C. R. Conder

“ Deut. xxxii. 50 Jebel Neby Harûn 28 The next camping station of the Israelites after ‘Kadesh’ (Num. xx. 22) ; ‘By the coast of the land of Edom’ (Num. xx. 23) ; or ‘in the edge’ (xxxiii. 37.) ‘And Aaron went up into “Mount Hor” and died there’ (Num. xxxiii. 38.) A double-peaked mountain on the eastern side of the ‘Wâdy ʾArabah,’ and about midway between ‘the Salt Sea’ and the Gulf of ʾAkabah. The northern peak is the highest one, on which is the traditional tomb of Aaron. A great open plain extends from the western base into the ‘Wâdy ʾArabah’—and has an area of about 20 square miles. ”

“ The most appropriate site for Mizpeh is that of Sûf, north of the Jabbok and near to Jerash, where a very fine group of rude stone monuments exists.—Conder’s Heth & Moab (new edition) , p. 181, and Primer to Bible Geography, pp. 43, 85. See also Oliphant’s Land of Gilead, pp. 209–216. MIZPEH, Moab (2) 1 Sam. xxii. 3 Not identified — See Conder’s Heth & Moab, 175. MIZPEH, The Land of (3) Josh. xi. 3 el Bukeiʾa (?) 3 And ‘Valley of Mizpeh’ (Josh. xi. 8) . Apparently the present plain ‘el Bukeiʾa,’ west of Hermon. [p. 131] MIZPEH (4) Josh. ”

“ Josh. xix. 14, 27 Not identified — A valley on the boundary between ‘Asher’ and ‘Zebulon.’ The discovery of Dabbasheth (which see) points to the great Wâdy el Kurn as the valley intended. The Hebrew means ‘opened by God’ as usually rendered. [p. 102] Robinson (iii. 107) , suggests that Jiphtah-el was identical with Jotapata (Kh. Jefat) , and that ‘Wâdy ʾAbellîn,’ west of it, represents the valley, but Jefat does not represent the Hebrew word. JOGBEHAH Num. xxxii. 35; Judg. viii. 11 el Jubeihat 11 Now the ruins of ‘Jubeihat,’ between ‘Amman’ and ‘es Salt.’ (Heth & Moab.) JOKDEAM Josh. ”

“ ADORAIM 2 Chron. xi. 9 Dûra 14 A fortified city, built by Rehoboam—the ‘Adora’ of Josephus. Now the village of ‘Dura,’ 5 miles west of Hebron. (Mem. III. 301–304; Sh. XXI.) ADORA (Adoraim) 1 Macc. xiii. 20 Dûra 14 The Dûra of Josephus = Adoraim. [p. 6] ADULLAM Gen. xxxviii. 1, 12–20; Josh. xii. 15; xv. 35; 2 Chron. xi. 7; Neh. xi. 30; Micah i. 15; 2 Macc. xii. 38 ʾAîd el Mîyeh, or Kh. ʾAîd el Ma 14 A city of Judah in the low country. Eusebius places it 10 miles east of Eleuther­opolis (Beit Jibrin.) ‘Kh. ʾAid el Mâ’ is about 8 miles to the north-east. ”

“ GENNESARET, Lake of Luke v. 1; 5 Ant. i. 22; 13 Ant. v. 7; 3 Wars x. 1, 7, 8 Bahr Tŭbarîya 6 Another name for the Sea of Galilee. In the Old Testament Chinnereth, and in Josephus Lake of Genesareth. [p. 13] GENNESARET, Land of Matt. xiv. 34 ”

“ CALEB EPHRATAH 1 Chron. ii. 24 Not identified — Possibly Bethlehem. CAMON
(R.V. KAMON) Judg. x. 5 Not identified — A city of Gilead, and the place where Jair, one of the Judges of Israel, was buried. v. Ant. 7, 6. CANAAN, The Land of Gen. xii. 5; xxiii. 2, 19; xxxi. 18; xxxiii. 18; xxxv. 6; xxxvii. 1; xlviii. 3, 7; xlix. 30; Num. xiii. 2, 17; xxxiii. ”

