Places in 1 Samuel 27

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Carmel 1
1Sam 27:3

  1. pool at Khirbet el KirmilKhirbet el Kirmil
Egypt
1Sam 27:8

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gath 1
1Sam 27:2, 27:3, 2 more

  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
Jezreel 3
1Sam 27:3

  1. cityscape of Yattawithin 7 km of Yatta

  2. ruins at Khirbet TarramaKhirbet Tarrama

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet FattuhKhirbet Fattuh

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el KufeirKhirbet el Kufeir

  5. ruins at Tel Yizre'elTel Yizre'el
Negeb
1Sam 27:10

  1. panorama of hills in the NegebNegeb
Shur
1Sam 27:8

  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
Ziklag
1Sam 27:6

  1. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  2. panorama of Tel HalifTel Halif

  3. panorama of ruins at Tel Beer ShevaTel Beer Sheva

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet ZuheiliqahKhirbet Zuheiliqah

  5. satellite view of the region around Khirbet a Ra'iKhirbet a Ra'i

  6. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  7. artifact from Tell Beit MirsimTell Beit Mirsim

  8. satellite view of the region around Tel MasosTel Masos

Image Credits

Bukvoed, Ricardo Liberato, Ori~, Danny Gershoni, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Aaadir, Amos Meron, יפעת אופק, Stéphanie Gromann, hatul, Bukvoed, ליאור גולגר, The devious diesel, Danny Gershoni, gugganij, 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.