Places in 1 Samuel 10

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Bethel 1
1Sam 10:3

  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin
Egypt
1Sam 10:18

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gibeah 1
1Sam 10:10, 10:26

  1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

  2. cityscape of JabaJaba
Gibeath-elohim
1Sam 10:5

  1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

  2. cityscape of JabaJaba

  3. building at Nabi SamwilNabi Samwil

  4. well at El JibEl Jib

  5. cityscape of RamallahRamallah
Gilgal 1
1Sam 10:8

  1. ruins at Khirbet el MefjirKhirbet el Mefjir

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet en NitlehKhirbet en Nitleh

  3. aerial panorama of ruins at Bedhat esh Sha'abBedhat esh Sha'ab

  4. satellite view of the region around El 'UnuqEl 'Unuq

  5. satellite view of the region around Suwwanet eth ThaniyaSuwwanet eth Thaniya

  6. satellite view of the region around Tell el JurnTell el Jurn
Jabesh-gilead
1Sam 10:27

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

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

  3. satellite view of the region around Tall al MeqbarahTall al Meqbarah
Jordan 1
1Sam 10:27

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Mizpah 3
1Sam 10:17

  1. aerial panorama of Tell en NasbehTell en Nasbeh

  2. building at Nabi SamwilNabi Samwil
Tabor 3
1Sam 10:3

  1. ruins at Beitinwithin 2 km of Beitin

  2. ruins at Beitinwithin 1 km of Beitin

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj Beitinwithin 2 km of Burj Beitin

  4. panorama of ruins at Burj Beitinwithin 1 km of Burj Beitin

  5. cityscape of Al Birawithin 2 km of Al Bira

  6. cityscape of Al Birawithin 1 km of Al Bira
Zelzah
1Sam 10:2

  1. cityscape of Har HotzvimKhirbet Salah

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ErhaKhirbet Erha

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Shab SalahKhirbet Shab Salah

  4. cityscape of Beit JalaBeit Jala

  5. church at Deir el AzarDeir el Azar

Image Credits

Deror_avi, יעקב, Bukvoed, Ricardo Liberato, Eli.berckovitz, יעקב, Alexey Goral, Ar2332, Soman, Zairon, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Adam Zartal אדם זרטל, Hanay, Bill Rice, דניאל צבי, Gilabrand, Gilabrand, Bahnfrend

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.