Places in 1 Samuel 11

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ammon
1Sam 11:1

  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon
Bezek 2
1Sam 11:8

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet IbziqKhirbet Ibziq

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet SalhabKhirbet Salhab

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell BezqaTell Bezqa
Gibeah 1
1Sam 11:4

  1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

  2. cityscape of JabaJaba
Gilgal 1
1Sam 11:14, 11:15

  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 11:1, 11:3, 3 more

  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

Image Credits

Berthold Werner, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Eli.berckovitz, יעקב, Zairon, Adam Zartal אדם זרטל, 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.