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Places of the Bible
Every city, region, river, sea and mountain mapped in Capstone Bible, with its history, archaeology and the passages that name it.
- JerusalemHerod's Temple, rebuilt and expanded starting c. 20 BC, was one of the largest religious…
- BethlehemProphesied birthplace of the Messiah in Micah 5:2, fulfilled at Jesus's birth
- NazarethChildhood home of Jesus, who was known throughout his ministry as "Jesus of Nazareth"
- CapernaumBecame Jesus's ministry base, called "his own city" in Matthew 9:1, after he left Nazareth
- GalileeThe primary setting of Jesus's public ministry and home region of most of the twelve…
- JudeaHeartland of Jewish religious life, centered on the Jerusalem Temple
- SamariaDeep religious and ethnic tension existed between Jews and Samaritans, centered on a…
- Jordan RiverSite of John the Baptist's ministry of baptism, including the baptism of Jesus
- Sea of GalileeSetting of numerous Gospel miracles: calming the storm, walking on water, the miraculous…
- DamascusSite of Saul of Tarsus's dramatic conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus
- AntiochWhere believers were first called "Christians" (Acts 11:26)
- TarsusBirthplace of the Apostle Paul, who described himself as "a citizen of no ordinary city"…
- CyprusHome island of Barnabas
- PhilippiThe first church Paul planted in Europe
- ThessalonicaPaul preached in the synagogue there for three Sabbaths before opposition forced him to…
- AthensSite of Paul's sermon at the Areopagus on the "Unknown God" (Acts 17)
- CorinthPaul lived and worked there roughly 18 months, supporting himself as a tentmaker…
- EphesusPaul ministered here roughly three years, the longest stay of any city in his recorded…
- RomePaul was imprisoned there under house arrest (Acts 28) and wrote several epistles from…
- PatmosWhere the Apostle John was exiled "because of the word of God and the testimony of…
- BethanyHome of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha — the site of Lazarus's raising from the dead (John…
- BethphageWhere Jesus sent two disciples to fetch the donkey for his triumphal entry into…
- CanaSite of Jesus's first recorded miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding (John 2:1-11)
- NainWhere Jesus raised a widow's only son from the dead as his funeral procession left the…
- SycharSite of Jesus's conversation with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well, where he revealed…
- TiberiasNamed once directly in the Gospels as the city on the Sea of Galilee's shore (John 6:23)
- JoppaWhere Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36-42)
- LyddaWhere Peter healed the paralyzed Aeneas, leading many locals to faith (Acts 9:32-35)
- Antioch of PisidiaWhere Paul delivered a major synagogue sermon on his first missionary journey, his first…
- IconiumPaul and Barnabas preached here on their first missionary journey, seeing many converts…
- LystraWhere Paul healed a man lame from birth, causing crowds to hail Paul and Barnabas as…
- DerbeWhere Paul and Barnabas fled after being stoned at Lystra, and where they made many…
- TroasWhere Paul received his vision of a Macedonian man pleading "Come over and help us," the…
- BereaHome of the "noble Bereans" who received Paul's message eagerly and examined the…
- CenchreaeWhere Paul had his hair cut in fulfillment of a vow before sailing for Syria (Acts 18:18)
- ColossaeRecipient of Paul's epistle to the Colossians, addressing a church he apparently never…
- LaodiceaOne of the seven churches addressed in Revelation, famously rebuked as "lukewarm" —…
- SmyrnaOne of the seven churches of Revelation, one of only two (with Philadelphia) to receive…
- PergamumOne of the seven churches of Revelation, described as the place "where Satan's throne…
- ThyatiraOne of the seven churches of Revelation, rebuked for tolerating a false prophetess…
- SardisOne of the seven churches of Revelation, rebuked as having "a reputation of being alive…
- PhiladelphiaOne of the seven churches of Revelation, the second (with Smyrna) to receive no…
- MiletusWhere Paul gave his emotional farewell address to the Ephesian elders, telling them they…
- PuteoliWhere Paul landed in Italy and found fellow believers who urged him to stay a week…
- AlexandriaHometown of Apollos, the eloquent, Scripture-versed preacher who taught boldly in…
- CyreneHometown of Simon, the man forced to carry Jesus's cross to Golgotha (Matthew 27:32…
- TyreJesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon and healed a Canaanite woman's daughter…
- SidonPaired with Tyre as a byword for Gentile territory Jesus's ministry touched (Matthew…
- CretePaul left Titus here to organize the church and appoint elders in every town (Titus 1:5)
- MaltaWhere Paul was shipwrecked on his voyage to Rome, and the islanders showed him "unusual…
- GennesaretThe name attaches to two different things in the Gospels, and the distinction is easy to…
- GadaraTraditional site of Jesus casting demons out of a possessed man into a herd of pigs…
- EgyptWhere Joseph, Mary, and the infant Jesus fled to escape Herod's massacre, fulfilling the…
- EthiopiaWhere Philip evangelized and baptized the Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the…
- Mount of OlivesWhere Jesus delivered the Olivet Discourse, his major teaching on the end times (Matthew…
- CiliciaPaul's home province, and the region where he ministered after his conversion before…
- DecapolisCrowds from the Decapolis followed Jesus's ministry (Matthew 4:25)
- GalatiaRecipient of Paul's epistle to the Galatians, a passionate defense of salvation by faith…
