low confidence
Shamir 1: very low confidence
Shaphir: very low confidence
Shamir 2: very low confidence

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Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (modified)

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