Places in 2 Samuel 17

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Ammon
2Sam 17:27

  1. ruins at AmmanAmmon
Bahurim
2Sam 17:18

  1. satellite view of the region around Ras TumeimRas Tumeim

  2. aerial cityscape of Khirbet Buqei DanKhirbet Buqei Dan
Beersheba 1
2Sam 17:11

  1. panorama of ruins at Tel Beer ShevaTel Beer Sheva

  2. well at Bir es SebaBir es Seba
Dan
2Sam 17:11

  1. gate at Tel DanTel Dan
En-rogel
2Sam 17:17, 17:18

  1. building at Bir AyubBir Ayub

  2. cityscape looking east including Ain el Madauwerah, which is not visible at center rightAin el Madauwerah

  3. water flowing from the Gihon SpringGihon Spring
Gilead 1
2Sam 17:26, 17:27

  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1
Jerusalem
2Sam 17:20

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Jordan 1
2Sam 17:16, 17:21, 2 more

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Lo-debar
2Sam 17:27

  1. satellite view of the region around Umm ed DebarUmm ed Debar

  2. panorama of Tel Dover, which is the hill just behind the fenceTel Dover

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell el HammeTell el Hamme

  4. satellite view of the region around IbdarIbdar

  5. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HamidKhirbet Hamid

  6. satellite view of the region around Tell el MughanniyaTell el Mughanniya
Mahanaim
2Sam 17:24, 17:27

  1. panorama of the Jabbok River and Tell edh Dhahab el GharbiTell edh Dhahab el Gharbi

  2. satellite view of the region around Tell HejajTell Hejaj

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet MehnaKhirbet Mehna

  4. panorama of Tell edh Dhahab esh SherqiyehTell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh

  5. satellite view of the region around Tell er ReheilTell er Reheil

  6. satellite view of the region around SleikhatSleikhat
Rabbah 1
2Sam 17:27

  1. ruins at AmmanAmman
Rogelim
2Sam 17:27

  1. satellite view of the region around ZaharetZaharet

  2. satellite view of the region around Tell BarsinaTell Barsina

Image Credits

Berthold Werner, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Mary Madigan, gugganij, Daniel Baránek, Lajoya02, kfar hatemanim, עוזי ו., Deror_avi, Adeeb Atwan, Godot13, Bill Rice, Aaadir, E. Rehfeld, יעקב

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.