north of <ancient id="ac95bd8">Riblah</ancient> between it and <ancient id="a1ce1b7">Hazar-enan</ancient>. Alternatively, an older tradition identifies it with Apamea, which is far north

Shepham

automatic

within 100 km of Riblah 2


Shephelah

automatic

panorama of hills in the Shephelah

Shephelah


Sheshach

automatic

another name for Babylon 1


Shihor 1

Pelusiac branch of the Nile

Wadi al Arish

another name for the Brook of Egypt

another name for the Nile

not a proper name (may be a general reference to waters near the Nile)


Shihor 2

another name for the Shihor 1

another name for the Nile


Shihor-libnath

mouth of the Kishon River

Tell Abu Hawam

Kebara Swamps

Nahal Daliyya

Nahal Taninim


Shikkeron

automatic

Tell el Ful

Qatra

Aseret


Shilhim

automatic

another name for Sharuhen

another name for Shaaraim 2


Shiloah

another name for Siloam


Shiloh

automatic

ruins at Khirbet Seilun

Khirbet Seilun


Shimron

Tel Shimron

Maroun al Ras


Shimron-meron

possibly two different places, <ancient id="a072bae">Shimron</ancient> and <ancient id="a6c2936">Madon</ancient>

Shimron-Meron

automatic

another name for Shimron


Shinar

automatic

another name for Babylonia


Shion

automatic

Sirin

Ayun esh Sha’in

Khirbet Mugheir


Shittim

automatic

Tall el Hammam

Tall Kafrayn

Tell Matabi


Shoa

automatic

another name for Sutu


Shual

automatic

within 10 km of Ophrah 1

about 10 km around Rammun


Shunem

automatic

cityscape of Sulam

Sulam


could denote a line of border fortresses extending from the <modern id="mec75f5">Gulf of Suez</modern> to the <modern id="me7cb2d">Mediterranean Sea</modern> or the cliffs running the length of the <modern id="mec75f5">Gulf of Suez</modern>; also called the wilderness of <ancient id="a27d0e0">Etham</ancient>; see Bibleorigins.net for an extended discussion on the location of Shur

Shur

automatic

region around Ar Ruwaysat

about 30 km around Wadi as Sakriyat

Tel Sharuhen


Sibmah

Qarn al Qubish

Khirbet Ayun Musa

within 5 km of Baal-meon

Sumia


between <ancient id="a69c1d4">Damascus</ancient> and <ancient id="ac62cbc">Hamath</ancient>