- MacedoniaWhere Paul received his vision of the "man of Macedonia" pleading for help, which…
- AchaiaWhere Paul spent an extended ministry, primarily in Corinth (Acts 18:1-18)
- AsiaHome to all seven churches addressed in Revelation (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira…
- CappadociaCappadocian Jews were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:9)
- PontusHome region of Aquila, Paul's tentmaking co-worker and close friend (Acts 18:2)
- BithyniaPaul and his companions tried to enter Bithynia but "the Spirit of Jesus would not allow…
- PhrygiaPhrygian Jews were present at Pentecost (Acts 2:10)
- PamphyliaWhere Paul and Barnabas first landed on their first missionary journey after leaving…
- SpainPaul stated his intention to visit Spain after passing through Rome, viewing it as…
- Eden (Garden of Eden)Genesis 2:10-14 describes a river flowing out of Eden splitting into four headwaters —…
- BabylonGenesis 11 places the Tower of Babel narrative here, connecting the city's name (Babel)…
- UrGenesis 11:28-31 identifies Ur of the Chaldeans as the birthplace of Abram (Abraham) and…
- HaranGenesis 11:31-32 records that Terah, Abram, Lot, and Sarai settled in Haran on their…
- Mount AraratGenesis 8:4 states the ark came to rest 'on the mountains of Ararat' — plural, and…
- SodomGenesis 19 recounts God's destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by 'sulfur and fire' due to…
- GomorrahGomorrah is consistently paired with Sodom throughout Scripture as one of the 'cities of…
- Mount MoriahGenesis 22:2 identifies 'the region of Moriah' as the place God directed Abraham to…
- BeershebaBeersheba marks the traditional southern boundary of Israelite settlement in the…
- HebronAbraham purchased the Cave of Machpelah at Hebron from Ephron the Hittite as a burial…
- ShechemAbraham built his first altar in Canaan near Shechem, at the 'oak of Moreh' (Genesis…
- BethelAbraham built an altar and pitched his tent between Bethel and Ai early in his time in…
- Mount SinaiThe precise location of the biblical Mount Sinai/Horeb is genuinely disputed among…
- Kadesh BarneaIsrael camped at Kadesh Barnea for most of the 38 remaining years of the wilderness…
- Mount NeboFrom the summit of Mount Nebo (Pisgah), God showed Moses the entire Promised Land —…
- GoshenGoshen is not a precisely bounded archaeological site but a fertile region in the…
- Red SeaThe exact body of water and crossing point of the Exodus 'Yam Suph' (literally 'Sea of…
- Jabbok RiverThe Jabbok is a perennial tributary of the Jordan River, rising near Amman and flowing…
- PenielJacob named the site Peniel ('face of God'), saying, 'I have seen God face to face, and…
- SuccothThere are two distinct biblical places called Succoth, sharing a name that means…
- JerichoExcavations by K. Kenyon (1952-58) and the later Italian-Palestinian expedition exposed…
- GilgalNo excavated site has been conclusively identified as biblical Gilgal; proposed…
- ShilohThe Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant rested at Shiloh for an extended period before…
- AiThe name 'Ai' means 'the ruin/heap' in Hebrew, and et-Tell shows no significant…
- GibeonJ. B. Pritchard's excavations (1956-1962) uncovered a massive rock-cut pool with a…
- MizpahTell en-Nasbeh, excavated by William Badè in the late 1920s-30s, revealed a heavily…
- RamahRamah was the hometown of the prophet and judge Samuel, where he lived, judged Israel on…
- GibeahWilliam F. Albright's excavations at Tell el-Ful identified a fortress structure he…
- DanThe Tel Dan Stele, an Aramaic victory inscription discovered in 1993-94, contains the…
- ShunemAn unnamed wealthy 'Shunammite woman' hosted the prophet Elisha, built him a rooftop…
- ZiklagAchish, the Philistine king of Gath, gave Ziklag to David as a place to live while he…
- En GediDavid hid from Saul among the strongholds and caves of En Gedi, and in one of them…
- Mount CarmelElijah challenged the 450 prophets of Baal to a contest here; fire fell from heaven and…
- JezreelJezreel served as a royal residence for Ahab and Jezebel, adjacent to Naboth's vineyard…
- Mount GilboaSaul and three of his sons, including Jonathan, died in battle against the Philistines…
- MegiddoMegiddo commanded the strategic pass through the Carmel ridge on the Via Maris trade…
- TekoaTekoa was the hometown of the prophet Amos, described as a shepherd and 'dresser of…
- LachishJoshua is recorded as conquering Lachish and its king during the Israelite conquest of…
- Dead SeaCalled the 'Salt Sea,' the 'Sea of the Arabah,' or the 'Eastern Sea' in the Old…
- RabbahIt was during Israel's siege of Rabbah that David arranged for Uriah the Hittite to be…
- AshkelonExcavators uncovered the oldest known arched city gate in the world at Ashkelon, dating…
- AshdodThe Philistines brought the captured Ark of the Covenant to the temple of Dagon at…
- GazaSamson carried off the city gates of Gaza to a hilltop near Hebron after being trapped…
- GathTraditionally identified as the hometown of Goliath, the Philistine champion killed by…
- EkronThe northernmost of the five Philistine cities, and the last stop of the Ark of the…
- NinevehThe city Jonah was sent to warn of coming judgment, described in Jonah 3:3 as 'an…
- SusaThe primary setting of the book of Esther, where Esther became queen to King Ahasuerus…
- EdomDescended from Esau, whose name and territory ('Edom'/'red') are tied in Genesis to both…
- MoabRuth, the great-grandmother of King David, was a Moabite woman who left her homeland to…
- AmmonKing Nahash of Ammon besieged Jabesh-gilead and demanded the right eye of every…
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