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Bible Locations
From Jerusalem’s ancient walls to the shores of Galilee — these aren’t fictional cities. Every place in the Bible is a real location with receipts.
839 locations across the biblical world
839 places
The world God created — the stage for all of biblical history
A village in the Assyrian invasion route immortalized in Isaiahs prophecy of the advance against Jerusalem
A town in Judahs second Shephelah district allotment between Beth-dagon and Makkedah
The eastern port of Corinth where Paul sailed from after his year and a half there
Aegean island Paul's ship anchored overnight on the return from his third missionary journey
The chief city of the Aegean island of Lesbos where Pauls coasting ship anchored overnight on his third missionary journey return
Aegean island Paul's ship passed on the return from his third missionary journey
A Greek island Paul passed on his voyage from Ephesus to Jerusalem
The island where John received the visions of Revelation
An island Paul passed on his second missionary journey
The vineyard country at the southern end of Jephthahs pursuit of the Ammonites
The Ammonite town from which Jephthah's pursuit ended, later famous for exporting wheat to Tyre
A distant northern nation that traded warhorses and mules with Tyre and allied with Gog of Magog
A wilderness camp at the "wells of the sons of Jaakan" where Aaron died and was buried at nearby Moserah
A wilderness camp at the "wells of the sons of Jaakan" where Israel paused near the end of the desert wandering
A wilderness camp described as "a land with streams of water" during Israel''s wandering
An Arabian tribal land named with Dedan and Tema in Jeremiah's prophecy against the desert peoples
Ancient Arabian oasis kingdom — caravan traders named by the prophets in oracles against the nations
An Arabian oasis town named for Ishmael's son Dumah on the caravan route between Tema and Babylon
An Arabian tribal land named for Ishmael's son Massa in the deserts east of Tema
Arabian oasis where Babylonian king Nabonidus relocated his court for ten years — Belshazzar's father
Ancient peninsula and tribal territory southeast of Israel, known for trade in livestock, spices, and luxury goods; home to nomadic peoples including the tribes of Kedar
The desert region where Moses spent 40 years as a shepherd before the burning bush
Legendary source of the finest gold in the ancient world
Wealthy kingdom in southern Arabia — home of the famous queen who visited Solomon
An Aramean city David plundered for the bronze that filled Solomons temple — paralleling Tibhath in the Chroniclers account
An Aramean city David plundered for bronze parallel to Berothai in the Samuel account
A northern city Solomon captured and fortified along his expanded northern frontier
A Damascus-region city famous for the wine it supplied to Tyres merchant fleet
The town past Damascus to which Abram chased Chedorlaomers fleeing army after rescuing Lot
An Aramean city David plundered for the bronze that Solomon used in the temple
The Aramean city Assyria crushed — invoked across Isaiah and Jeremiah as a warning to Jerusalem
The Babylonian command base where Zedekiah's sons were executed and Judah's last king was blinded
The mountain where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood
A fortified Canaanite royal city in northern Israel — joined Jabin of Hazors coalition crushed at the Waters of Merom
An Asherite Levitical town in the western Galilee — given to the Gershonite Levites as one of their thirteen northern cities
Mysian seaport whose ships hugged the Asian coast — Paul's first vessel sailing west to Rome
The region covering modern-day Turkey — home to many early churches
Aegean coastal port where Paul met his ship after walking twenty miles overland from Troas
A region in Asia Minor where the Spirit forbade Paul to go
A region in central Asia Minor — home to Jewish diaspora communities
Greek port at the southwestern tip of Asia Minor where Paul's ship struggled against contrary winds toward Rome
A small city where Paul wrote to combat weird false teachings
A city in Galatia where Paul preached on his first missionary journey
Major city in Asia Minor — Paul's base for years
A region in central Turkey where Paul's churches were being led astray
A city in the Lycus valley evangelized by Epaphras alongside Colossae and Laodicea
A city in Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas planted a church — and nearly got stoned
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — the 'lukewarm' church
Timothy's hometown — where Paul was stoned and left for dead
A mysterious northern land associated with end-times invasion in Ezekiel and Revelation
A coastal city where Paul gave his emotional farewell to the Ephesian elders
The city in northwest Asia Minor where the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD) defined Christian orthodoxy on the deity of Christ
A coastal region in southern Asia Minor — where John Mark bailed on Paul
Lycian port where Paul transferred ships on his return voyage from the third missionary journey
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — 'where Satan's throne is'
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — the faithful church with an 'open door'
An inland region of Asia Minor that Paul passed through on his missionary journeys
A Black Sea region home to Jewish diaspora communities
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — 'you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead'
A diaspora location named in Obadiahs prophecy of the eventual return of exiled Jerusalemites to possess the southern Judean cities
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — praised for faithfulness under persecution
One of the 7 churches of Revelation — known for purple dye trade
A port city where Paul received the Macedonian call — 'Come over and help us'
A small promontory on the Asia Minor coast where Paul's ship anchored overnight between Samos and Miletus
The modern nation covering most of ancient Asia Minor — birthplace of much of the New Testament church
A Babylonian settlement from which some returnees could not prove their Israelite ancestry
A Babylonian Jewish settlement where Ezra found Levites and temple servants for his second-wave return
One of the Babylonian settlements whose returnees could not prove their Israelite lineage
The Mesopotamian city from which Sargon brought colonists to repopulate Samaria after the fall of Israel
A Babylonian settlement of returnees who could not prove their priestly Israelite descent
The river in Babylon where Ezekiel received his visions of God's glory
A symbolic name for Babylonia in Jeremiahs oracle of judgment against the great power that destroyed Jerusalem
The cryptic atbash code-name for Babylon in Jeremiahs prophecies of judgment
The settlement by the Kebar River in Babylonia where Ezekiel first sat seven days in stunned silence among the Judean exiles
A Babylonian-exile village whose returning residents could no longer prove they were Israelite
A Babylonian-exile village whose returning residents could not document their Israelite descent
Capital of King Og of Bashan, later a Levitical city east of the Jordan
A Rephaim city east of the Jordan that Chedorlaomer destroyed in his great eastern campaign
A Levitical city of Manasseh in Bashan also called Ashtaroth
Where Israel defeated Og the giant king of Bashan — one of the conquest's defining victories
A Levitical city of refuge in Bashan, east of the Jordan in the territory of Manasseh
A Zuzim city in the Transjordan that Chedorlaomers eastern coalition smashed in their punitive sweep
The Transjordan plain where David defeated the Aramean coalition under Hadadezer
A Bashan stronghold celebrated as a symbol of Israels self-confident military boast in Amos prophecy
A fortified Bashan town captured by Nobah of Manasseh and renamed for himself
A Transjordan town in the territory of Manasseh that the warrior Nobah captured and renamed for himself
The southeastern frontier of Bashan — the city marking the limit of Ogs giant kingdom that fell to Israel under Moses
The northern boundary marker of the Promised Land — the pass into the Beqaa Valley
A Canaanite royal city east of Bethel, site of both Israel's defeat (due to Achan's sin) and subsequent victory under Joshua; 123 people returned from exile in the Bethel-Ai contingent (Nehemiah 7:32)
The first town in Isaiahs prophetic parade of the Assyrian advance on Jerusalem
A variant name for Ai listed among the Benjaminite towns resettled after the Babylonian exile
The same Aaronide Levitical city of Benjamin named "Almon" in Joshuas parallel list
One of the four Levitical cities of Benjamin allotted to the priestly sons of Aaron
A Benjaminite town resettled by returning exiles in the post-exile period
Jeremiah's hometown — a priestly city in Benjamin
A Benjaminite town — home of one of Davids mighty warriors, and a settlement reoccupied by returnees from the Babylonian exile
The Benjaminite battlefield where Israel rallied against the tribe of Benjamin in the war over the Levites concubine
Benjaminite village near the Mount of Olives — site of Shimei's cursing of David
One of the four Gibeonite towns — and the hometown of Ish-bosheth's assassins
A town in the Judean Wilderness north of the Dead Sea — on the formal border between Judah and Benjamin in Joshuas allotments
