Ashan
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ain |
| Most likely | Khirbet Asan (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.281° N, 34.797° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 15:42 |
Ashan is a settlement named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Khirbet Asan (medium confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Khirbet Asan | medium (44%) | 31.281° N, 34.797° E |
| Tell Beit Mirsim | low (15%) | 31.456° N, 34.910° E |
| Tel Goded | very low (9%) | 31.633° N, 34.917° E |
| Khirbet Muleh | very low (3%) | 31.290° N, 34.646° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:42Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- Joshua 19:7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 4:32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- 1 Chronicles 6:59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs:Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.