Sibraim

automatic

in the region between Damascus and Hamath

Huwwarin

another name for Ziphron

another name for Sepharvaim


Sidon

satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019

Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon


near if not identical to <ancient id="a734b66">Millo</ancient>

Silla

automatic

another name for the Millo


Siloam

ruins at the Pool of Siloam

Pool of Siloam


Sin

Debbet er Ramleh

El Marka

El Qaa


in south Judah

Siphmoth

automatic

within 30 km of Eshtemoa


Sirah

Ain Sarah

Serit el Bella


Sitnah

within 15 km of Rehoboth 1

within 2 km of Sutnet er Ruheibeh

along Nahal Gerar

within 15 km of Gerar

in the region between Gerar and Beersheba


Smyrna

automatic

ruins at Izmir

Izmir


Socoh 1

in the Shephelah

ruins at Tel Socho

Tel Socho


Socoh 2

in Judah

Khirbet Shuweikah


Socoh 3

in Sharon

Khirbet Shuweikat er Ras


Sodom

automatic

in the Valley of Siddim

Bab edh Dhra

in the region north of the Dead Sea

Tall el Hammam

Numeira


Solomon’s Portico

automatic

in Jerusalem


South 1

another name for the Negeb


South 2

the context is a reference to the queen of Sheba who visited Solomon

another name for Sheba 1


South 3

kingdom of Ptolemy

ruins at Alexandria

South 3


South Gate

in Jerusalem


Spain

automatic

Roman road in Hispania

Hispania


Sparta

ruins at Sparta

Sparta


Straight Street

arch at Straight Street

Straight Street


Succoth 1

Tell Deir Alla

Tell el Ekhsas


Succoth 2

Tell el Maskhuta

within 2 km of Jabal Maryam

Tell er Retaba

another name for Pithom


Suph

automatic

another name for the Red Sea 2

another name for Suphah

Sufeh


Suphah

automatic

Sufeh

another name for Suph

another name for the Red Sea 2


Sur

automatic

another name for the Gate of the Foundation


Susa

automatic

ruins at Shush

Shush


Sutu

nomadic people group who at times lived near the mouth of the <ancient id="a38ebfd">Tigris</ancient>; also called Shutu

panorama of a river in Sutu

about 100 km around the mouth of the Tigris River


Sychar

automatic

Askar

another name for Shechem


Syene

automatic

uncertain

ruins at Aswan

Aswan


Syracuse

automatic

aerial panorama of the theater at Syracuse

Syracuse


Syria 1

panorama of a plain in Syria 1

Aram


Syria 2

Roman province

panorama of the Orontes River in Syria 2

عمرو بن كلثوم

Syria 2


Syrtis

automatic

sunset across Sidra

Sidra


Taanach

automatic

artifact from Tell Ta’anakh

Tell Ta’anakh


Taanath-shiloh

Taanath-Shiloh

automatic

Khirbet Tana el Fauqa

Khirbet Tana et Tahta


Tabbath

automatic

Ras Abu Tabat


Tabbur-erez

this identification is per New Oxford Annotated Bible (2007) (page 371)

another name for Mount Gerizim


Taberah

automatic

within 50 km of Kibroth-hattaavah


Tabor 2

another name for Chisloth-tabor

Horvat Devora

another name for Daberath

another name for Mount Tabor


Tabor 3

between <ancient id="a44c89d">Zelzah</ancient> and <ancient id="a64f355">Bethel</ancient>

within 2 km of Bethel 1

another name for Allon-bacuth


Tadmor

automatic

ruins at Palmyra

Palmyra


Tahath

within 50 km of Terah


Tahpanhes

artifact from Tell Defenneh

Tell Defenneh


Tamar 1

another name for Tamar 2

another name for Tadmor

En Hazeva


Tamar 2

En Hazeva

Mezad Tamar

En Tamar


Tappuah 1

in Ephraim

Tell Abu Zarad


Tappuah 2

in Judah

Bayt Nattif

Artuf

Khirbet Shumeila

Khirbet Umm Jina


Taralah

automatic

Khirbet Erha

Khirbet Tililiya

Beit Irza


Tarshish 1

another name for Tartessos

Sardinia

another name for Carthage

not a proper name (name for an ore-producing region or an undefined far-off place)

Cádiz

another name for Tarsus

another name for Cyprus

another name for Rhodes 2

another name for Etruria


Tarshish 2

not a proper name (a class of trading ships)

another name for Tarshish 1


Tarsus

automatic

gate at Tarsus

Tarsus


Tartessos

natural area at Huelva

Huelva


Tegarama

Gürün


Tekoa

automatic

panorama of Khirbet Teku’a, which is in the distance at center

Khirbet Teku’a


Tel-abib

automatic

within 50 km of Nippur

within 50 km of the Chebar


Tel-harsha

Tel-Harsha

automatic

within 50 km of Nippur


Tel-melah

automatic

within 50 km of Nippur

another name for Thelme


Telassar

automatic

Til Barsip

Til Assuri

Tal Afar

Tell Bashir


Telem

Khirbet Abu Tulul

Khirbet Umm es Salafe

Horbat Rahba

Khirbet ez Zeifeh

El Alem

Tel Malhata


Tema

panorama of Tayma

Tayma


Teman

sometimes treated as synonymous with <ancient id="a2735ff">Edom</ancient> or either its northern or southern territory

about 30 km around Bozrah 1

Tawilan

another name for Edom

another name for Bozrah 1

Carcaria

Gharandal

Ma’an

Tuwaneh

Udruh


Terah

within 50 km of Mithkah


Thapsacus

while the Bible dictionaries are unanimous that <modern id="m22ee15">Dibseh</modern> is the location of <ancient id="aa4fca2">Thapsacus</ancient>, Wikipedia is adamant that it isn’t

