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The Places of 1 Samuel

1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms) names 102 places; Gath, Ramah and Gibeah most often. 102 of them can be put on a map, 64 with confidence. The places and their references are OpenBible.info’s, which gathers what modern atlases and commentaries say about where each one stood.

Map of The Holy Land with the places named in 1 Samuel. Every place is listed in the table below.34°E35°E36°E30°N31°N32°N33°NGathRamahGibeahGilgalKeilahShilohJabesh-gileadBeth-shemeshBethlehemCarmelMichmashMizpahAshdodNaiothEkronZiklagGebaHoreshNobBethelHachilahJezreelKiriath-jearimMount GilboaValley of ElahZiphAphekBeershebaBeth-avenBeth-shanEbenezerJezreelAdullamAijalonAroerAshkelonAthachAzekahBeth-carBeth-horonBethelBezekBor-ashanBozezDanEbenezerEn-dorEphes-dammimEshtemoaGallimGazaGibeath-elohimHazorHebronHerethHormahJattirJerusalemMaonMizpehOphrahRacalRamahRamathaim-zophimRamothRock of EscapeSecuSenehShaaraimShenShunemSiphmothSocohTaborTelemValley of JezreelValley of ZeboimWildgoats’ RocksGathRamahGibeahGilgalKeilahShilohJabesh-gileadBethlehemAmalekAshdodZiklagNobAmmonBesorJezreelJordanMount GilboaAphekBeth-shanEbenezerJezreelArabahAroerAshkelonAthachBeth-carBethelBezekBor-ashanDanEdomEn-dorGazaGileadHazorHebronMaonMizpehParanRamothSecuShenTelemValley of JezreelWildgoats’ RocksN040 km
  • Located with confidence
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The Holy Land, with the coasts and lakes as they lie today. 4 places lie beyond the plate and are in the table.

Every place in 1 Samuel

The most often named first. Each place is set where its source puts it, and nowhere else; a place no source locates is listed and not drawn. References follow the chapter and verse numbering of the English Bible, which differs from the Septuagint’s in places.

