Naarah
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Naarath |
| Most likely | another name for Naaran (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.893° N, 35.425° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 16:7 |
Naarah is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Naaran (high 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 |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Naaran | high (75%) | 31.893° N, 35.425° E |
| Khirbet el Mefjir | very low (4%) | 31.882° N, 35.460° E |
| Tell el Jisr | very low (2%) | 31.893° N, 35.425° E |
| Khirbet el Ayash | very low (2%) | 31.954° N, 35.475° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 16:7And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.From Janoah it went down to Ataroth and Naarah, and then reached Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
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.