A wilderness place east of Bethel — used by Hosea as a mocking nickname for Bethel itself ("house of nothingness")
A village near Jerusalem from which Levites came for Nehemiahs dedication of the wall
A border town between Judah and Benjamin in the Jordan Valley near Jericho — named for the partridge tracks across its plain
Where Jacob dreamed of a stairway to heaven
A Benjaminite settlement in the catalog of the tribes inheritance
One of the four Hivite cities of the Gibeonite alliance that deceived Joshua into a peace treaty
The "stone of help" Samuel set up between Mizpah and Shen to commemorate God's thunderous victory over the Philistines
A Benjaminite valley town in the catalog of the tribes inheritance
A Benjaminite town home to Phalti son of Laish and named in Isaiahs path-of-Assyrian-invasion oracle
A Levitical city in the territory of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem; 621 people returned from exile as part of the Ramah-Geba contingent (Nehemiah 7:30)
A small Benjaminite settlement in Isaiahs prophetic parade of the Assyrian advance on Jerusalem
King Saul's hometown — and the site of one of Israel's darkest moments
The "hill of God" near Geba where Saul met a band of prophets and prophesied himself just after Samuel anointed him king
Where the Gibeonites tricked Joshua into a peace treaty
The Benjaminite town where the surviving Beerothites fled after Sauls bloody breach of the Gibeonite treaty
A Benjaminite town in the catalog of the tribes twelve cities
A Benjaminite town in Joshuas catalog of the tribes fourteen-city second allotment group
Original Canaanite name of Bethel — and the name of a later Hittite-territory town its refugee founder named after his hometown
A Benjaminite village in the Assyrian invasion route immortalized in Isaiahs prophecy alongside Laishah and Gebim
The pass above Geba where Jonathan and his armor-bearer routed an entire Philistine army
A Benjaminite village under Sauls pomegranate tree and a marker on the Assyrian invasion route in Isaiahs prophecy
A gathering place for Israel — where Samuel rallied the nation against the Philistines
A small town in the tribal allotment of Benjamin between Jerusalem and Kiriath-jearim
Compound at Ramah where Samuel's school of the prophets protected David from Saul
A western Benjaminite town in the post-exile resettlement near Lod and Hadid
Priestly city near Jerusalem where Ahimelech helped David — and where Saul massacred the priests
A small Benjaminite town in the eastern tribal allotment between Gibeath and Geba
A small Benjaminite village in the eastern allotment commanding a wadi route descending from the highlands to the Jordan Valley
Samuel's hometown — and a place associated with Rachel's weeping
A Benjaminite town in Joshuas eastern allotment and a Calebite settlement in the Chroniclers genealogy
A Benjaminite town in the eastern tribal allotment between Zelah and Rekem
A Benjaminite valley town and one of the five cities of the plain destroyed alongside Sodom and Gomorrah
The Benjaminite family tomb where David finally reburied the bones of Saul and Jonathan
A Benjaminite town and a hill country mountain in Ephraim where King Abijah of Judah delivered his great speech denouncing Jeroboam
The tribal territory of Benjamin — a narrow strip between Judah and Ephraim
The tribal territory of Ephraim — the dominant tribe of the northern kingdom
The tribal territory of Manasseh — split across both sides of the Jordan
Paul's hometown — a major intellectual center in the Roman Empire
Fortified city where the Philistines often assembled before battles against Israel
A major Philistine city where the Ark of the Covenant humiliated Dagon
Major Philistine coastal city — one of the five Philistine city-states
An ancient Canaanite people whose unconquered territory remained when Joshua died
A Danite coastal-plain town near Joppa later home of the great rabbi Akiva
A mountain range on Israel's northern coast — site of Elijah's showdown with the prophets of Baal
The northernmost of the five Philistine cities
A coastal-plain town in the tribal inheritance of Dan named alongside Aijalon and Thimnathah
Goliath's hometown — one of the five Philistine cities
The southernmost Philistine city — where Samson brought down the temple
Philistine-held border town where two Israelite kings were killed during sieges
A village in the plain of Ono where Sanballat tried to lure Nehemiah away from rebuilding the wall
A Danite coastal-plain town in Joshuas catalog near the Mediterranean
The coastal territory of the Philistines — five cities along the Mediterranean
A boundary marker on the western edge of Dans tribal inheritance near the Mediterranean coast
The continent south and west of the Mediterranean — referenced in Scripture mainly through Egypt, Libya, Cush, and the Ethiopian eunuch
The continent — in modern usage; in NT Greek "Asia" refers specifically to the Roman province in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
The continent west of Asia — Paul brought the gospel into Europe at Philippi (Acts 16)
A harbor on the south coast of Crete where Pauls ship took refuge during a deadly autumn storm
A small Cretan harbor town near Fair Havens where Pauls Rome-bound grain ship sheltered before the disastrous push to Phoenix
A protected harbor on the southwestern coast of Crete that the centurion targeted as a safer wintering port — provoking the storm and shipwreck on the way
A harbor on the south coast of Crete that Paul's ship tried to reach for winter before the storm scattered them toward Malta
Roman capital of Cyprus where Paul blinded the sorcerer Elymas and converted proconsul Sergius Paulus
Cyprus's eastern port — Paul and Barnabas's first missionary stop on their first journey
A Levitical town in the territory of Dan — given to the Kohathite clan as one of the Levites residential cities
An Amorite stronghold in Dans territory the house of Joseph eventually subdued — later one of Solomons supply district capitals
One of the five destroyed cities of the plain — invoked by Hosea as a warning to Israel
The land of Esau's descendants — Israel's complicated neighbor
Sodom's partner in crime — destroyed by fire from heaven
An ancient city God destroyed with fire for its extreme wickedness
One of the five destroyed cities of the plain — paired with Admah in Hosea's lament
The small city Lot fled to when God destroyed Sodom — its name means small
One of the Decapolis cities whose region was the setting for Jesus encounter with the demon-possessed man and the herd of swine
A prominent Decapolis city east of the Jordan — the region where Jesus delivered the demon-possessed man and sent the legion of demons into the pigs
Where Jesus cast out Legion into a herd of pigs
The ancient land south of Egypt — roughly modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia
A distant African kingdom — the Ethiopian eunuch was one of the first Gentile converts
The land east of Eden where Cain settled after killing Abel
An ancient kingdom east of the Jordan — Israel's hostile neighbor
The deep gorge marking Moab's northern boundary — Israel's first foothold in the Transjordan
A fortified border town on the Arnon gorge — the southern marker of Reuben's territory
A fertile plateau east of the Sea of Galilee — famous for its oaks and fat cattle
The brook where ravens fed Elijah during the drought
Ten Greek cities east of the Jordan — Gentile territory
The Moabite capital where the Mesha Stele was discovered — naming YHWH and the House of David
Where Absalom was killed hanging from an oak during his rebellion against David
A small Aramean kingdom east of the Sea of Galilee
A mountainous region east of the Jordan — wild, rugged, and famous for its balm
Capital city of Sihon, Amorite king east of the Jordan, captured by Israel during the wilderness period before the entry into Canaan
Where Jacob wrestled with God and was renamed Israel
Where Israel defeated Sihon — and where the Mesha Stele records Moab retaking the town
An Amorite town with rich pastureland captured under Moses — the grazing fields Gad asked for
The Herodian fortress where John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded
City east of the Jordan River in Gilead, assigned as the district seat for Ahinadab son of Iddo in Solomon's twelve-district administrative system
The plateau east of the Dead Sea — where Ruth came from
The place where Jacob wrestled with God and was renamed Israel
Where Jacob wrestled with God and was renamed Israel — later a royal city under Jeroboam I
Capital city of the Ammonites, besieged by Joab and taken by David; Joab captured its water supply and handed David the final victory. Modern-day Amman, Jordan.
A fortress city east of the Jordan where Ahab died in battle and Elisha later had Jehu anointed king
The first settlement Jacob established after his reunion with Esau, east of the Jordan River; the name means 'shelters' or 'booths,' reflecting the temporary structures Jacob built there for his livestock.
Where Job lived — the land east of Israel where his story unfolds
The royal city of King Hadad of Edom in the era before Israel had a king
The royal city of Edom, referenced in Isaiah 63:1 as the origin point of the divine warrior's approach; symbolizes Edomite pride and serves as the stage for God's judgment on Israel's enemies.