“ The traditional place is ‘Bîr Eyûb’ (a spring well) , but the arguments in favour of ‘ʾAin Umm ed Deraj’ (spring of the mother of steps) , known to Christians as the ‘Virgin’s Fountain,’ are stronger and more generally accepted.— (Conder’s Handbook to the Bible, p. 334.) See Jerusalem vol., p. 94. EN-SHEMESH Josh. xv. 7; xviii. 17 ʾAin Haud 14 A landmark on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin, apparently ‘ʾAin Haud,’ east of Bethany (the well of the Apostles—called the Apostles’ fountain by Christians) . (Mem. III. 42; Sh. XVII.) [p. 60] EN-TAPPUAH Josh. xvii. 7 Yasûf (?) ”

“ Now the village Beit Nebâla, 31⁄2 miles north-east of Lydda. (Mem. II. 296; Sh. XIV.) NEBO, Mount (1) Deut. xxxii. 49; xxxiv. 1 Jebel Neba 15 Now Jebel Neba in Moab, overlooking the Jordan Valley. See Conder’s Heth & Moab, pp. 129–137, 249. NEBO (2) Num. xxxii. 3, 38; xxxiii. 47; 1 Chr. v. 8; Is. xv. 2; Jer. xlviii. 1, 22 — Perhaps on the mountain—Mount Nebo. (Heth & Moab, pp. 129–137.) The notices of Eusebius and Jerome make the two (Mount Nebo and Nebo) to be distinct and distant from each other, and place the town 8 miles south of Heshbon, where a number of ruins exist. NEBO (3) Ezra ii. 29 ”

“ IBLEAM Josh. xvii. 11; Judg. i. 27; 2 Kings ix. 27 Yebla 6 A city of Manasseh in Issachar. Probably Yebla, north-west of Beth-shean. See also Bileam. IDALAH Josh. xix. 15 el Huwarah (?) * 6 One of the cities of Zebulon. Its later name was Hirii (Talmud Jer, Megillah I.) Now identified with ‘el Huwarah,’ south of Bethlehem in Zebulon. (See Conder’s Handbook, p. 268, and Mem. I. 288; Sh. V.) IDUMEA
(R.V. EDOM) Is. xxxiv. 5, 6; Ezek. xxxv. 15; xxxvi. 5; 1 Macc. iv. 15, 29, 61; v. 3; vi. 31; 2 Macc. xii. 32; Mark iii. 8 See Edom — The Greek form of the name Edom. ”

“ Porter’s Handbook, ii. 324—the ruin to the east of Shʾafât. Capt. Conder proposes to identify it with Mizpeh. See Quarterly Statement, 1875, pp. 34–41. NOBAH (1)
NOBAH (2) Num. xxxii. 42
Judg. viii. 11 Kânawât 8 See Kenath—probably the same place. NOPH Is. xix. 13; Jer. ii. 16; xliv. 1; xlvi. 14, 19; Ezek. xxx. 13, 16 Abu Sîr — Memphis—the modern ‘Abu-Sîr’ in Egypt. NOPHAH Num. xxi. 30 Not identified — Named with ‘Dibon’ and ‘Medeba,’ on the east of Jordan. OBOTH Num. xxi. 10; xxxiii. 43 Not identified — One of the camping-stations of the Israelites. ”

“ JOKNEAM, of Carmel Josh. xii. 22; xix. 11; xxi. 34 Tell Keimûn 10 The ruins and mound now called Tell Keimûn, on the edge of the plain of Esdraelon and south of Mount Carmel in Zebulon. (Mem. II. 69; Sh. VIII.) JOKNEAM
(R.V. JOKMEAM) 1 Kings iv. 12 Not identified — See Jokmeam. JOKTHEEL Josh. xv. 38 Kh. Kutlâneh (?) 13 A town in the lowlands of Judah. The ruin ‘Kutlâneh,’ 4 miles east of Ekron, has been proposed by Conder (see Handbook to the Bible) . JOKTHEEL, 2 Kings xiv. 7 Petra 28 = Selah. Probably Petra. [p. 103] JOPPA, JAPHO Josh. xix. 46; 2 Chr. ii. 16; Ezra iii. 7; Jonah i. ”