Dibseh


The Lord Is There

another name for Jerusalem


The Lord Will Provide

another name for Mount Moriah

another name for Moreh 1

another name for Mamre


Thebes

automatic

ruins at Thebes

Thebes


Thebez

automatic

Tubas

another name for Tirzah


Thelme

Samawah


Thessalonica

automatic

ruins at Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki


Thisbe

automatic

in the region between Kedesh-naphtali and Hazor

not a place (general term for inhabitants of a region)


Three Taverns

automatic

satellite view of the region around the Three Taverns

Three Taverns


Thyatira

automatic

ruins at Akhisar

Akhisar


Tiberias

automatic

aerial panorama of the ancient theater at Tiberias

Tiberias


also called Tebah

Tibhath

automatic

in the region between Baalbek and Kadesh

in the Beqaa Valley

Tell Dalhamiya

within 50 km of Zobah


Tigris

automatic

panorama of the Tigris River

Tigris River


Timnah 1

uncertain

Tel Batash

Horbat Timna


Timnah 2

uncertain

within 15 km of Maon

Khirbet Umm Lasafa

Khirbet et Tabbaneh

Khirbet Abu Shaban

Rujm al Hamri

Tell Tuwani

another name for Timnah 1


Timnah 3

another name for Timnah 2

another name for Timnah 1

Khirbet et Tabbaneh


Timnath-heres

Khirbet Tibnah


Tiphsah 1

another name for Thapsacus

Dibseh


Tiphsah 2

another name for Tappuah 1

Khirbet Tafsah


Tirzah

Tell el Farah


Tishbe

automatic

not a place (social class)

another name for Thisbe

another name for Jabesh-gilead

Listib


Tjaru

the Wikidata item is instead providing approximate coordinates for <modern id="m83f9b8">Tell Abu Sefeh</modern>

Tel Habuwa


Tob

automatic

Et Tayibeh

Iraq al Amir


Tochen

automatic

another name for Ether 1

another name for Telem


Tophel

automatic

Tafila

in the region between Punon and Zered


a location in this valley

Topheth

automatic

in the Valley of Hinnom


Tower of Hananel

automatic

reconstruction of the Antonia Fortress

Antonia Fortress


Tower of Shechem

automatic

in Shechem


Tower of the Hundred

automatic

within 500 m of the Tower of Hananel


Tower of the Ovens

automatic

in Jerusalem


Trachonitis

automatic

panorama of stones in Lajat

Lajat


Troas

automatic

ruins at Alexandria Troas

Alexandria Troas


Trogyllium

panorama of a mountain at Cape Mycale

Cape Mycale


Tubal

automatic

panorama of natural area in Tabal

Tabal


Tyre

automatic

uncertain

ruins at Tyre

Tyre


Ulai

automatic

Ulai canal

Karkheh River

Karun River


Ummah

automatic

another name for Acco


Umman Manda

another name for Media


Uphaz

automatic

another name for Ophir

not a place (referring to the gold’s quality)


Upper Beth-horon

Lower and Upper Beth-horon
Upper Beth-horon

Upper Beth-Horon

automatic

historical cityscape of Beit Ur al Fauqa

Beit Ur al Fauqa


Upper Gulloth

another name for Gulloth-mayim


Upper Pool

in Jerusalem


Upu

region around <ancient id="a69c1d4">Damascus</ancient>

panorama of hills in Upu

Upu


Uqnu

most sources identify Uqnu with the Karkheh (e.g., Potts, Archaeology of Elam (1999) (page 253); Palestine and Transjordan (2013) mentions one scholar who believes it to be the Karun