The royal city of Bela son of Beor, first of the eight Edomite kings before Israel had a king
The royal city of Edomite king Samlah, fourth in the line before Israel had a king
Mountain on the Edom border where Aaron the high priest died and Eleazar inherited the priesthood
Mountain range of Edom — the rugged red highlands of Esau's inheritance
A wilderness encampment east of Edom — Israel's stop after Punon
The royal city of Hadar, last in the line of Edomite kings before Israel had a king
The famous rock-cut city of the Nabateans in southern Jordan — capital of the kingdom that controlled trade routes near biblical Edom
Wilderness encampment in the Arabah copper-mining belt — Israel's stop between Mount Hor and Oboth
The Edomite rock-fortress that King Amaziah of Judah captured and renamed Joktheel
A location in Edom where King Joram of Judah broke through the Edomite encirclement during their revolt
A wilderness encampment in the Arabah south of Edom — Israel's stop after Mount Hor and before Punon
The Hellenistic capital of Egypt — home of the Septuagint and Apollos
The landmark across from which Israel camped before the Red Sea crossing — named for a Canaanite storm god
One of five Egyptian cities Isaiah prophesied would speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord
The region in Egypt where the Israelites lived for 400+ years
An Egyptian city to which Hezekiahs envoys traveled seeking Pharaohs aid against Assyria
Hebrew "On" — Egyptian sun-cult city where Joseph's father-in-law served as priest
The ancient capital of Lower Egypt — a center of power and pagan worship
Egyptian frontier fortress where Israel camped before the Red Sea crossing — "from Migdol to Syene" marked Egypt's full length
The great river of Egypt; in Zechariah 10, its depths being 'dried up' echoes the Exodus parting of the Red Sea and symbolizes God removing every obstacle to his scattered people's return home
Egypt's great river — turned to blood in the first plague
Egypt's eastern frontier fortress — Hebrew "Sin," the stronghold of Egypt in Ezekiel's judgment oracles
The Egyptian cult center of the cat goddess Bastet named in Ezekiels oracle of judgment against Egypt
The shoreline campsite between Migdol and the Red Sea where Israel was hemmed in before the great crossing
One of two store cities the enslaved Israelites built for Pharaoh — paired with Rameses in Exodus
Egyptian Delta city the Israelites built as slaves and left at the Exodus
Egypt's southernmost frontier city on the Nile — paired with Migdol in Ezekiel's "end to end" judgment oracles
Egyptian frontier city where the Jewish remnant fled with Jeremiah after Gedaliah's murder
Ancient capital of Upper Egypt — Nahum invoked its fall to warn Nineveh of the same fate
Hebrew name for Tanis — the Egyptian capital remembered as the setting of the Exodus plagues
The town where Abimelech holed up while plotting against rebel-held Shechem
A border town between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Benjamin
An Ephraimite settlement in the cluster of villages around Bethel listed in 1 Chronicles 7
An Ephraimite settlement from which a man brought twenty loaves of firstfruits and Elisha fed a hundred men
Twin cities on a strategic pass — where God hurled hailstones on Israel's enemies
"Place of weepers" where the Angel of the Lord rebuked Israel for failing to drive out the Canaanites
The Ephraimite city Abijah of Judah captured during his decisive defeat of Jeroboam
An Ephraimite city Abijah of Judah captured alongside Bethel and Ephron in his defeat of Jeroboam
A Levitical Kohathite city in Ephraim and a town in Solomons fifth administrative district
The brook forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh and a separate town in the Asher allotment
A Levitical city in the tribe of Ephraim allotted to the Kohathite branch of the Levites
An Ephraimite village near Shiloh where the Benjamites of Judges 21 carried off the dancing daughters as wives
Lower town of the twin Beth-horon fortresses guarding the strategic pass into the Ephraim hills
A border marker between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Manasseh near Shechem
A town on the eastern boundary of Ephraims tribal inheritance descending from the central highlands toward Jericho
A town in the eastern Ephraim allotment east of Bethel mentioned in the post-conquest catalog of Josephs sons inheritance
Hill country home of the judge Abdon and of two of David's mighty men named Benaiah
The Ephraimite hometown of the prophet Samuel where Elkanah and Hannah brought their yearly sacrifice
A great well near Ramah of Ephraim where King Saul stopped to inquire after David during his pursuit
A town in the hill country of Ephraim where Tola son of Puah judged Israel for twenty-three years
Where the Tabernacle rested for 300 years — until the Philistines took the Ark
A boundary town on the eastern frontier of Ephraims tribal allotment east of Shechem
A border town between Ephraim and Manasseh — where the apple orchards gave the place its name and a king fell to Joshuas conquest
The hill-country town in Ephraim where Joshua received his inheritance and was buried — also called Timnath-serah
The upper of the two Beth-horons on the strategic ridge road where God rained giant hailstones on the fleeing Amorite coalition
A town in the Ephraimite hill country built by Sheerah daughter of Beriah son of Ephraim
The Ephraimite hometown of King Jeroboam I founder of the breakaway northern kingdom of Israel
A Levitical town in the tribe of Asher given to the Gershonite Levites
The Canaanite coastal city Asher failed to conquer — later the Hellenistic port of Ptolemais where Paul landed
A fortified town in the tribal inheritance of Naphtali in lower Galilee
A boundary point on the southern border of Naphtali in lower Galilee
An inland boundary town in the tribal inheritance of Asher
A boundary town in the tribal inheritance of Asher in the western Galilee
A Canaanite city in Ashers allotment that the tribe failed to dispossess
A boundary marker on the western frontier of Naphtali at the foot of Mount Tabor
A boundary marker in the tribal inheritance of Asher in the western Galilee
A fortified Canaanite town in Naphtali whose inhabitants Israel could not drive out
A town Hosea names in his oracle recalling Shalmans devastating massacre of mothers and children
A boundary marker in the tribal inheritance of Asher in the western Galilee
Hometown of Peter, Andrew, and Philip — fishing village on the lake
A Galilean town King Hiram of Tyre called "Cabul" — meaning "good for nothing" — after Solomon paid him for cedar with twenty undesirable cities
Where Jesus turned water into wine — His first miracle
Jesus' home base during His ministry — miracle central
A boundary town between Issachar and Zebulun at the foot of Mount Tabor
The ancient Canaanite name for the Sea of Galilee — also a fortified city and tribal territory on its northwestern shore
A boundary point between Issachar and Zebulun at the foot of Mount Tabor the same as Chesulloth
Galilean village above Capernaum where Jesus pronounced "woe" for refusing to repent despite his miracles
A boundary marker on the western frontier of Zebulun in lower Galilee
A region on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus sailed after feeding the four thousand
A Levitical city of Zebulun in lower Galilee allotted to the Merarite Levites
A boundary marker in the tribal inheritance of Asher the same as Abdon
A boundary marker on the frontier of Naphtalis tribal inheritance in upper Galilee
A boundary point on the eastern frontier of Zebuluns tribal inheritance
The region where Jesus did most of His ministry
The Galilean hometown of the prophet Jonah son of Amittai
A fertile plain on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
A boundary marker in the tribal inheritance of Asher in the western Galilee
A Levitical city of Naphtali on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
A Levitical city of Naphtali on the western Sea of Galilee shore the same as Hammath
A boundary point on the western frontier of Zebulun in lower Galilee
The largest Canaanite city in the land — Joshua burned it, Deborah's army defeated its king, and it later became a Solomonic fortress
A boundary marker on the western border of Naphtali in lower Galilee
A Levitical town of Asher set apart for the Gershonite Levites
A fortified town in the tribal inheritance of Naphtali in upper Galilee
A boundary marker on the southern frontier of Naphtali in lower Galilee
A Levitical city allotted to the Gershonite Levites within the tribe of Asher
A boundary town in the tribal inheritance of Zebulun in lower Galilee
A Galilean town captured by Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in his invasion of northern Israel
A boundary marker on the eastern frontier of Zebulun at the foot of Mount Tabor
The hometown of Meshullemeth grandmother of King Josiah and mother of King Amon
A Zebulun Levitical city given to the Merarite Levites
A Levitical city in the tribe of Naphtali allotted to the Gershonite branch of the Levites in upper Galilee
A town in the tribal inheritance of Zebulun in lower Galilee listed in Joshuas catalog
A Levitical city of refuge in the highlands of Naphtali — the rallying point of Barak before defeating Sisera