“ Neh. xi. 30; Jer. vii. 31, 32; xix. 2, 6; xxxii. 35 Wâdy er Rabâbeh (?) 14 Now ‘Wâdy er Rabâbeh’—the valley surrounding Jerusalem on the west and south.—Jerusalem Vol. p. 94. Some have thought the Kedron Valley to be intended. HOBAH Gen. xiv. 15 Jôbar (?) or Buzreh (?) 3 The Jews of Damascus have a tradition that the village of ‘Jôbar,’ immediately north of Damascus, is the ‘Hobah’ of Scripture. Again, the Moslems have another tradition that Abraham took refuge in a cleft of the rock in Buzreh, which is farther north and to the west of Jobâr.—Porter’s Handbook for Syria and Palestine, pp. ”

“ The name survives in Wâdy el Yâbis, and possibly the ruin ed Deir marks the site. JABEZ 1 Chron. ii. 55 Not identified — ‘Deir Abu Kabûs, between Eshtaol and Ashnah, has been proposed for this place.’ (Henderson’s Handbook to Students.) The Arabic and Hebrew have, however, no connection. JABNEEL, or JABNEH Josh. xv. 11; 2 Chron. xxvi. 6; 1 Macc. iv. 15; v. 58; x. 69; xv. 40; 2 Macc. xii. 8, 9, 40 Yebnah 13 One of the places on the northern boundary of Judah. Now the village Yebnah, in Philistia. ”

“ AZOTUS, Mount 1 Macc. ix. 15 The hill above Bîr ez Zeit 10 The hill of ‘Bir ez Zeit,’ 4 miles north of Bethel. AZZAH
(R.V. GAZA) Deut. ii. 23; 1 Kings iv. 24; Jer. xxv. 20 Gaza — Identical with Gaza, which see. (In 1 Chr. vii. 28, the Revised Version reads Azzah, in the margin Ayyah.) BAAL 1 Chron. iv. 33 Same as Baalath Beer — See Baalath Beer. BAALAH Josh. xv. 9, 10; 2 Sam. vi. 2; 1 Chron. xiii. 6 Same as Kirjath Jearim — Another name for Kirjath-jearim or Kirjath-baal. (In 2 Sam. vi. 2, the Revised Version reads Baale Judah.) BAALAH, BALAH or BILHAH Josh. xv. 29; xix. 3 ”

“ Is. xxxvii. 13 ʾAnah (?) — Probably ‘Anah,’ near ‘Mosaib,’ on the Euphrates. HEPHER Josh. xii. 17; 1 Kings iv. 10 Not identified — Named between ‘Tappuah’ and Aphek in Josh. xii. 17, and between Socoh (Shuweikeh) , and Dôr (Tanturah) , 1 Kings iv. 10. Not Gath Hepher. HERES, Mount Judg. i. 35 — Mentioned with Aijalon. Some 5 miles to the north of the valley of Aijalon is the village of ‘Khŭrbetha ibn Hârith,’ 5 miles due east of this place is a very prominent and commanding hill top called ‘Batn Harâsheh.’ Further north lie Hâris and Kefr Hâris (Timnath Heres) . ”

