Nahalal
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Nahalol, Nahallal |
| Most likely | Horbat Sefan (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.679° N, 35.197° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Joshua 19:15 |
Nahalal is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Horbat Sefan (low confidence; 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horbat Sefan | low (23%) | 32.679° N, 35.197° E |
| Tel Nahal | low (19%) | 32.799° N, 35.070° E |
| Ma’alul | very low (12%) | 32.697° N, 35.241° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 19:15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth–lehem: twelve cities with their villages.It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 21:35Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal—four cities, together with their pasturelands.
Judges
- Judges 1:30Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
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.