Karkheh River

Karun River


Ur 1

Abraham’s Ur of the Chaldeans

another name for Ur 2

Urfa

another name for Ura

Urartu


Ur 2

Sumerian city

ruins at Tell el Muqayyar

Tell el Muqayyar


Ura

Sandoval and Mandolfo, Relating to the Text (2003) identifies Ura as a city in <modern id="m08a591">Urartu</modern>

within 150 km of Bayburt


Uz

automatic

in Edom

Wadi Sirhan

another name for Hauran

another name for the Negeb

about 30 km around Al Shaykh Saad

another name for Edom


Uzal

Sanaa

Izalla

Azalla

not a place (type of yarn)

Tur Abdin

Azal

Az Zu‘alla

within 10 km of Konya


Uzza

possibly a person’s name

in Jerusalem


Uzzen-sheerah

Uzzen-Sheerah

automatic

within 5 km of Lower Beth-horon

Beit Sira


Valley Gate

in Jerusalem

Crowfoot and Fitzgerald excavation site

Jaffa Gate


Valley of Achor

automatic

Al Buqay’ah

Wadi Qelt

Wadi Nu’eima


Valley of Aijalon

automatic

panorama of the Ayalon Valley

Ayalon Valley


may be <modern id="m43eab9">Beqaa Valley</modern>; Aven may refer specifically to <modern id="m6653cf">Baalbek</modern>

Valley of Aven

automatic

about 12 km around Baalbek

Wadi Qelt

another name for Beth-eden


Valley of Baca

automatic

not a place (symbolic or level place)

within 20 km of Jerusalem

another name for the Valley of Rephaim

El Baq’a


Valley of Beracah

automatic

Wadi el Arrub

region around Khirbet Bereikut

El Baq’a

Wadi ar Rashrash


Valley of Decision

another name for the Valley of Jehoshaphat


Valley of Elah

automatic

panorama looking east of the Valley of Elah

Valley of Elah


Valley of Eshcol

automatic

within 5 km of Hebron

region around Burj el Haska

region around Ain Eshkali

within 2 km of Mamre


Valley of Gerar

automatic

about 3 km around Gerar


if this verse refers to Joshua 10:11, then the valley could be between <ancient id="aede336">Gibeon</ancient> and <ancient id="ab682e6">Upper Beth-horon</ancient>

Valley of Gibeon

automatic

panorama of the Valley of Gibeon

Valley of Gibeon


Valley of Hamon-gog
Valley of the Travelers

Valley of Hamon-gog

automatic

in Abarim

not a specific place (symbolic)

in the Transjordan

another name for the Valley of Jezreel

Hinnom Valley


Valley of Hebron

automatic

cityscape of Hebron in the Valley of Hebron

Valley of Hebron


Valley of Hinnom
Valley of Slaughter
Valley of the Son of Hinnom

Valley of Hinnom

automatic

panorama of the Hinnom Valley

Hinnom Valley


Valley of Iphtahel

Wadi el Melek

Wadi Abbelin

region around Khirbet Shifat

Beit Netofa Valley


this is the traditional site in the upper Kidron Valley

Valley of Jehoshaphat

automatic

trees in the Valley of Jehoshaphat

Valley of Jehoshaphat


Valley of Jericho

panorama of the Valley of Jericho

Valley of Jericho


Valley of Jezreel

automatic

panorama of the Jezreel Valley

Jezreel Valley


Valley of Lebanon

includes <ancient id="ae12e43">Baal-gad</ancient>

Beqaa Valley

upper Huleh Valley


Valley of Mizpeh

automatic

about 10 km around Mizpah 2


<source id="s565ee7" article="Rephaim">Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010) (Rephaim)</source> extends it north to "the Valley of Hinnom;" "extending southwest for several miles" (Logos Factbook) and descending "to <modern id="m845f5a">Nahal Sorek</modern>" (Wikipedia)