“ Is. xv. 4; xvi. 8, 9; Jer. xlviii. 2, 34, 45; xlix. 3 Hesbân 15 The capital of Sihon King of the Amorites, rebuilt by the children of Reuben (Num. xxxii. 37) . Near or on the border between Reuben and Dan. In Joshua xiii. 17, as belonging to Reuben, and in Joshua xxi. 39 and 1 Chr. vi. 81, mentioned as given ‘out of the tribe of Gad.’ Now the ruined city ‘Hesbân.’ For details see Quarterly Statement, 1882, p. 8, Eastern Survey. HESHMON Josh. xv. 27 Not identified — Named with ‘Beer-sheba,’ ‘Moladah,’ etc. Apparently to the south; thought to be another form of the name ‘Azmon,’ which see. ”

“ Frequently mentioned in Josephus as Cesarea, Sebaste and Strato’s Tower Kaisârieh 9 The extensive ruined town now called Kaisârieh on the coast north of Jaffa. (Mem. II. 13; Sh. VII.; Q. S. 1873, 1874; 147, 1884.) Referred to by Josephus as originally called Strato’s Tower. CÆSAREA PHILIPPI Matt. xvi. 13; Mark viii. 27. Jos. Life, 13; 18 Ant. ii. 1; 20 Ant. ix. 4; 2 Wars ix. 1; 3 Wars ix. 7; 7 Wars ii. 1; iii. 1 Banias 7 The present village Banias, at the Jordan Springs. ”

“ One of the cities included in the Decapolis. See O. T. S. [p. 10] DECAPOLIS Matt. iv. 25; Mark v. 20; vii. 31; Jos. Life, 65, 74; 3 Wars ix. 7 7 The name applied to a confederation of ten cities which lay to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee, viz., Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara, Philadelphia, Pella, Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Damascus, Raphana. All except the first are on the east of the Jordan. (Conder’s Handbook, 36; Primer, 146.) DERBE Acts xiv. 6, 20; xvi. 1; xx. 4 Ambarrarasi — Ambarrarasi, west of Eregli, in Asia Minor. EMMAUS Luke xxiv. 13 Kh. el Khamaseh (?) ”

“ Now Kh. ʾAttîr, south of last. (Mem. III. 408; Sh. XXV.) JAZER Num. xxxii. 1, 3, 35; Josh. xiii. 25; xxi. 39; 2 Sam. xxiv. 5; 1 Chr. vi. 81; xxvi. 31; Is. xvi. 8, 9; Jer. xlviii. 32; 1 Macc. v. 8 Beit Zerʾah (?) * 15 In the east of Jordan mentioned with ‘Heshbon,’ ‘Nimrah,’ ‘Jogbehah,’ etc., ‘their (Gad) coast was Jazer’ (Josh. xiii. 25) , ‘Jazer of Gilead’ (1 Chr. xxvi. 31) , ‘The sea of Jazer’ (Jer. xlviii. 32) . Jazar (1 Macc. v. 8) . Jazer, according to the Onomasticon, was known, and Eusebius and Jerome place it 10 Roman miles west of Philadelphia (Amman) , and 15 from Heshbon. ”

“ NICOPOLIS Titus iii. 12 — Thought to be Paleoprevêsa, west of the Bay of Actium. (Grove’s B. I.) NINEVEH Matt. xii. 41 — On the left bank of the Tigris, opposite Mosul. See O. T. S. [p. 18] OLIVES, Mount of
OLIVET, The Mount Called Matt. xxi. 1; xxiv. 3; xxvi. 30; Mark xi. 1; xiii. 3; xiv. 26; Luke xix. 29, 37; xxi. 37; xxii. 39 ”

“ Kîla 14 Now the village Kîla, in the Hebron mountains, 6 miles to the west of Hŭlhul. (Mem. III. 314; Sh. XXI.) KENATH NOBAH Num. xxxii. 42; 1 Chron. ii. 23 Kŭnawât 8 The ruined town Kanawât, east of Bashan. [p. 110] KERIOTH-HEZRON or HAZOR Josh. xv. 25 Kh. el Kureitin (?) 14 One of the cities in the south of Judah. Kh. Kureitin, 41⁄2 miles north of ‘Arâd,’ has been proposed for this site. Robinson (B. R. ii. 101.) KERIOTH Jer. xlviii. 24, 41 Not identified 15 Probably = Kiriathaim of Moab which see (Conder) . ‘Kureiyeh,’ about midway between Bozrah and Salkhad, in Sh. ”

