Havilah (1 Samuel 15)
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Other places named Havilah: Havilah (Genesis 2), Havilah (Genesis 25).
| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Havilah (Genesis 25) (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | 1 Samuel 15:7 |
Havilah (1 Samuel 15) is a region and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Havilah (Genesis 25) (high confidence; 1 other proposal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Havilah (Genesis 25) | high (90%) | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| another name for Hachilah | very low (12%) | 31.470° N, 35.223° E |
Verses
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
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.