Biblical Place-Names in Arkansas, USA.
Arkansas. Wikipedia
The word 'Arkansas' itself is a French pronunciation ('Arcansas') of a Quapaw (a related 'Kaw' tribe) word, akakaze, meaning 'land of downriver people' or the Sioux word akakaze meaning 'people of the south wind'.
Arkansas is one of several US states formed from the territory purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte in the Louisiana Purchase.
The principal ancestries of Arkansas's residents in 2010 were surveyed to be the following:[51]
20.7% English
15.6% African American
12.5% Irish
11.2% German
2.1% French
1.7% Dutch
1.6% Italian
1.6% Scottish
1.3% Scotch-Irish
Many of these same people cite that they are of "American" ancestry are actually of English descent and some are of Scotch-Irish descent... Many people who identify themselves as of Irish descent are in fact of Scotch-Irish descent.
Arkansas, like most other Southern states, is part of the Bible Belt and is predominantly Protestant.
Arkansas generally has humid subtropical climate, which borders on humid continental in some northern highland areas.
Arkansas Economy
The United States has become a service economy and many states, Arkansas included, generate most of its revenue through service industries.
Agriculture
According to the Arkansas State Agricultural Overview, 2004, produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmland covers approximately 36% of the state. Livestock products add up to about 63% of the state's agricultural revenue. About 37% of the state's production is in crops.
In terms of revenue generated, Arkansas's top five agricultural products are broilers (young chickens), rice, soybeans, cattle and calves, and cotton.
Population ca. 3 million (2011).
Biblical Place-Names in Arkansas
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Arkansas County (east center)
Immanuel
Immanuel means God is with us (Isaiah 7:14).
Jacks Bay Landing
Jack is short for Jackson.
Medina
Medina in Medieval Hebrew means "major or capital city". In Biblical and Modern Hebrew it means State or country.
Mount Adams
Adam was the first man.
Ashley County (southeast)
Berea
Berea is from Beriah the name of heads of clans in Ephraim and Asher.
Donbey
Donbey may be from Dan.
Milo
Old Milo
Milo was an area of Jerusalem as well as being a settlement near Schechem in the region of Ephraim.
Promised Land
Promised Land is a concept taken from the Bible and refers to the Land of Israel.
Baxter County (north center)
Amos
Amos was a Prophet of Israel. He came from Tekoa of Judah but prophesied mainly concerning the Ten Tribes in the north.
Ellis
Ellis is a form of Eli the High Priest at the Tabernacle in Shiloh (in Ephraim) in the Book of Samuel.
Gamaliel
Gamaliel is the name of a leading Rabbi spoken of in the Rabbinical Mishna and also in the NT.
Jordan
The River Jordan runs through the Land of Israel.
Old Joe
Joe is short for Joseph.
Benton County (northwest)
Bethel Heights
Bethel was an important settlement in Benjamin and Ephraim.
Gallatin
Gallatin may be a form of Gilead in the same way as Galadin was and so was Galatae meaning Gauls.
Nebo
Nebo was the mountain in the territory of Gad where Moses died.
Seba
Seba was a nation in Biblical Times possibly identical with Sheba whose queen visited King Solomon.
Siloam Springs
Siloam (in Hebrew: Shiloah) is the Hellenized name for springs in Jerusalem just below the Temple Mount. In Arabic it is known as Silwan. These springs may still be visited.
Bradley County (south)
Mount Olive
The Mount of Olives is in Jerusalem, opposite the Temple Mount.
Simpson
Simpson is another for of Samson the Hebrew strongman from the Tribe of Dan.
Calhoun County (south center)
The name Calhoun is an important and frequently occurring place name in the south of the USA. In Scotland the version is Coloquhon and its is native to the Shire of Dunbarton in the Lowlands.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer was apparently in Benjamin.
Ellisville
Ellisville from Eli.
Harrell
Harrell sounds similar to the Hebrew "Har-El" i.e. Mountain of God. This name is also found today amongst Jews in Israel.
Carroll County (northwest)
Dean from Dan.
Denver from Dan.
Clark County (southwest center)
Bethel
Bethel in Ephraim and Benjamin.
Cleburne County (north center)
Heber Springs.
Hebrew was an ancestor of Abraham. Some opinions say the term Hebrew derives from this name.
Hiram
Hiram was the King of the Phoenician city of Tyre. He was on friendly terms with King Solomon and supplied him with artisans and materials for building the Temple.
Ida
Ida may be a form of Judah.
Cleveland County (south)
Hebron
Hebron was a major city in the south of Judah.
Kedron
Kedron (Kidron) is a valley in Jerusalem.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion adjoins Jerusalem.
Columbia County (southwest)
Bethel
Bethel is in Benjamin and Ephraim.
Damascus
Damascus is in Syria but in territory belonging to Manasseh.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer is in Benjamin.
Shiloh
Shiloh was in Ephraim.
Conway County (center nw)
Ada
Ada was the name of a wife of Lamech (father of Noah) and of Esau.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is in Judah.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the capital of Israel.
Lewisburg
Lewisburg from levi.
