Knowing something
about the places mentioned in the Bible can help you follow and appreciate
the Biblical story. Each item below is linked to a page that gives a brief
description of the place and a summary of its importance in the Bible.
Each page has a map and many include pictures that show the character
of the place. The
places are listed in connection with biblical books and people on the
Study Guide.
Biblical
Maps |
The Ancient World |
Old Testament Palestine |
Antioch & Damascus |
The Fertile Cresent |
New Testament Palestine |
The Eastern Mediterranean |
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Bodies of Water |
Dead Sea |
Euphrates River |
Jordan River |
Mediterranean Sea |
Nile River |
Sea of Galilee |
Tigris River |
Red Sea |
Old
Testament Regions |
Egypt |
Assyria |
Babylonia |
Moab |
Edom |
Israel (Northern Kingdom) |
Judah (Southern Kingdom |
Philistia |
Canaan |
Syria |
Persia |
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Old Testament
Cities |
Samaria (city) |
Babylon |
Nineveh |
Haran |
Hebron |
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New Testament
Regions |
Galilee |
Samaria (country) |
Judea |
Decapolis |
Asia Minor |
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New Testament Cities |
Capernaum |
Nazareth |
Caesarea |
Damascus |
Antioch |
Ephesus |
Philippi |
Thessalonica |
Corinth |
Rome |
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Cities
in Both OT & NT |
Jerusalem |
Jericho |
Bethlehem |
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