The Galilee city of refuge and hometown of Barak the war general whom Deborah summoned to defeat Sisera
A Canaanite town in the coastal plain that the tribe of Zebulun failed to drive out at the conquest
A corner marker on the northern boundary of Naphtalis tribal inheritance in lower Galilee
A northern Canaanite city whose king joined Jabin of Hazor's coalition against Joshua
A town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus landed after the feeding of the four thousand
Galilean fishing town — hometown of Mary Magdalene, first witness of the resurrection
A boundary marker on the western edge of Zebuluns Galilee inheritance
The Galilean home of two of Nehemiahs builders and a royal officer of David
A town cursed in the Song of Deborah for failing to come to the help of the Lord against the mighty
A fortified town in the tribal inheritance of Naphtali in upper Galilee
Where Elijah called fire from heaven and ended a drought
A mountain in the Jezreel Valley — traditional site of the Transfiguration
Galilean village where Jesus raised a widow's only son from his funeral procession
A tribal territory in northern Galilee — later called 'Galilee of the Gentiles'
Where Jesus grew up — a tiny, nobody town in Galilee
A boundary marker on the eastern border of the tribe of Zebulun
A boundary marker on the eastern frontier of Ashers tribal allotment in the western Galilee
A town in the tribal inheritance of Issachar in the lower Galilee plain
A fortified Naphtali town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee identified with later Tiberias
An Asher coastal town that was also the northernmost point of the twelve spies journey through Canaan
A town in the tribal inheritance of Issachar in the lower Galilee plain
A Levitical city in the tribe of Zebulun allotted to the Merarite branch of the Levites
The hometown of Pedaiah father of Zebidah mother of King Jehoiakim of Judah
The starting point of the boundary description of Zebuluns inheritance in Galilee
The lake where Jesus called fishermen and walked on water
A boundary marker on the northern frontier of Issachars tribal inheritance between Tabor and Beth-shemesh
A northern Canaanite kingdom whose king joined the coalition against Joshua at Merom
A Canaanite city-state whose king Joshua defeated in the northern conquest sweep also referenced simply as Shimron
A town in the tribal inheritance of Issachar in the lower Galilee plain
A Levitical town in the tribe of Zebulun allotted to the Merarite branch of the Levites and possibly the same site as Chisloth-tabor
Herod Antipas's Roman capital on the Sea of Galilee — the lake's alternate name comes from this city
A fortified town in the tribal inheritance of Naphtali in upper Galilee also spelled Iron
The oak tree on the Naphtali border where Heber the Kenite pitched his tent and Sisera fled
A fortified Naphtali town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee listed with Ziddim and Hammath
A fortified Naphtali town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee identified with later Kfar Hattin
A fortified Transjordan town the tribe of Gad rebuilt after Moses granted them the eastern inheritance
A Gadite town in the Jordan Valley that became the Hellenistic city of Livias
A Gadite town of "leopards" in the Jordan Valley near where John baptized
A boundary marker in the tribal inheritance of Gad east of the Jordan
City east of the Jordan that Saul rescued and that later honored him in death
A Gadite town in Transjordan where Gideon caught the fleeing Midianite kings unawares
A town in Gilead where the judge Jair the Gileadite was buried after twenty-two years of leadership
A Gileadite town east of the Jordan where the crippled prince Mephibosheth was hiding when David sent for him
Mizpeh of Gilead — Jephthah's base east of the Jordan where Jacob and Laban set up the covenant heap
A border marker on the northern frontier of Gads Transjordan inheritance in the highlands of Gilead
The Gileadite home of Barzillai whose lavish provisions kept David alive during Absaloms revolt
A landmark on the direction the Midianite host fled after Gideons night attack at the Spring of Harod
The Transjordan land where the outcast warrior Jephthah took refuge before being recalled to deliver Israel
The Gadite town whose Jordan fords saw forty-two thousand Ephraimites slain by the Gileadites
A landmark in the direction of the Midianite rout after Gideons night attack at the Spring of Harod
A Roman province in southern Greece — Corinth was its capital
Greece's intellectual capital — where Paul debated philosophers at the Areopagus
Major Greek city where Paul planted a messy but important church
Ancient nation and dominant western cultural power; target of Persian military ambition and the homeland whose civilization Alexander the Great spread across the known world
The Greek region Paul crossed into — launching the gospel into Europe
A city in western Greece where Paul planned to spend the winter
Where Paul and Silas were jailed — and sang their way to freedom
Where Paul planted a church and then wrote them two letters
An Issachar Levitical town on the slopes of Mount Tabor — given to the Gershonite Levites alongside Kishion and En-gannim
Home of the woman who hosted Elisha — and whose son he raised from the dead
The Roman station on the Appian Way where Christians from Rome came to meet Paul as he marched north from Puteoli
The Italian port where Paul landed on his way to Rome
A southern Italian harbor where Pauls grain ship anchored overnight on the final leg of the voyage from Sicily to Puteoli
Capital of the empire — where Paul was imprisoned
A way-station on the Appian Way south of Rome where Roman Christians traveled out to greet Paul on his way to imprisonment in the capital
Village near the Mount of Olives where Jesus sent for the donkey before the Triumphal Entry
The olive garden where Jesus prayed and was arrested the night before His crucifixion
Jerusalem's ancient spring — where Solomon was anointed king
The mountain where Abraham nearly sacrificed Isaac — later the site of Solomon's Temple
The pool in Jerusalem where Jesus healed a man born blind
The Roman governor's headquarters — where Pilate tried Jesus
God's house in Jerusalem — from Solomon's gold-covered original to Herod's expansion
The sacred hilltop in Jerusalem where Solomon and Herod built the Temple
God's house in Jerusalem — from Solomon's gold-covered original to Herod's expansion
Site of the Last Supper and Pentecost — where the church was born
A boundary town in the tribal inheritance of Issachar in the Jezreel Valley
A Levitical city of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite line
The Hebrew "Mount of Megiddo" — site of the apocalyptic battle of the kings of the earth in Revelations final vision
The Jezreel Valley site Jehu pursued King Ahaziah of Judah toward after the slaying of Jezreels king
A boundary town in Issachars inheritance in the Jezreel Valley
A site on the route of the fleeing Midianites after Gideons night attack at the Spring of Harod
A Levitical city of Manasseh in the Jezreel Valley the same as Ibleam
A town in the catalog of Issachars tribal inheritance in the Jezreel Valley
A Shephelah spring-town in Judah and a separate En-gannim in Issachars Galilee inheritance
A boundary town in Issachars tribal inheritance in the Jezreel Valley
The town where Saul consulted a medium before his final battle
A mountain range where King Saul and his sons fell in battle against the Philistines
A boundary town in the tribal inheritance of Issachar in the Jezreel Valley
The spring where the Lord reduced Gideons army from 32,000 to 300 by the way they drank
The valley where major battles were fought — and the city of wicked king Ahab
A large fertile plain in northern Israel — site of many biblical battles including Megiddo and Gilboa
An Issachar Levitical city given to the Gershonite Levites
The river where Sisera's chariots were swept away and Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal
Ancient fortified city in the Jezreel Valley where major biblical battles were fought; site of the lamentation of Hadad-rimmon referenced in Zechariah 12:11; its Hebrew name underlies 'Armageddon' in Revelation
Where King Saul and his sons died in battle against the Philistines
Canaanite city near Megiddo — site of Deborah's victory in Judges 5
A town in the Jordan Valley — Elishas hometown, where Elijah found him plowing and threw the prophets cloak over his shoulders
The threshing floor on the Jordan east where Egypt mourned Jacob seven days before his burial at Machpelah
The town where the Jordan River piled up so Israel could cross into the Promised Land on dry ground
The place near Salim where John the Baptist baptized because there was much water there
The rift valley stretching from the Sea of Galilee to the Red Sea
The threshing floor beyond the Jordan where Egypt and Israel mourned Jacob for seven days
City where the Philistines hung Saul's body on the walls after his death
A nickname for Jericho — the lush oasis in the Jordan Valley
The site by the Jordan where the eastern tribes built a great altar that nearly triggered civil war
Israel's base camp on the west side of the Jordan — first stop in the Promised Land
The major river flowing from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea — Israel crossed it to enter the Promised Land, and Jesus was baptized in it
