Places in Genesis 47

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Canaan
Gen 47:1, 47:4, 3 more

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Egypt
Gen 47:4, 47:6, 11 more

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Goshen 1
Gen 47:1, 47:4, 2 more

  1. panorama of a plain in Goshen 1Goshen 1
Rameses
Gen 47:11

  1. artifact from QantirQantir

  2. closeup of Tell el DabaTell el Daba

  3. ruins at TanisTanis

  4. statue of a god worshiped at Tell el FaramaTell el Farama

Image Credits

Bahnfrend, Ricardo Liberato, Didia, Sailko, Didia, Markh, Sailko

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.