Valley of Rephaim

automatic

park in the Valley of Rephaim

Valley of Rephaim


Valley of Salt

automatic

Es Sebkha

Wadi el Milh

another name for Ge-harashim

Wadi Arabah


Valley of Shaveh

automatic

List of minor biblical places#Shaveh, Valley of

intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom

another name for the King’s Valley


a possibly symbolic river flowing from <ancient id="a15257a">Jerusalem</ancient> to the <ancient id="abed304">Salt Sea</ancient>

Valley of Shittim

automatic

Wadi en Nar

another name for the Kidron

not a place (symbolic)

within 5 km of Shittim


Valley of Siddim

automatic

south of the Lisan


the valley refers to the part east of <ancient id="a3b5b53">Beth-shemesh</ancient>

Valley of Sorek

automatic

closeup of Nahal Sorek

Nahal Sorek


Valley of Succoth

<source id="s93d4c1" article="Succoth">Tyndale Bible Dictionary (2001) (Succoth)</source> calls this valley Ghaur Abu Udeidah, "the central portion of the <ancient id="aa54aa4">Jordan Valley</ancient> on the eastern side, between the <modern id="m92cd57">Wadi Rejeb</modern> and the <ancient id="aca7bd9">Jabbok</ancient>"

panorama of the Valley of Succoth

Valley of Succoth


Valley of the Arnon

automatic

another name for the Arnon


several wadis in this vicinity have similar names and may instead be this valley

Valley of Zeboim

automatic

Wadi Abu ed Diba

Nahal Mikhmash

Wadi al Juththa

Wadi Shaqq ad Dab

Wadi al Fara

Wadi Qelt


Wadi el Feranj and Wadi Safiyeh are the upper and lower sections of the <modern id="m98a072">Nahal Guvrin</modern>, respectively

Valley of Zephathah

automatic

Wadi Safiyeh

another name for the Valley of Elah

Wadi el Feranj

not a proper name (north)


Valley of Zered

automatic

another name for the Zered


Waheb

automatic

within 50 km of Suphah


Washer’s Field

automatic

within 500 m of En-rogel

within 500 m of Gihon 2

within 500 m of the northern wall of Jerusalem


Water Gate

automatic

in Jerusalem


Waters of Jericho

Ein as Sultan

another name for the Jordan


Waters of Merom

En Meron

Birket Hafour el Ahmar

Bint Jbeil water storage

Nahal Arbel

Nahal Amud

Ein el Khirba

Biar es Sukker

Wadi Meiron

Nahal Dishon

Lake Huleh


Way of Holiness

this envisioned road leads to <ancient id="a15257a">Jerusalem</ancient>

within 10 km of Jerusalem


Way of the Red Sea

panorama of the modern road between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba


West Gate

another name for Shallecheth

in Jerusalem

another name for the Parbar


Wilderness of Maon

spring in the Wilderness of Maon

Wilderness of Maon


Wilderness of Sinai

about 50 km around Mount Sinai


Wilderness of Ziph

uncertain

panorama of a cliff in the Wilderness of Ziph

Wilderness of Ziph


Wildgoats’ Rocks

automatic

within 4 km of Engedi


Yiron

automatic

Yarun


Zaanan

automatic

another name for Zenan

not a place (poetic)


it’s possible that these two verses refer to different places

Zaanannim

automatic

Hanot Taggarim

Khirbet Bessum

Lejjun

Shajarat el Kalb


Zair

automatic

another name for Zoar

in Mount Seir 1

another name for Zior

Sair


Zalmon

Jebel Druze

another name for Mount Hermon

another name for Mount Zalmon


Zalmonah

automatic

along Wadi es Salmaneh

Rujm Talat az Zalma

along Wadi Umran

Bir Madhkur


Zanoah 1

of the hill country

Khirbet Zanu


Zanoah 2

of the Shephelah

uncertain

Khirbet Beit Amra

Khirbet Umm el Amad

Khirbet Bism

Khirbet Bani Dar

Khirbet Zanuta


Zaphon 1

Tell es Sa’idiyeh

Tell el Qos

Tall el Mazar

Khirbet Buweib


Zaphon 2

Jebel Aqra

not a specific place (north)