The rift valley along the Jordan River — the lowest land valley on earth
The Jordan River
The Jordan Valley site where the waters of the Jordan rose up in a heap during Israels miraculous crossing — and where Solomon later cast the bronze furnishings for the temple
A western Judean hill country town Rehoboam fortified as part of his ring of defensive cities
Ancient Canaanite city in the Shephelah of Judah; referenced as the final retreat of Israel's glory in Micah's lament, and associated elsewhere with David's cave hideout
The valley where Joshua commanded the sun to stand still
A poetic name for Jerusalem in Isaiahs oracle — "the altar-hearth" of God, both the place of sacrifice and the city under siege
The hometown of Joseph of Arimathea — the wealthy disciple who claimed Jesus's body and laid it in his own new tomb
An alternative ancient name for Kiriath-jearim — where the Ark of the Covenant rested for twenty years after being returned by the Philistines
The poetic name for Kiriath-jearim where the Ark resided for twenty years before David moved it to Jerusalem
A place near Mizpah where Israel chased the Philistines after God's thunder
Israelite town where the Ark of the Covenant was returned by the Philistines
A fortified hill town in Judah, refortified by Rehoboam and later a key Maccabean stronghold
Village near Jerusalem — home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus
Where Jesus was born — David's hometown too
The Roman administrative capital of Judea — a major hub in Acts
A boundary marker on Judahs northern frontier at Mount Jearim
David's original capital — the Jebusite fortress on Jerusalem's southeastern ridge
The Judean hill-country city Othniel captured to win Caleb's daughter Achsah
Valley where young David fought and killed Goliath
The village where the risen Jesus revealed Himself to two disciples
A Dead Sea oasis where David spared Saul's life in a cave
Desert oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea — David's favorite hideout
The hill where the Philistines camped opposite Israel before David and Goliath fought in the Valley of Elah
The ancient name of Bethlehem — where Rachel died giving birth to Benjamin and where the prophet Micah said the future ruler of Israel would come forth
The poetic name of Bethlehem from which Micah prophesied a ruler over Israel would come
Levitical city in the hill country of Judah
A rocky hideout where Samson camped after burning Philistine fields
Akeldama — the field bought with Judas's blood money
The garden where Jesus prayed before His arrest
A Canaanite city on Ephraim's western boundary where Ephraim failed to drive out the inhabitants, leaving a Canaanite presence that became a persistent compromise
A Judean hill-country town — the hometown of Ahithophel, the brilliant counselor who betrayed King David and threw in with Absaloms rebellion
Place of the Skull — where Jesus was crucified
Abraham's home base — one of the oldest cities in the world
A Levitical priest-town in the hill country of Judah — given to the Kohathite descendants of Aaron alongside Hebron, Libnah, and Jattir
Judean village south of Jerusalem — home of Sibbecai the giant-killer
The poetic byname for Kiriath-jearim in Psalm 132 where the ark of God was found
Levitical hill country town that supported David during his Ziklag campaign
Pre-Davidic Canaanite name for Jerusalem — Jebusite stronghold David finally captured
Ancient city where Jesus healed blind Bartimaeus and met Zacchaeus
The capital city and site of the Temple — the center of Jewish worship
A Calebite town in the fifth hill country district of Judah south of Hebron
A coastal city where Peter had his vision about clean and unclean animals
A Calebite settlement in the genealogical catalogs of Judah descended from Raham son of Shema
The southern kingdom of Israel — where Jerusalem and the Davidic dynasty were
The southern region of Israel — centered on Jerusalem and Bethlehem
The desert east of Jerusalem — where John preached and Jesus was tempted
A Judean Levitical priest-town in the hill country — possibly the "city of Judah" Mary traveled to when she visited her relative Elizabeth
Fortified city David rescued from the Philistines, then had to flee when its people would have betrayed him
A walled Moabite city in Jeremiahs oracle against Moab — also possibly the hometown of Judas Iscariot ("the man from Kerioth")
The valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives
Where the Ark of the Covenant rested for 20 years after the Philistines returned it
A major fortified city in Judah — second only to Jerusalem in importance
The Judean hill where Samson broke his bonds and killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey's jawbone
A Judean fortress city where the angel of the Lord struck down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night
A town in the sixth hill country district of Judahs inheritance south of Bethlehem and east of Hebron
A Calebite town traced through the genealogical line of Sheva son of Maacah in the southern Judean hill country
The cave Abraham purchased as a burial site for Sarah — resting place of the patriarchs
A Judean town whose 156 sons returned from Babylonian exile in the first caravan under Zerubbabel
Where Abraham built an altar and received three heavenly visitors near Hebron
A Calebite-Edomite ancestral settlement near Bethlehem traced through the genealogies of Caleb and the descendants of Seir
Fortified city in the lowlands of Judah
A mountaintop fortress in the Judean Desert — site of the Jewish last stand against Rome
A wilderness Judah town in the sixth district allotment overlooking the Dead Sea barren lands
The hometown of the prophet Micah — a Shephelah village near Philistine Gath, where Micah grew up watching the empires march by on the Via Maris
Hill east of Jerusalem — site of key moments in Jesus' life
The hill in Jerusalem associated with God's presence — used interchangeably with the Temple mount and the city itself
Village near Bethlehem that produced two of David's thirty mighty men
A wilderness Judah town in the sixth district above the Dead Sea
The site near the Dead Sea where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
A Judean settlement preserved in the Chronicler's genealogy of Calebs descendants through Chelub and Eshton
Ancient city ruled by Melchizedek — traditionally identified with Jerusalem
A wilderness Judah town in the sixth district above the Dead Sea between Beth-arabah and Nibshan
A location near the Ebenezer stone that Samuel set up after defeating the Philistines
A location near the house of Millo in Jerusalem where King Joash of Judah was assassinated by his servants
A pool in Jerusalem where Jesus healed a man born blind
A fortified town in the Shephelah of Judah — where the Philistines camped before the David and Goliath showdown in the Valley of Elah
A town in Judah — hometown of the prophet Amos
The new name of the restored Jerusalem in Ezekiels final vision — Yahweh-shammah — sealing the climactic promise that the divine presence will dwell there forever
Where Samson killed a lion and found a wife — starting his war with the Philistines
Where David killed Goliath with a sling and a stone
A valley on the southwestern edge of Jerusalem where pagan nations — and apostate Israelite kings like Ahaz — burned children as offerings; its reputation for horror made it the root word for Gehenna, the New Testament term for hell
Where David hid from Saul — and where Jonathan strengthened his faith
Another name for Jerusalem — and a symbol of God's eternal kingdom
A town in the sixth hill country district of Judahs inheritance south of Hebron
Wilderness town whose people twice betrayed David's hiding place to Saul
Samson's hometown — where the Spirit first stirred in him
A Judean wilderness town near the Dead Sea coast in Joshuas inheritance catalog
A Dead Sea shoreline town where Ezekiel saw fishermen casting nets in his vision of the healed waters
The wilderness hill south of Jeshimon where David hid from Saul — and where David crept into Sauls camp at night and stole his spear without harming him
A future city in Ezekiels vision of the burial of Gogs army after Gods great judgment
The town in Chedorlaomers victory parade later identified with En-gedi the Dead Sea oasis
A Judean Wilderness town where David hid from Saul and where the wealthy fool Nabal lived — until his wife Abigail intercepted Davids vengeance
A town in the Judean hill country from which Joshua cut off the Anakim giants
One of three Amorite confederates who fought alongside Abram to rescue Lot
A town in the Judean hill country south of Hebron
A town in the Judean hill country named in Joshuas catalog of Judahs inheritance
A town in the Judean hill country listed alongside Dumah and Eshean
A small Judahite settlement named in the genealogies of Calebs descendants
"Lord of Breakthroughs" — where David shattered the Philistines after being anointed king
A Judean hill country town in the catalog of Calebs broader inheritance south of Hebron
A Calebite settlement preserved in the Chroniclers genealogy of Judah
A Judean district whose signal-fire warned Jerusalem of approaching invasions from the north
A Judean hill country town near Hebron mentioned in Joshuas catalog
