Places in 1 Kings 2

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Anathoth
1Kgs 2:26

  1. satellite view of the region around Ras el KharrubaRas el Kharruba

  2. cityscape of AnataAnata

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Deir es SiddKhirbet Deir es Sidd
Bahurim
1Kgs 2:8

  1. satellite view of the region around Ras TumeimRas Tumeim

  2. aerial cityscape of Khirbet Buqei DanKhirbet Buqei Dan
City of David
1Kgs 2:10

  1. tilt-shift cityscape of the City of DavidCity of David
Gath 1
1Kgs 2:39, 2:40, 2:41

  1. panorama of Tell es SafiTell es Safi

  2. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  3. satellite view of the region around Ras Abu HamidRas Abu Hamid

  4. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  5. aerial panorama of Tel NagilaTel Nagila

  6. panorama of Tel EraniTel Erani
Gilead 1
1Kgs 2:7

  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1
Hebron
1Kgs 2:11

  1. ruins at Tel RumeidaTel Rumeida
Jerusalem
1Kgs 2:11, 2:36, 3 more

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Jordan 1
1Kgs 2:8

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Kidron
1Kgs 2:37

  1. panorama of the Kidron Valley at JerusalemKidron River
Mahanaim
1Kgs 2:8

  1. panorama of the Jabbok River and Tell edh Dhahab el GharbiTell edh Dhahab el Gharbi

  2. satellite view of the region around Tell HejajTell Hejaj

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet MehnaKhirbet Mehna

  4. panorama of Tell edh Dhahab esh SherqiyehTell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

  5. satellite view of the region around Tell er ReheilTell er Reheil

  6. satellite view of the region around SleikhatSleikhat
Shiloh
1Kgs 2:27

  1. ruins at Khirbet SeilunKhirbet Seilun
Shunem
1Kgs 2:17, 2:21

  1. cityscape of SulamSulam

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Emmanuel DYAN, Mary Madigan, Avraham Graicer, Ori~, Danny Gershoni, Aaadir, Amos Meron, יפעת אופק, Adeeb Atwan, Dr. Avishai Teicher, Godot13, Bill Rice, Chris Yunker, E. Rehfeld, יעקב, RonAlmog, NaVisitor

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.