Places in Genesis 26

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Beersheba 2
Gen 26:23, 26:33

  1. panorama of ruins at Tel Beer ShevaTel Beer Sheva

  2. well at Bir es SebaBir es Seba
Egypt
Gen 26:2

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Esek
Gen 26:20

  1. panorama in the region between Gerar and Beershebain the region between Gerar and Beersheba

  2. panorama of vegetation along Nahal Geraralong Nahal Gerar
Gerar
Gen 26:1, 26:6, 2 more

  1. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  2. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell TuweiyilTell Tuweiyil

  4. panorama of ruins at Tell JemmehTell Jemmeh
Rehoboth 1
Gen 26:22

  1. well at RuheibehRuheibeh
Sitnah
Gen 26:21

  1. panorama of Tel Harorwithin 15 km of Tel Haror

  2. well at Ruheibehwithin 15 km of Ruheibeh

  3. panorama of Tell esh Shariawithin 15 km of Tell esh Sharia

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell Tuweiyilwithin 15 km of Tell Tuweiyil

  5. satellite view of the region around Sutnet er Ruheibehwithin 2 km of Sutnet er Ruheibeh

  6. panorama of ruins at Tell Jemmehwithin 15 km of Tell Jemmeh

  7. panorama in the region between Gerar and Beershebain the region between Gerar and Beersheba

  8. panorama of vegetation along Nahal Geraralong Nahal Gerar
Valley of Gerar
Gen 26:17, 26:19

  1. panorama of Tel Harorabout 3 km around Tel Haror

  2. panorama of Tell esh Shariaabout 3 km around Tell esh Sharia

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell Tuweiyilabout 3 km around Tell Tuweiyil

  4. panorama of ruins at Tell Jemmehabout 3 km around Tell Jemmeh

Image Credits

gugganij, Daniel Baránek, Ricardo Liberato, DovGazit, Aaadir, Aaadir, Danny Gershoni, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, zstadler

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.