Places in 1 Samuel 22

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Adullam
1Sam 22:1

  1. panorama of Khirbet esh Sheikh MadhkurKhirbet esh Sheikh Madhkur

  2. ruins at Khirbet Id el MinyaKhirbet Id el Minya
Gath 1
1Sam 22:1

  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
Gibeah 1
1Sam 22:6

  1. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

  2. cityscape of JabaJaba
Hereth
1Sam 22:5

  1. buildings at KharasKharas

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet KhureiseKhirbet Khureise
Mizpeh 3
1Sam 22:3

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1in Moab 1

  2. castle at KerakKerak

  3. satellite view of the region around Rujm el MeshrefehRujm el Meshrefeh
Moab 1
1Sam 22:3, 22:4

  1. panorama of a wadi in Moab 1Moab 1
Nob
1Sam 22:9, 22:11, 22:19

  1. panorama of Ras el MesharifRas el Mesharif

  2. satellite view of the region around Ras Umm et TalaRas Umm et Tala

  3. cityscape of IsawiyaIsawiya

  4. building at Et TurEt Tur

  5. satellite view of the region around Ras TumeimRas Tumeim

  6. cityscape of Shuafat on Qu'mehQu'meh

  7. buildings at French HillFrench Hill
Ramah 8
1Sam 22:6

  1. building at Tel el Fulwithin 1 km of Tel el Ful

  2. cityscape of Jabawithin 1 km of Jaba

Image Credits

Davidbena, Davidbena, Ori~, Danny Gershoni, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Aaadir, Amos Meron, יפעת אופק, Eli.berckovitz, יעקב, IslamHalahla, Adeeb Atwan, Berthold Werner, Hoheit, Hidro, Djampa, Ynhockey, Rotem Danzig

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.