A Judean hill country town in the catalog of Calebs inheritance south of Hebron
A Judean hill country town also named in Isaiahs cryptic "Burden of Dumah" oracle
A Judean hill country town in the catalog of the sixth allotment district south of Bethlehem
A Judean hill country town in the catalog south of Hebron
A Judean hill country town whose pastures the Simeonites overran in their southward expansion
A Judean hill country town near Hebron in the catalog of the inner hill country district
A Judean hill country town named in Joshuas catalog near Hebron
A Judahite settlement named in the Chroniclers genealogy of the Calebite family lines
A Judahite settlement of scribal families and home of the prayerful Jabez
A Judean hill country town in the catalog of the second hill country district
A small town in the hill country of Judah near Maon and Carmel
"Breach of Uzzah" — where Uzzah was struck dead for touching the ark of God
The northernmost limit of Joshuas conquest — at the foot of Mount Hermon in the valley of Lebanon
The land God promised to Abraham — what Israel spent centuries trying to get to
The land God promised to Abraham's descendants — and the nation that carries his name
A historical and geographic name for the region of the southern Levant, including modern Israel and the Palestinian territories
The land God swore to give Abraham's descendants — Canaan, from the river to the sea
A Lycian harbor on the southern coast of Asia Minor where Pauls Rome-bound voyage transferred to an Alexandrian grain ship
The Macedonian capital city Paul passed through on the Via Egnatia between Philippi and Thessalonica
A Macedonian Via Egnatia way station Paul transited between Amphipolis and Thessalonica
Where the Bereans examined the Scriptures daily to verify Paul's teaching
The port city where Paul first set foot in Europe
The "shearing house" where Jehu massacred 42 royal kinsmen of King Ahaziah
Where the tribe of Judah defeated Adoni-bezek and where Saul mustered Israel for the relief of Jabesh-gilead
The Manasseh village where the desperate King Saul disguised himself and consulted a banned medium the night before his death
A Canaanite kingdom defeated by Joshua and the ancestral homeland of Zelophehads daughters
A Canaanite town in Manasseh where King Ahaziah of Judah was mortally wounded by Jehu's coup
Gideon's hometown — where God called him while he was hiding from the Midianites
The small island Paul's ship sheltered behind during the great storm that eventually shipwrecked them at Malta
Mediterranean island where Titus organized the early churches
A Mediterranean island — Barnabas' homeland and first stop on Paul's missionary journey
The Roman heartland — home of Rome and the believers who sent greetings in Hebrews 13
The island where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome
The Great Sea — western boundary of the Promised Land
A distant port city — probably in Spain — symbolizing the farthest reaches of the known world
One of the four original cities of Nimrods kingdom in the land of Shinar
"Aram of the Two Rivers" — the upper Mesopotamian homeland of Abraham's relatives Bethuel, Laban, and Rebekah
The original capital of Assyria and the source of the empire's name
The brutal empire that conquered and scattered the northern kingdom of Israel
A Mesopotamian city whose deportees the Assyrians resettled in Samaria after the fall of the northern kingdom
Where humanity tried to build a tower to heaven — and God scattered the languages
The great empire that conquered Judah and took Israel into exile
An Assyrian capital city founded by Nimrod, south of Nineveh on the Tigris
One of the four founding cities of Nimrods kingdom in the land of Shinar
A merchant city of the Mesopotamian trade network named in Ezekiels lament for Tyre
The garden paradise where God placed the first humans
An ancient region east of Babylon in modern-day Iran
The home town of the prophet Nahum who foretold the destruction of Nineveh
A Mesopotamian kingdom whose King Arioch joined the eastern alliance that captured Lot
Hebrew name for ancient Uruk — one of humanity's oldest cities, listed among Nimrod's earliest foundations
One of the great rivers of the ancient world — a boundary marker in God's promises
The paradise God planted for Adam and Eve — humanity's first home
One of the conquered cities the Assyrian Rabshakeh taunted Hezekiah with — "Where are the gods of Hena and Ivvah?"
The modern nation covering much of ancient Mesopotamia — the cradle of biblical civilization (Babylon, Nineveh, Ur)
Another conquered city in the Rabshakehs taunt against Hezekiah — paired with Hena as evidence that Assyrias gods always win
The ancient origin of the Aramean people — and the destination of their exile after Tiglath-pileser of Assyria conquered Damascus
A major southern Mesopotamian city in Sumer — possibly the Ellasar of Genesis 14 whose king joined the eastern coalition against Sodom
The 'land between the rivers' — the cradle of civilization and Abraham's homeland
City of Abraham's brother — where the servant found Rebekah for Isaac
Capital of Assyria — and the city Jonah really didn't want to visit
One of the oldest and holiest cities of Sumer — religious center of the god Enlil and an exilic community for some deported Jews
Where Jacob worked 20 years for Laban and married Leah and Rachel
The Mesopotamian home of Balaam son of Beor on the Euphrates near the Amaw country
A town the Assyrians had previously destroyed and named in Sennacheribs taunt against Jerusalem
City whose Assyrian-deported people repopulated Samaria with their child-sacrificing gods
Ancient name for Babylonia — where the Tower of Babel was built
An Aramean city Sennacherib boasted his ancestors had already destroyed
Abraham's hometown — where it all started
A wilderness camp on the plains of Moab near the mountains east of the Jordan
Chief city of Moab — Israel was forbidden to attack it because God gave it to Lot's descendants
A Transjordan town built and fortified by the tribe of Gad east of the Jordan
A Reubenite stronghold on the Moabite plateau — claimed by Mesha king of Moab in his ninth-century BCE inscription
A wilderness camp on Israel''s final approach to Moab from the Arnon valley
The high place where Balak took Balaam to view and curse the Israelite camp
A wilderness camp where Israel sang the Song of the Well after the princes and nobles dug it at the Lords command
A Reubenite Transjordan town an alternate shortened form of Baal-meon
A Moabite town named in Jeremiahs great oracle of judgment against Moab
A Moabite town named alongside Beth-diblathaim in Jeremiahs oracle of judgment
Israels last wilderness encampment on the plains of Moab before crossing the Jordan into the Promised Land
A Moabite town in Jeremiahs oracle of judgment same site as Baal-meon
The valley opposite which Israel encamped on the plains of Moab — where Moses delivered Deuteronomy and was buried in an unknown grave
A Moabite town named in Isaiahs lament over the geographic sweep of Moabs coming destruction
A Moabite town whose fugitives wept down the road of Horonaim in Isaiahs oracle against Moab
Moabite tableland town paired with Heshbon — wept over by both Isaiah and Jeremiah
A Moabite town named in Isaiahs and Jeremiahs oracles against Moab — a "cry of destruction" by the descent of Horonaim
The Moabite border town where Balak met Balaam after the diviners long journey from Pethor
Moab's capital fortress — site of Mesha's grim child-sacrifice that broke the Israelite siege
A Moabite city where King Balak hosted Balaam before leading him up to the high places to curse Israel
Moabite tableland city explicitly named on the Mesha Stele — once held by Reuben
The Moabite hill ascent where fugitives wept as Moab fell in Isaiahs oracle
A Moabite town named in Jeremiahs long oracle of judgment against the cities of Moab
A wilderness camp on Israel''s approach to the Promised Land after crossing the Arnon
Moabite tableland city named in Isaiah's lament — Reuben's allotment that changed hands repeatedly
The mountain where Moses saw the Promised Land before his death
Moabite tableland town distinct from Mount Nebo — its destruction is recorded on the Mesha Stele
A Moabite town named in the ancient Heshbon war song celebrating Sihons earlier conquest of Moab
A lake or marshland near the Transjordan town of Jazer in Moab whose vines Jeremiah mourns in his oracle against Moab
Moabite vineyard town the prophets explicitly mourned in their oracles against Moab
A location named in the ancient Book of the Wars of the Lord recording Israels camping route through the Arnon Valley toward Moab
A frontier town in upper Galilee — first sacked by King Ben-Hadad of Damascus and later swept up in Tiglath-pilesers Assyrian conquest
A southernmost Negev town in Judahs tribal allotment
A boundary marker on the southern border of Judah between Kadesh-barnea and the Brook of Egypt
A Simeonite Levitical city in the Negev allotted to the priests
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A fortified Canaanite city in the Negev whose king attacked Israel during the Exodus
A Simeonite Levitical town in the Negev — given to the Kohathite descendants of Aaron as part of the priestly inheritance scattered through southern Judah
