Places in 1 Kings 17

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Cherith
1Kgs 17:3, 17:5

  1. panorama of Wadi al YabisWadi al Yabis

  2. canyon of Wadi QeltWadi Qelt

  3. ruins at Khirbet FasayilKhirbet Fasayil

  4. panorama of Wadi RajibWadi Rajib

  5. panorama looking west along the top of Wadi Ajlun, which runs between the hills in the foregroundWadi Ajlun

  6. panorama of Wadi al FaraWadi al Fara
Gilead 1
1Kgs 17:1

  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1
Jordan 1
1Kgs 17:3, 17:5

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Sidon
1Kgs 17:9

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon
Tishbe
1Kgs 17:1

  1. panorama of hills in the region between Kedesh-naphtali and Hazorin the region between Kedesh-naphtali and Hazor

  2. mosque at ListibListib

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell el MaqlubTell el Maqlub

  4. artifact of a type typically found at Tell Abu el KharazTell Abu el Kharaz

  5. satellite view of the region around Tall al MeqbarahTall al Meqbarah
Zarephath
1Kgs 17:9, 17:10

  1. satellite view of the region around SareptaSarepta

Image Credits

Awd Alzinat, Hardscarf, Shay Bar, Adeeb Atwan, Adeeb Atwan, תמר הירדני, Adeeb Atwan, Bill Rice, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, Bilal Dweik, Hanay

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.