Places in Genesis 49

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Canaan
Gen 49:30

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Machpelah
Gen 49:30

  1. building at the Cave of the PatriarchsCave of the Patriarchs
Mamre
Gen 49:30

  1. ruins at Ramat el KhalilRamat el Khalil

  2. monastery at Ain SebtaAin Sebta

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet NimrehKhirbet Nimreh
Shiloh
Gen 49:10

  1. ruins at Khirbet SeilunKhirbet Seilun
Sidon
Gen 49:13

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon

Image Credits

Bahnfrend, Djampa, Yywilk, Copper Kettle, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, RonAlmog

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.