Havilah (Genesis 25)
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Other places named Havilah: Havilah (Genesis 2), Havilah (1 Samuel 15).
| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Most likely | in Arabia (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 25:18 |
Havilah (Genesis 25) is a region named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely in Arabia (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 |
|---|---|---|
| in Arabia | medium (52%) | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| another name for Arabia | very low (15%) | 23.000° N, 46.000° E |
| another name for Havilah (Genesis 2) | very low (7%) | 32.543° N, 44.422° E |
| about 100 km around Ha’il | very low (2%) | 27.517° N, 41.683° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.Ishmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
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.