PlaceReferencesSourceConfidence
Gath5:8, 5:9, 5:10, 6:17, 7:14, 17:4, 17:23, 17:52, 21:10, 21:12, 22:1, 27:2 and 3 moreOpenBible.infoHigh
Ramah1:19, 2:11, 7:17, 8:4, 15:34, 16:13, 19:18, 19:19, 19:22, 19:23, 20:1, 25:1 and 1 moreOpenBible.infoUncertain (score 133)
Gibeah7:1, 10:10, 10:26, 11:4, 13:2, 13:15, 14:2, 14:16, 15:34, 22:6, 23:19, 26:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Gilgal7:16, 10:8, 11:14, 11:15, 13:4, 13:7, 13:8, 13:12, 13:15, 15:12, 15:21, 15:33OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 465)
Keilah23:1, 23:2, 23:3, 23:4, 23:5, 23:6, 23:7, 23:8, 23:10, 23:11, 23:12, 23:13OpenBible.infoHigh
EgyptBeyond this plate.2:27, 8:8, 10:18, 12:6, 12:8, 15:2, 15:6, 15:7, 27:8, 30:13OpenBible.infoHigh
Shiloh1:3, 1:9, 1:24, 2:14, 3:21, 4:3, 4:4, 4:12, 4:13, 14:3OpenBible.infoHigh
Jabesh-gilead10:27, 11:1, 11:3, 11:5, 11:9, 11:10, 31:11, 31:12, 31:13OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 479)
Beth-shemesh6:9, 6:12, 6:13, 6:14, 6:15, 6:18, 6:19, 6:20OpenBible.infoHigh
Bethlehem16:1, 16:4, 16:18, 17:12, 17:15, 17:58, 20:6, 20:28OpenBible.infoHigh
Amalek15:2, 15:3, 15:5, 15:8, 15:20, 15:32, 28:18OpenBible.infoHigh
Carmel15:12, 25:2, 25:5, 25:7, 25:40, 27:3, 30:5OpenBible.infoHigh
Michmash13:2, 13:5, 13:11, 13:16, 13:23, 14:5, 14:31OpenBible.infoHigh
Mizpah7:5, 7:6, 7:7, 7:11, 7:12, 7:16, 10:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Ashdod5:1, 5:3, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, 6:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Naioth19:18, 19:19, 19:22, 19:23, 20:1, 20:42OpenBible.infoHigh
Ekron5:10, 6:16, 6:17, 7:14, 17:52OpenBible.infoHigh
Ziklag27:6, 30:1, 30:3, 30:14, 30:26OpenBible.infoHigh
Geba13:3, 13:4, 13:16, 14:5OpenBible.infoHigh
Horesh23:15, 23:16, 23:18, 23:19OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 246)
Jeshimon23:19, 23:24, 26:1, 26:3OpenBible.infoHigh
Moab12:9, 14:47, 22:3, 22:4OpenBible.infoHigh
Negeb27:10, 30:1, 30:14, 30:27OpenBible.infoHigh
Nob21:1, 22:9, 22:11, 22:19OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 162)
Ammon11:1, 12:12, 14:47OpenBible.infoHigh
Besor30:9, 30:10, 30:21OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 387)
Bethel7:16, 10:3, 13:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Hachilah23:19, 26:1, 26:3OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 70)
Jezreel25:43, 27:3, 30:5OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 436)
Jordan10:27, 13:7, 31:7OpenBible.infoHigh
Kiriath-jearim6:21, 7:1, 7:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Mount Gilboa28:4, 31:1, 31:8OpenBible.infoHigh
Valley of Elah17:2, 17:19, 21:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Wilderness of Ziph23:14, 23:15, 26:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Ziph23:19, 23:24, 26:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Aphek4:1, 29:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Beersheba3:20, 8:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Beth-aven13:5, 14:23OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 126)
Beth-shan31:10, 31:12OpenBible.infoHigh
Ebenezer4:1, 5:1OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 255)
Engedi23:29, 24:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Jezreel29:1, 29:11OpenBible.infoHigh
ShurBeyond this plate.15:7, 27:8OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 298)
Wilderness of Maon23:24, 23:25OpenBible.infoHigh
Adullam22:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Aijalon14:31OpenBible.infoHigh
Arabah23:24OpenBible.infoHigh
Aroer30:28OpenBible.infoHigh
Ashkelon6:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Athach30:30OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 206)
Azekah17:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Beth-car7:11OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 70)
Beth-horon13:18OpenBible.infoHigh
Bethel30:27OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 93)
Bezek11:8OpenBible.infoHigh
Bor-ashan30:30OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 418)
Bozez14:4OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 267)
Dan3:20OpenBible.infoHigh
Ebenezer7:12OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 114)
Edom14:47OpenBible.infoHigh
En-dor28:7OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 454)
Ephes-dammim17:1OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 153)
Eshtemoa30:28OpenBible.infoHigh
Gallim25:44OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 277)
Gaza6:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Gibeath-elohim10:5OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 233)
Gilead13:7OpenBible.infoHigh
HavilahBeyond this plate.15:7OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 394)
Hazor12:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Hebron30:31OpenBible.infoHigh
Hereth22:5OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 99)
Hormah30:30OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 453)
Jattir30:27OpenBible.infoHigh
Jerusalem17:54OpenBible.infoHigh
Maon25:2OpenBible.infoHigh
Migron14:2OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 252)
Mizpeh22:3OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 90)
Ophrah13:17OpenBible.infoHigh
Paran25:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Philistia31:9OpenBible.infoHigh
Racal30:29OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 261)
Ramah22:6OpenBible.infoHigh
Ramathaim-zophim1:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Ramoth30:27OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 293)
Rock of Escape23:28OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 132)
Secu19:22OpenBible.infoHigh
Seneh14:4OpenBible.infoHigh
Shaalim9:4OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 145)
Shaaraim17:52OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 144)
Shalishah9:4OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 401)
Shen7:12OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 281)
Shual13:17OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 258)
Shunem28:4OpenBible.infoHigh
Siphmoth30:28OpenBible.infoHigh
Socoh17:1OpenBible.infoHigh
Tabor10:3OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 94)
Telem15:4OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 20)
Valley of Jezreel31:7OpenBible.infoHigh
Valley of Zeboim13:18OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 194)
Wildgoats’ Rocks24:2OpenBible.infoHigh
ZobahBeyond this plate.14:47OpenBible.infoHigh
Zuph9:5OpenBible.infoUncertain (score 341)

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