Zarephath

automatic

satellite view of the region around Sarepta

Sarepta


Zarethan

automatic

Tell es Sa’idiyeh

Tell Umm Hamad

Tall al Meqbarah

Sleikhat

Tell Simadi

Tell ed Damiyeh

Tell el Qos

Tel Rehov

Qarn Sartaba


Zeboiim

automatic

in the Valley of Siddim

Feifa

in the region north of the Dead Sea

Tall Mustah

Khanazir


Zeboim

automatic

Khirbet Sabiyeh


Zedad

automatic

Sadad

Khirbet Serada


Zela

automatic

Khirbet Salah

Khirbet Erha

Khirbet Shab Salah


Zelzah

automatic

not a place (describing people rather than a place)

another name for Zela

Beit Jala

another name for Kiriath-jearim


Zemaraim

automatic

Ras et Tahuneh

Khirbet es Samra

Rammun

Ras ez Zemara

Khirbet el Mazari’a


Zenan

automatic

within 12 km of Lachish

Iraq el Kharab

Tel Erani

Khirbet Summeily


Zephath

automatic

another name for Hormah


may instead be a term for cities

Zer

automatic

another name for Madon

another name for Tyre

not a place (textual corruption)

Qarn Hattin


Zered

automatic

panorama of cliffs along Wadi al Hasa

Wadi al Hasa


Zeredah 1

Deir Ghassaneh

Ain Seridah

Khirbet Banat Barr

Surdah


Zeredah 2

another name for Zarethan


Zererah

automatic

another name for Zeredah 2

Tall el Mazar


Zereth-shahar

automatic

Callirrhoe

Ez Zarat

Khirbet Libb

Qarn al Qubish


Ziddim

automatic

Hattin

not a place (textual corruption)

another name for Tyre

Khirbet Qedish


Ziklag

automatic

Tell esh Sharia

Tel Halif

Tel Beer Sheva

Khirbet a Ra’i

Tel Masos

Khirbet Zuheiliqah

Tel Haror

Tell Beit Mirsim


Zimri

potentially a cipher for <ancient id="a7e3a59">Elam</ancient>; if not that, then likely somewhere near <ancient id="a7e3a59">Elam</ancient>

within 650 km of Elam

not a place (textual corruption or cipher for Elam)

within 200 km of Lake Urmia


Zin 1

cliffs of HaMakhtesh HaKatan in the Zin Desert

Zin Desert


Zin 2

a possible settlement, from which the region might take its name; <source id="s3f220c" article="Zin (place)">Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992) (Zin (place))</source>: "between <ancient id="ac2cef0">Kadesh</ancient> and the ascent of <ancient id="a39267b">Akrabbim</ancient>;" most sources don’t make the distinction between the settlement and the region

uncertain

another name for Zin 1

in Zin 1


Zion

uncertain

another name for Jerusalem


likely south or southwest of <ancient id="a85151a">Hebron</ancient>

Zior

automatic

within 10 km of Hebron

Sair


Ziph 1

Tell Zif


Ziph 2

uncertain

Khirbet ez Zeifeh

Mezad Refed

Khirbet Kuseife


Ziphron

automatic

Huwwarin

Zifran

Al Zaafaraniyah


Ziz

Wadi Hasasah

another name for Engedi


Zoan

automatic

ruins at Tanis

Tanis


Zoar

automatic

Al Safi

in the Valley of Siddim

in the region north of the Dead Sea

Tell al Sheikh Isa

mouth of Wadi Mujib

Tawahin el Sukkar

Esh Shaghur

Tall Iktanu

Bab edh Dhra


Zobah

region and city (city-state)

panorama of the Beqaa Valley in Zobah

Zobah


Zophim

automatic

Tila as Safa

on Pisgah


Zorah

automatic

Tel Tzora


Zuph

about 10 km around Ramathaim-zophim