A southern Judean town to which David sent gifts from the Amalekite spoil after recovering Ziklags captives
A waypoint on the southern border of the Promised Land near the Wadi of Egypt
A Simeonite town in the Negev also known as the "Ramah of the South"
A Negev town in the catalog of the cities of the tribe of Simeon
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
The Negev well where Hagar named God "El Roi" — the God who sees me — after the angel encounter
The southernmost city of Israel — 'from Dan to Beersheba' meant the whole country
A location in the Negev desert near the well where Hagar encountered God
A Simeonite Negev town listed among the cities of Simeon "until David reigned"
A Simeonite Negev town meaning "house of lionesses"
A Simeonite town in the western Negev whose name means "house of chariots"
A southern Judean town resettled by Judah after the return from exile
A Simeonite Negev town the same as Bethul in Joshuas allotment catalog
The shorter form of Bethuel — a Simeonite Negev town in Joshuas inheritance catalog
A Simeonite Negev town the same as Balah in Joshuas inheritance catalog
A southern Judean town to which David sent gifts from the Amalekite spoil also called Chor-ashan
A Simeonite Negev town the same as Bethul in Joshuas alternate spelling tradition
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A southernmost Negev town in Judahs tribal inheritance catalog
A Simeonite Negev town — settled as part of Simeons inheritance enclave within Judahs larger southern territory
A southern Negev settlement repopulated by returning exiles in the post-exile period
A Simeonite Negev town allotted within Judahs larger territory — covered by the broader Simeon settlement of the desert south
A Philistine city where both Abraham and Isaac had run-ins with the king
A southern Arabian frontier site where King Uzziah of Judah defeated the desert raiders
A boundary point on the southern frontier of the Promised Land between Kadesh-barnea and the Brook of Egypt
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A Simeonite Negev outpost — meaning "court of the fox" — reoccupied by Jewish returnees from Babylon under Nehemiah
The Simeonite "village of horses" paired with Beth-marcaboth in the western Negev
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A boundary point on the southern frontier of Judahs inheritance between Kadesh-barnea and Addar
The Negev town where Israel's faithless invasion was crushed — and where the name "Hormah" was born from devotion to destruction
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A southern Negev town in the catalog of Judahs tribal inheritance
A southern Judean settlement repopulated by returning exiles in the post-exile period
A Judean border town in the Negev — the hometown of Benaiah, the legendary commander of David's bodyguard
Where Israel refused to enter the Promised Land — and wandered 40 years
A boundary marker along the southern frontier of Judah between Addar and Azmon
A southern Negev town in the Judah inheritance later identified with Hazor — possibly the birthplace of Judas Iscariot
A town in the far-southern Negev allotment of Judah listed beside Eder Jagur Dimonah and Adadah
A frontier town in Judahs far-southern Negev inheritance later allotted to the tribe of Simeon as Beth-lebaoth
A Simeonite town in the western Negev near Beth-marcaboth
A post-exile Judean settlement listed in Nehemiahs catalog of resettled towns
A Negev town in Simeons inheritance — reoccupied after the exile by Jewish returnees as one of the southernmost villages of restored Judah
A town in the southern Judean Negev where David sent spoils from his Amalekite victory at Ziklag
A southern Judean Negev town where David sent spoils from the recovered Amalekite raid at Ziklag
The well in Gerar Isaac named "Rehoboth" after his herdsmen finally found water without dispute
A Simeonite town and the location of the "Rock of Rimmon" where the surviving 600 Benjaminites hid during the civil war
A town in the southern Judean Negev allotment between Lebaoth and Shilhim
A Simeonite Negev town within Judahs tribal allotment near Beersheba and Beth-lebaoth
A town in the southern Judean Negev allotment between Moladah and Hazar-gaddah
A southern Judean Negev town in the easternmost cluster with Lebaoth and Ain
A southern Judean Negev town where David sent Amalekite spoils from his Ziklag victory
A fortified southeastern outpost Solomon built in the wilderness possibly also named in Ezekiels vision of the restored southern boundary
The Negev mustering ground where Saul gathered his army before striking the Amalekites
The arid southern region of Israel — a semi-desert frontier
A Simeonite town in the western Negev allotment listed in the Chroniclers catalog
Where Hagar and Ishmael nearly died — until God showed them a well
A Canaanite town in the southern Negev that the tribes of Judah and Simeon destroyed and renamed Hormah
The Philistine city given to David when he was running from Saul
A North African city — home of Simon who carried Jesus' cross
Where Jesus' family fled to escape Herod
Walled city in upper Galilee called "a mother in Israel" — known for wise counsel and Joab's siege
Where Peter declared Jesus is the Christ
The northernmost city in Israel — 'from Dan to Beersheba' meant the whole country
A small Aramean kingdom north of Israel near Mount Hermon
The tallest peak in Israel — snow-capped and majestic
Where Abraham's family stopped on the way to Canaan
Alternate spelling of Haran — where Abraham's family settled and Jacob fled to Laban
The principal Mediterranean port of Pamphylia — where Paul and Barnabas embarked for the return voyage to Antioch at the end of their first missionary journey
The Pamphylian capital where John Mark left Paul and Barnabas mid-mission — and where Paul later preached the gospel on his return route to Antioch
The summer capital of the Persian Empire where Cyrus's temple-rebuilding decree was found (Ezra 6)
Ancient kingdom in northwest Iran, named among the nations facing divine judgment in Jeremiah 25; later united with Persia to form the Medo-Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.
A powerful empire east of Rome — Parthians were at Pentecost
The empire that replaced Babylon and let Israel go home
Ancient Persian capital where Esther became queen
A Philistine stronghold David captured after consolidating his throne usually identified with Gath
One of the Canaanite cities Asher could not drive out from its coastal allotment
A Phoenician trading ally of Tyre named in Ezekiels great lament for the merchant city
The Phoenician port of Byblos — whose master shipwrights and stonecutters helped Hiram of Tyre supply timber and skilled labor for Solomons temple
A boundary marker on the Asher coastal frontier between Tyre and Sidon
A coastal-plain town in Asher that the tribe failed to drive out from the Canaanite inhabitants
A boundary marker on the northern coastal frontier of Asher near Tyre
The mountainous land north of Israel — famous for its mighty cedar trees
A Phoenician coastal town in the Asher allotment which Israel failed to drive out at the conquest
A Phoenician territory still unconquered when Joshua grew old and the Lord named the land remaining to be possessed
A Phoenician harbor city (formerly Acco) where Paul spent one day visiting believers on his final voyage from Tyre to Caesarea
An ancient Phoenician port city on the Mediterranean coast
A wealthy Phoenician port city — famous for its trade and pride
A coastal town in the tribal allotment of Asher in the western Galilee
The Phoenician town where Elijah stayed with a widow during famine
A Phoenician coastal town in Asher whose Canaanite inhabitants Israel failed to drive out
A Phoenician island city whose sailors and warriors served Tyre in Ezekiel''s lament
A northern boundary marker of Ezekiels vision of the restored land of Israel
Red Sea port — Solomon's gateway for fleet trade with Ophir
A Levitical city of refuge on the wilderness plateau in the tribal territory of Reuben
The wilderness town from which Moses sent envoys of peace to Sihon king of the Amorites
A Reubenite Levitical town on the wilderness plateau — named in Jeremiahs oracle against Moab
A Reubenite town in the Transjordan allotment on the hill of the valley
Where Joseph was sold by his brothers and where Elisha's servant saw God's army
The mountain of curses — where Israel heard what happens when they disobey
The mountain of blessings — and later the Samaritan holy site
An Ephraimite town near which John the Baptist baptized at the springs of Aenon because there was abundant water there
The region Jews avoided — but Jesus didn't
Where Israel gathered to renew the covenant — again and again
Where Jesus met the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well
Where a woman killed the warlord Abimelech with a millstone from a tower
Beautiful city that served as the first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel
The Sharon Plain administrative center of one of Solomons twelve regional districts
A Canaanite coastal city on the Mediterranean, allotted to Manasseh but not driven out
The "heights of Dor" — the highland district behind the coastal city of Dor that became Solomons fourth administrative province
NT Lydda — where Peter healed Aeneas and the whole Sharon region turned to faith
