Typo? Inconsistency in Biblical Places Map

Chris Elford
Chris Elford Member Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭
edited November 21 in English Forum

I note that the map of Patriarchal Journeys shows the city from which Abraham left as Harran and in the title, but in the popup and banner at the top says Haran - when I search for Haran. If I search for Harran, it shows Haran in the search bar, but the same map with the same inconsistent spellings. I recognize there are different Anglicizations of semitc languages and variant spellings etc., but an explanation or consistency seems to be in order.

Can't report typos in the media any other way.

Edit: Okay, I see in the top banner, that Harran is an alternative along with Charran. That explains why these are okay, albeit rather subtle (i.e., not very obvious), but I think consistency is important. When you search for Harran you're told it is Haran in the search box, but then you see Harran. Confusing?

Chris

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  • Sean Boisen
    Sean Boisen Member Posts: 174 ✭✭

    Chris:

    These maps were commissioned by us from a third-party, and consequently there is some spelling variation between their practices and ours. I agree it can be confusing, though, and we may choose  to standardize these further down the road.

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