“ Not identified with any certainty, but supposed to be the modern ‘Hit’ on the Euphrates, due east of Damascus. The Theras of Esd. viii. 41–61. AHLAB Judg. i. 31 el Jish (?) 6 A city of Asher, from which the Canaanites were not driven out. Supposed to be the Giscala of Josephus and the Talmudic Gush Halab. The modern village, ‘el Jish,’ is thought to represent the ancient site; but ‘el Jish’ is in Naphtali, some 6 miles from the territory of Asher. (Mem. I. 225; Sh. IV.) [p. 7] AI, HAI, or AIATH (Isaiah x. 28)
Aija, same as Ai (Neh. xi. 31) Gen. xii. 8; xiii. 3; Josh. vii. 2–5; viii. 1–29 ”

“ The ruins are of great extent and magnificence, covering an area of many acres. See Niebuhr (Reis., ii. 121) ; Chardin (Voyages, ii. 245) ; Ker Porter (Travels, i. 576) ; Heeren (Asiatic Nations, i. 143–196) ”

“ GENNESAR, Water of Josh. xiii. Ant. 5, 7; 1 Macc. xi. 67 Bahr Tŭbarîya 6 Now called Bahr Tŭbarîya. See Chinnereth, Sea of. GEON Eccles. xxiv. 27 — One of the four rivers of Eden, Gihon. [p. 69] GERAR Gen. x. 19; xx. 1; xxvi. 6, 17, 20, 26; 2 Chr. xiv. 13, 14 Kh. Umm Jerrâr 13 Now the ruin ‘Umm Jerrâr,’ 6 miles south of Gaza. ‘A very ancient city south of Gaza.’ Jos. i. Ant. 12, 1. (Mem. III. 389; Sh. XXIII.) GERIZIM, Mount Deut. xi. 29; xxvii. 12; Josh. viii. 33; Judg. ix. 7 Jebel et Tôr 10 Now called et Tôr, on the south side of the valley, in which Nablus (Shechem) is situated. ”

“ ROME Acts ii. 10; xviii. 2; xix. 21; xxiii. 11; xxviii. 14, 16; Rom. i. 7, 15; 2 Tim. i. 17; Life Chap. 3, 76, etc., etc. Rome — (Smith’s D. of B.) SALAMIS Acts xiii. 5 — A town on the coast of Famagusta Bay, Cyprus. SALEM Heb. vii. 1, 2 See O. T. S. SALIM John iii. 23 Sâlim 10 The present village, Sâlim, east of Shechem, and probably the Caphar Shalem of the Talmud. (Mem. II. 230; Sh. XII.; Conder’s Handbook, 320; Q. S. 32, 1875; 72, 1876.) SALMONE Acts xxvii. 7 Salmone — The eastern point of the island of Crete. (Grove’s B. I.) SAMARIA Luke xvii. 11; John iv. 4–9; Acts i. 8; viii. ”

“ Ezek. xxvii. 8; xxviii. 21, 22; Joel iii. 4; Zech. ix. 2; 1 Esd. v. 55 Saida 2 An ancient and wealthy city of Phœnicia, on the coast, 25 miles south of Beirout. (Porter’s Handbook for Syria and Palestine, 1858; Robinson’s Biblical Researches, iii.) ZIKLAG Josh. xv. 31; xix. 5; 1 Sam. xxx. 1, 14, 26; xxvii. 6; 2 Sam. i. 1; iv. 10; 1 Chr. iv. 30; xii. 1, 20; Neh. xi. 28 ʾAslûj (?) 20 Named between Hormah and Madmannah a town of Simeon in Judah. The name ʾAslûj, applied to a heap of ruins south of Beersheba and 7 miles to the east of Bered (Khalasah) , was first discovered by Mr. ”