Craighead County (northeast)
Antioch
Antioch in northern Syria in the region of Asher and Manasseh.
Davis Spur
Davis means Son of David, from Judah.
Egypt
Crawford County (northwest)
Alma
Alma means young woman.
Cain
Cain may be derived from Kain (slayer of Abel) or from Canaan.
Davidson
Davidson means Son of David, from Judah.
Dean Springs
Deans Market
From Dan.
Dora
Rena
In Hebrew Rena (Rinah) connotes exultation and rejoicing.
Rudy
A similar name, Raddai, was given to one of the sons of Jesse and a brother of David (1-Chronicles 2:14).
Crittenden County (northeast)
Edmondson
Edom was a name given to Esau the twin brother of Jacob.
Galilee
Galilee was in the north of Israel in areas of Manasseh, Issachar, Naphtali, Zebulon.
Jericho
Jericho was in the land of Benjamin.
Marion
Marion is a form of Miriam sister of Moses and Aharon of the Tribe of Levi.
Meneshea
This is a form of Menesseh.
Shannonville
Cross County (northeast)
Ellis Chapel
Form of Eli.
McDonald
Derived from Don or Dan.
Dallas County (south center)
Carthage
Carthage was a Phoenician city in what is now Tunisia.
Desha County (southeast)
Beulah Island Landing
Beulah is a name given to the Land of Israel at the time of Redemption.
Drew County (southeast)
Bethel
Bethel was in Ephraim and Benjamin.
Beulah
Beulah is a name given to the Land of Israel at the time of Redemption.
Deane
Derived from Don.
Enon
cf. Onan of Judah.
Jerome
form of Jermeiah.
Lewis
form of Levi.
Shiloh
Shiloh in Ephraim was the place of the Tabernacle for 369 years.
Faulkner County (south)
Mount Olive
The Mountain of Olives was in Jerusalem.
Franklin County (northwest)
Denning
from Dan.
Jethro
Jethro was a Midianite and the father-in-law of Moses. Jethro together with his extended family joined the Children of Israel.
Fulton County (north center)
Salem
Salem is another name of Jerusalem.
Garland County (center sw)
Jessieville
Jessie was the father of David.
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor was in the Galilee on the border line conjunction of Naphtali, Zebulon, and Issachar.
Greene County (northeast)
Bethel
Bethel was in Ephraim and Benjamin.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer is in Benjamin.
Hot Spring County (center se)
Antioch
Antioch in northern Syria in the region of Asher and Manasseh.
Donaldson
from Dan.
Mount Moriah
another name for Jerusalem.
Howard County (southeast)
Athens
Davis Ford
Davis from David's Son.
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel in the region of Asher.
Shiloh
Shiloh in the area of Ephraim.
Independence County (northeast center)
Bethesda
The name of a pool in Jerusalem.
Dennison Heights
Named after Dan.
Dowdy
Dowd is Arabic for David.
Dunnington
After Dan.
Jamestown
James is a form of Jacob.
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel in the region of Asher.
Mount Zion
in Jerusalem.
O'Neal
Izard County (north)
Mount Olive
Mount Olvies was in Jerusalem.
Zion
in Jeruslaem.
Jackson County (northeast)
Jackson after Jack i.e. Jacob.
Denmark
Denmark after Dan.
Jacksonport
Jackson after Jack i.e. Jacob.
Johnstown
John is another form of Yochanan.
Jefferson County (southeast center)
Donaldsonville
after Dan.
Ellison
after Eli.
Sweden
Johnson County (northwest center)
Edna
Edna in Hebrew means youth and sexual pleasure.
Hagarville
Hagar was the Egyptian concubine of Abrahm.
Jamestown
James is a form of Jacob.
Mount Zion
in Jerusalem.
Lafayette County (southwest)
Shiloh
in Ephraim.
Lawrence County (northeast)
Denton
after Dan.
Lee County (east center)
Canaan
Canaan is the name of the Promised Land.
Dansby
after Dan.
Gill
Gil in Hebrew means Happy.
Marianna
Marianna is a form of Miriam.
New Salem
Salem is a name for Jerusalem.
Lincoln County (southeast)
Nebo
Nebo in the territory of Gad.
Palmyra
Plamyra was also known as Tadmor and was in the territory of Manasseh in the north, in what is now Syria.
Shannon Tank
Shannon is the name of a river in Ireland. The meaning of the name is not known though a derivation from Irish "sen" (old, ancient) has been suggested. In Hebrew Shanon (also pronounced Shanan) means "content, peaceful".
Little River County (southwest)
Jacks Isle
Jack from Jacob.
Temple
Logan County (west)
Dublin
Paris
Lonoke County (center)
England
Evans Estates
Holland
Mount Carmel Estates
Mount Carmel in the territory of the Tribe of Asher.
Madison County (northwest)
Asher
Asher was an Israelite Tribe.
Marion County (north)
Dodd City
Dodd could be a form of David though it is usually traced to an Irish word meaning "dark, black". In Hebrew "dod" means "uncle, beloved".
Mississippi County (northeast)
Carmi
Carmi was a clan in the Tribe of Reuben.
Deans Island
Deans from Dan.
