Sitnah
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| Type | well |
|---|---|
| Most likely | within 15 km of Rehoboth (Genesis 26) (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.031° N, 34.566° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Genesis 26:21 |
Sitnah is a well named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely within 15 km of Rehoboth (Genesis 26) (low confidence; 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| within 15 km of Rehoboth (Genesis 26) | low (31%) | 31.031° N, 34.566° E |
| within 2 km of Sutnet er Ruheibeh | low (17%) | 31.031° N, 34.573° E |
| along Nahal Gerar | very low (10%) | 31.399° N, 34.436° E |
| within 15 km of Gerar | very low (6%) | 31.382° N, 34.606° E |
| in the region between Gerar and Beersheba | very low (-1%) | 31.424° N, 34.606° E |
Verses
Genesis
- Genesis 26:21And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
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.