Benjaminite town near Lod where Sanballat tried to lure Nehemiah to his death
A Shephelah town in Judahs tribal inheritance between Sharaim and Gederah
A Shephelah town in Judahs tribal inheritance named twice in Joshuas catalog
Fortified Shephelah city near the Valley of Elah — last stronghold to fall before Lachish in Jeremiah's day
A Danite town Solomon refortified as part of his southern defensive ring
A settlement of Judahs linen-weavers preserved in the Chroniclers genealogy of craftsmen
A Shephelah town in Judah named for the Philistine fish-god Dagon
A Judean town in Micahs lament of mourning over the doomed cities of Israel
A town in Micahs lament whose name "house of dust" became the prophets pun for the dust of mourning
The Shephelah hometown of King Josiahs mother Jedidah
A Shephelah town in the catalog of Judahs lowland inheritance
The town where Judahs third son Shelah was born named in the patriarchal narrative
A Shephelah town in the catalog of Judahs lowland inheritance
A Judahite settlement named in the Chroniclers genealogy of Judah linked to the Shelah linen-weaver clan
A Shephelah town in the catalog of Judahs lowland inheritance
Amorite city defeated by Joshua in one day — one of the five kings sentenced at Makkedah
A town in Solomons second administrative district under Ben-deker in the Danite-Shephelah corridor
A Danite Levitical city in the Shephelah where Sennacherib fought the Egyptian relief army
The "two-fountains" crossroads where Tamar disguised herself and conceived Perez and Zerah by Judah
A Shephelah town in Judahs lowland inheritance named alongside Jarmuth and Adullam
Samson's home territory — town paired with Zorah on the Judah/Dan border
A Shephelah town allotted to the tribe of Simeon within Judahs inheritance
One of the thirty-one Canaanite kingdoms Joshua defeated in the conquest
A Shephelah town and royal pottery center where craftsmen served in the kings service
A Shephelah town the Philistines stripped from King Ahaz of Judah
A Shephelah town in Judahs lowland inheritance catalog
A Shephelah town the Philistines captured from King Ahaz during his disastrous Syro-Ephraimite war crisis
Where Davids mighty men killed two of the Philistine giants descended from the old Anakim
A Shephelah town in Judahs second lowland district catalog
A town near Lod resettled by exiles returning from Babylon
A Shephelah town in Judahs second lowland district catalog
A Danite town in Joshuas catalog probably the same site as Beth-shemesh
A Danite town in the Aijalon Valley corridor
A coastal town on the western border of Judah — later the Greek-Roman Jamnia
One of the five Amorite kings defeated by Joshua at Makkedah — Judean Shephelah city
A Judean lowland town and the name King Amaziah gave to the Edomite rock-fortress of Sela
A town in Judahs Shephelah lowland inheritance listed near Lachish Cabbon and Chitlish
A town in Solomons second administrative district under Ben-deker whose officer supplied the royal court one month each year
Cave where Joshua sealed the five Amorite kings — base camp for the southern campaign
A Shephelah village named in Micahs prophetic lament whose name punningly means "bitterness"
A fortified Shephelah town in Judahs second district allotment between Hadashah and Dilean
An Amorite hill country stronghold in the Dan allotment that the tribe could not drive out at the conquest
A craftsmens village in Judah where the royal pottery guilds served King David
A town in Judahs fourth Shephelah district allotment near Keilah and Achzib
The hill where Samson hurled away the donkeys jawbone after slaying a thousand Philistines
The Galilean home of Eliahba the Shaalbonite, one of Davids Thirty mighty men
A Shephelah town on the route the Israelites pursued the routed Philistines after David killed Goliath
A Shephelah village named in Micahs lament whose name means "fair" — a brutal pun against the villagers stripped naked in their shame
A boundary marker on the northern frontier of Judahs tribal allotment between Ekron and the Mediterranean
A Shephelah village named in Micahs lament that "came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel"
A Shephelah town in Judah whose residents helped Nehemiah rebuild the Valley Gate of Jerusalem
A town in Judahs second Shephelah district allotment listed beside Hadashah and Migdal-gad
A city in Sicily where Paul stopped en route to Rome
An eastern Sinai coast landmark named in Deuteronomy 1:1 framing Moses final sermon to Israel
A wilderness camp on Israels journey from the Red Sea toward Mount Sinai
The southernmost terminus of Chedorlaomers eastern campaign on the edge of the wilderness of Paran
Desert oasis with twelve springs and seventy palm trees where Israel camped after Marah
An Israelite encampment on the edge of the wilderness as Israel left Egypt
Wilderness camp where Miriam was struck with leprosy after challenging Moses
Desert oasis on the southern border of Canaan where Israel camped for years and from which Moses sent the twelve spies; the launching point for the failed first attempt to enter the Promised Land
Wilderness camp where God sent quail and plague after Israel complained for meat — name means "graves of craving"
Where Israel found bitter water after the Red Sea — and God made it sweet
Site in the wilderness of Zin, near Kadesh, where Israel quarreled with God over water and Moses struck the rock instead of speaking to it; the name means 'quarreling' and the event cost Moses his entry into the Promised Land
Another name for Mount Sinai — where Moses encountered the burning bush
Where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments
A wilderness region in the Sinai peninsula associated with Israel's wilderness wanderings; Mount Paran is cited alongside Teman in Habakkuk 3 and Deuteronomy 33 as a site of God's majestic appearance to his people
Where God split the waters and Israel walked through on dry ground
Desert campsite where Israel fought Amalek and Moses struck the rock for water
The wilderness peninsula where Israel wandered for 40 years
The desert where Israel wandered 40 years — learning to depend on God
The desert between Elim and Sinai where God first provided manna
The eastern edge of the Persian Empire in the book of Esther
The arid southern desert of Israel — where the patriarchs often roamed
First place believers were called 'Christians'
A northern frontier town in Ezekiels vision of the restored borders of Israel
Where Paul was blinded and converted on the road
A northern Aramean kingdom named in Zechariahs great oracle of judgment against Israels enemies
Major city-state and region in northern Syria along the Orontes River; listed among the far-flung lands from which God will gather the exiled remnant in the coming restoration
The northeastern frontier-marker of the Promised Land — where Israels northern boundary turned south down to the Sea of Chinnereth
A boundary marker on the eastern frontier of Ezekiels restored Israel near Damascus and Hauran
The Mediterranean harbor of Antioch in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas embarked on the first missionary journey
A border city on the northeastern frontier of the Promised Land — the eastern marker where Israels boundary turned south toward the Sea of Chinnereth
A boundary marker on the northern frontier of the restored land in Ezekiels vision of the renewed Israel
Israel's powerful northern neighbor — sometimes ally, usually enemy
An oasis city in the Syrian desert that Solomon rebuilt as a strategic eastern outpost of his empire
A city on the Euphrates River that marked the easternmost extent of King Solomons empire
The far-northern boundary marker of the Promised Land in both Moses and Ezekiel
A boundary marker on the northern frontier of the Promised Land in Numbers ideal tribal map
Aramean kingdom ruled by Hadadezer that David conquered; its cities Tibhath and Cun provided the bronze David dedicated to the Lord, later used in Solomon's Temple
The modern nation east of Israel and the river that forms much of its western border — central to nearly every era of biblical history
God's dwelling place — where things work the way they're supposed to
The remote Transjordan refuge where Gideon overtook the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna
A boundary marker for the original Canaanite homeland in the Table of Nations of Genesis 10
A fertile Transjordan plateau town in the Gadite allotment named in the Reubenite-Gadite petition to Moses
A wilderness landmark in the Arabah between Paran and Laban where Moses began his final sermon
The Euphrates fortress where Nebuchadnezzar broke Egypt and sealed Judah's exile
The Habor River city where Assyria settled the deported northern tribes of Israel
A prophetic byname for the high places of idolatry — used by Hosea Amos and Ezekiel
The Iberian peninsula — Paul mentions it as a planned mission destination in Romans 15
God's portable dwelling place — the tent of worship during the wilderness years
The first place Israel camped after crossing the Red Sea — where the bitter water became sweet through Moses's wood
A fortified Canaanite town on Mount Carmels southern slope — Solomons fifth administrative district capital
A Levitical town in Zebulun the Israelites failed to clear of Canaanites — given to the Merarite Levites as one of their twelve cities