Ebenezer (1 Samuel 7)
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Other places named Ebenezer: Ebenezer (1 Samuel 4).
| Type | rock |
|---|---|
| Also called | Eben-ezer |
| Most likely | in the region between Mizpah and Shen (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.941° N, 35.237° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 7:12 |
Ebenezer (1 Samuel 7) is a rock named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely in the region between Mizpah and Shen (low 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 |
|---|---|---|
| in the region between Mizpah and Shen | low (22%) | 31.941° N, 35.237° E |
| another name for Ebenezer (1 Samuel 4) | very low (13%) | 32.105° N, 34.965° E |
| within 5 km of Mizpah | very low (5%) | 31.885° N, 35.216° E |
| another name for Jeshanah | very low (-2%) | 31.999° N, 35.260° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
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.