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)

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