Places in 2 Kings 5

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Abana
2Kgs 5:12
  1. closeup of the Barada RiverBarada River

Aram
2Kgs 5:18
  1. citadel of DamascusAram

Damascus
2Kgs 5:12
  1. citadel of DamascusDamascus

Jordan 1
2Kgs 5:10, 5:14
  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River

Pharpar
2Kgs 5:12
  1. panorama of the Awaj RiverAwaj River

  2. cityscape along the Tora River, which runs underground hereTora River

  3. historical closeup of the Barbar RiverBarbar River

Samaria 1
2Kgs 5:3
  1. ruins at SamariaSamaria

Syria 1
2Kgs 5:1, 5:2, 5:5
  1. panorama of a plain in Syria 1Aram

Image Credits

Arch rim, Dosseman, Bill Rice, AAlsaiad, Dosseman, Matson Collection, Ovedc, Dr. Avishai Teicher

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.