Frenchmans Bayou
New Salem
Salem was a name for Jerusalem.
Monroe County (east)
Duncan
from Dan.
Eden
in Manasseh.
Nevada County (southwest)
Azor
Davidson
from David of Judah.
Emmet
Emet in Hebrew means "Truth".
Mount Moriah
Moriah is naother name for Jerusalem.
Newton County (northwest)
Ben Hur
from Judah.
Jasper
In Hebrew Yaspeh, the sacred stone of Benjamin.
Mount Judea
from Judah.
Shiloh
in Ephraim.
Ouachita County (south)
Amy
In Hebrew Ami" means "My People" a term destined to be applied to the Lost Ten Tribes (Hosea 1).
Salem
a name for Jerusalem.
Troy
Perry County (center)
Adona
Antioch
in Northern Syria, part of Manasseh or Asher. Antioch (through its suburb Daphne) was linked to the Exile of the Ten Tribes.
Ava
Little Italy
Nimrod
Pike County (southwest)
Lodi
Mount Moriah
another name for Jerusalem.
Nathan
A Prophet and possibly son of David.
Pisgah
Pisgah is another name for Mount nebo (in present-day Jordan) where Moses died. It was in the territory of Gad. From there Moses saw the Promised Land. It was also one of the sites upon which Bilaam made his Prophetic Predictions (Numbers 23) many of which were to be fulfilled by the Ten Tribes in Exile.
Salem
another name for Jerusalem.
Poinsett County (northeast)
Gaulett
McDaniel
from Dan.
Mount Olive
in Jerusalem.
Tyronza
Tyronza Junction
Polk County (west scenter)
Bethel Chapel
Bethel in both Ephraim and Benjamin.
Pope County (center nw)
Bethel
Bethel in both Ephraim and Benjamin.
Shiloh
in Ephraim, scene of the Tabernacle.
Simpson
another name for Samson.
Smyrna
Smyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia (present day Turkey).
Prairie County (east center)
Beulah
Beulah is another name for the Land of Israel at the time of Redemption
Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Pulaski County (center)
Alexander
Brittain
Jacksonville
Jack is named after Jacob.
Levy
Levi was an Israelite Tribe.
Zion Hill
Zion was part of Jerusalem.
Randolph County (northeast)
Antioch
Antioch was in Northern Syria in the region of Asher.
Dunn
after Dan.
Engelberg
Hamil
Old Siloam
Siloam is the name of a pool in Jerusalem.
Palestine
Palestine means Land of Israel and not present-day Palestine.
Shannon
St. Francis County (east)
Macedonia
Palestine
Palestine means Land of Israel and not present-day Palestine.
Shannondale
Shiloh
Shiloh was in Ephraim.
Tarsus
Tarsus was in Asher or in a northern section of Dan. Tarsus could be confused with Tarsis (Tarshish) in southwest Spain which was also associated with Israelites.
Saline County (center)
Paron
There was a settlement or group of settlers known as Paron in Ephraim.
Salem
Salem is another name for Jerusalem.
Sardis
in Lydia was also known as Sepharad (in Obadiah 1:20) which name was later given to Spain.
Shannon Hills
Scott County (west)
Denton
Denton may be linked to Dan.
Lewis
Lewis is a form of Levi.
Sevier County (southeast)
Avon
Beth-Aven was in Ephraim near Bethel and Benjamin.
Geneva
Lebanon
Lebanon was part of the tterritory of Asher.
Stone County (north center)
Ben
Ben may be short for Benjamin. In Hebrew "ben" mean son.
Union County (south)
Cairo
Caledonia
Caledonia in Scotland was named after Gilead.
Champagnolle
New Caledonia
Caledonia in Scotland was named after Gilead.
New London
Scotland
Tubal
Van Buren County (center north)
Damascus
in Syria territory of Manasseh.
Dennard
named after Dan.
Scotland
Zion Hill
Zion is in Jerusalem.
Washington County (northwest)
Evansville
Similar to Beth-Aven (Even) in Benjamin.
Goshen in Egypt but later possessed by Judah.
Harmon
named after Hermon in the north of Israel.
Mount Olive
named after the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
Savoy
White County (center east)
Albion
Albion means Britain but the name derives from Lebanon.
Antioch
in Syria territory of Asher or Dan.
Doniphan
after Dan.
Sidon
Sidon was a Phoenician city on the coast of Lebanon in the territory of Asher.
Smyrna
Yell County (center west)
Bethel
Bethel was in Ephraim and Benjamin.
Corinth
Danville
named after Dan.
Dardanelle
Havana
Macedonia
Mount Nebo
Nebo was in the territory of Gad.
Pisgah
Pisgah was in the territory of Gad (Pisgah and Nebo are virtually the same).
Preliminary Conclusion.
Arkansas has many place-names of Biblical significance. Nearly every county has several settlements with Biblical names.
Most of the Tribes were mentioned e.g. Naphtali, Zebulon, and Issachar, Gad, Judah, Asher, Dan, Ephraim, Manasseh, Benjamin,
We would say Asher and Manasseh were predominant with Dan and Ephraim as close runners-up.