Terah
Ancient site; 19 competing modern identifications, best supported being Wadi Umm Hashim.
Placecampsite2 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Wadi Umm Hashim126
- Tel Beer Sheva115
- Ain Muweileh58
- Har Zin48
- Wadi abu Taqiya31
- Qoseimeh27
- Imaret el Khureisheh16
- Avdat10
- Ain Qoseimeh6
- Tell es Saqati4
- Bir es Seba2
- Jebel el Hamrah2
- Givat Hablanim0
- Birein0
- Jebel es Sabha0
- Tel Masos0
- Tel Sharuhen0
- Jebel Nebi Harun-10
- mouth of Wadi Jirafi-148
Name variants
- Terah (18)
- Tarah (2)
References
Topical references
- A camping place of the Israelites — Numbers 33:27; Numbers 33:28
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.