Places in 1 Samuel 28

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Amalek
1Sam 28:18
  1. panorama of a region in AmalekAmalek

En-dor
1Sam 28:7
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet es SafsafaKhirbet es Safsafa

  2. historical panorama of buildings at IndurIndur

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell Abu QedeisTell Abu Qedeis

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet JadurahKhirbet Jadurah

  5. satellite view of the region around Tell el AjjulTell el Ajjul

Mount Gilboa
1Sam 28:4
  1. panorama of Mount GilboaMount Gilboa

Ramah 4
1Sam 28:3
  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

Shunem
1Sam 28:4
  1. cityscape of SulamSulam

Image Credits

Someone35, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, The Way of the Cross, Beivushtang, Soman, יעקב, Soman, Bukvoed, KafrAdDeek, Alexey Goral, NaVisitor

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.