# OpenBible Biblical Places

OpenBible.info biblical place data normalized into verse-place links, ancient place records, modern-location candidates, coordinates, confidence scores, and image attribution for contextual map panels.

## Identity

- Resource ID: `biblical-places-openbible`
- Type: map
- Abbreviation: OB Places
- Short title: Biblical Places
- Alternate IDs: openbibleinfo/Bible-Geocoding-Data
- Language: English (eng)
- Canon: whole-bible

## Translation

- Base title: n/a
- Translation year: n/a
- Edition: n/a
- Edition year: n/a
- Source text basis: n/a
- Tradition: n/a

## Source

- Provider: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data
- Upstream ID: openbibleinfo/Bible-Geocoding-Data
- Upstream page: https://github.com/openbibleinfo/Bible-Geocoding-Data
- Download URL: https://github.com/openbibleinfo/Bible-Geocoding-Data/archive/7eb18a5ee62f27b9b93bd6689ea272d76dd23b8f.zip
- Source format: github-zip
- Upstream last updated: 2026-07-12
- Available upstream formats: jsonl, geojson, kml, images

## License

- Name: CC BY 4.0 dataset with ODbL-derived geometry and per-image media licenses
- Redistribution allowed: Yes
- License/source URL: https://github.com/openbibleinfo/Bible-Geocoding-Data
- Attribution: Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info. Preserve OpenBible attribution, OpenStreetMap/ODbL-derived geometry notices where applicable, and per-image credits.
- Jurisdiction notes: n/a
- Restrictions: Some geometry is credited to OpenStreetMap and some image records carry separate upstream media credits. Apps must show attribution and should not assume every image has the same license.

## Contributors

- OpenBible.info: dataset maintainer
- Stephen Smith: dataset creator

## Features

- Verse-linked biblical places: maps; languages: eng; embedded; package: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/verse-places.jsonl
- Biblical place gazetteer: gazetteer; languages: eng; embedded; package: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/places.jsonl
- Modern location candidates: maps; languages: eng; embedded; package: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/modern-locations.jsonl

## Attachments

Included:
- Verse to biblical places: map; verse-to-place; anchors: verse, place, modern_location; languages: eng; package: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/verse-places.jsonl
- Place image references: media; place-to-image; anchors: place, image; languages: eng; package: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/place-images.jsonl

Supported future attachment types:
- routes
- timeline
- atlas_images
- offline_tiles

## Generated Package

- Package catalog: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/catalog.json
- Verses JSONL: n/a
- Strong's links JSONL: n/a
- Footnotes JSONL: n/a
- Study notes JSONL: n/a
- Entries JSONL: n/a
- Places JSONL: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/places.jsonl
- Modern locations JSONL: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/modern-locations.jsonl
- Verse places JSONL: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/verse-places.jsonl
- Place images JSONL: packages/json/biblical-places-openbible/place-images.jsonl
- Routes JSONL: n/a
- GeoJSON directory: n/a
- Audio segments JSONL: n/a
- Chapter playlists JSONL: n/a
- Book packages JSONL: n/a
- Source SHA-256: d4df6b4e456eea86ee4fe310e1190d7d1669b218f690bb0dcf778a0201cfc3d4
- Last checked: 2026-07-12T19:45:00Z

## Counts

- Books: n/a
- Verses: n/a
- Strong's links: n/a
- Footnotes: n/a
- Study notes: n/a
- Entries: 1342
- Commentary entries: n/a
- Dictionary entries: n/a
- Places: 1342
- Modern locations: 1596
- Verse-place links: 8742
- Verses with places: 5616
- Place images: 297
- Routes: n/a
- GeoJSON files: n/a
- Audio segments: n/a
- Chapter playlists: n/a
- Book packages: n/a

## Package Checksums

- places_jsonl: `places.jsonl` (163f5c022ccd2ae605c169164342e5e2a9b2ce54516f3193bcf5cc3d38dd9e25)
- modern_locations_jsonl: `modern-locations.jsonl` (e4758f196b19592c0add2c0feec4da51bcb9e1e9c4734b1508270ee135848767)
- verse_places_jsonl: `verse-places.jsonl` (0bd8edaff923c7a488e53cfa0cc60c0451140c9d392f27331387ea2e5cca5ed4)
- place_images_jsonl: `place-images.jsonl` (fc76c427d3aeefd2697a3c711723161e54d08877376674e599c013b4b74248f9)