Places in 1 Samuel 15

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Amalek
1Sam 15:2, 15:3, 4 more

  1. panorama of a region in AmalekAmalek
Carmel 1
1Sam 15:12

  1. pool at Khirbet el KirmilKhirbet el Kirmil
Egypt
1Sam 15:2, 15:6, 15:7

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gibeah 1
1Sam 15:34

  1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

  2. cityscape of JabaJaba
Gilgal 1
1Sam 15:12, 15:21, 15:33

  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
Havilah 3
1Sam 15:7

  1. desert in the Arabian PeninsulaArabian Peninsula

  2. Ishtar gate from Babylonin Babylonia

  3. cityscape of Ha'ilabout 100 km around Ha'il

  4. cityscape of Sanaaabout 200 km around Sanaa

  5. ruins at Zeilaabout 200 km around Zeila

  6. satellite view of the region around Zahrat al KulaZahrat al Kula
Ramah 4
1Sam 15:34

  1. cityscape of Al RamAl Ram

  2. cityscape of RantisRantis

  3. cityscape of RamallahRamallah

  4. ruins at Ramat RahelRamat Rahel

  5. building at Beit RimaBeit Rima

  6. building at Nabi SamwilNabi Samwil
Shur
1Sam 15:7

  1. satellite view of the region around Ar Ruwaysatregion around Ar Ruwaysat

  2. satellite view of the region around Wadi as Sakriyatabout 30 km around Wadi as Sakriyat

  3. panorama of Tel SharuhenTel Sharuhen
Telem
1Sam 15:4

  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Umm es SalafeKhirbet Umm es Salafe

  2. satellite view of the region around Horbat RahbaHorbat Rahba

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Abu TululKhirbet Abu Tulul

  4. satellite view of the region around El AlemEl Alem

  5. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ez ZeifehKhirbet ez Zeifeh

  6. artifact from Tel MalhataTel Malhata

Image Credits

Someone35, Bukvoed, Ricardo Liberato, Eli.berckovitz, יעקב, Zairon, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Adam Zartal אדם זרטל, Peter Dowley, Radomir Vrbovsky, Khalid Alhallabi, Ferdinand Reus, Walter Callens, Soman, יעקב, Soman, Bukvoed, KafrAdDeek, Alexey Goral, The devious diesel, Gary Todd

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.