The Capstone Bible Library

A free reference library of the biblical world: every place, site, person, topic and dated event behind the Capstone Bible study app, written from a Protestant evangelical position and naming other traditions' views where they differ.

Places of the Bible (117)Cities, regions, rivers, seas and mountains — history, archaeology and the passages that name each one.
Biblical Sites & Archaeology (101)Excavated sites, fortresses, pools and tombs, with what has actually been recovered at each.
People (242)Biblical figures, church fathers, reformers, and the rulers of the surrounding world.
Topics & Doctrines (185)Practices, doctrines, people groups and concepts the text assumes you already know.
Bible & Church History Timeline (358)Creation to the modern missions movement, with how firmly each date is established.

How the dates are handled

Every dated entry says how firmly its date is established — anchored by contemporary record, the traditional dating, genuinely disputed, or a later legendary convention — rather than presenting all four with the same confidence.

Capstone Bible is a free interactive study app — a map of every place in this library, a zoomable timeline of biblical and church history, the Bible text with every name in it linked to its article, reading plans and personal notes.

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