Places of the Bible

The third-largest city in the Roman Empire and the base of Paul's missionary journeys. It was in Antioch that followers...

Acts 11:26

One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and capital of ancient Syria (Aram). Damascus is most famous in...

Acts 9:1-19

The mountain range where Noah's Ark came to rest after the great flood subsided. After the waters receded, Noah built an...

Genesis 8:4

The sacred mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and established His covenant with Israel. The mountain tre...

Exodus 19:18-20

The rock-hewn capital of the Edomites, descendants of Esau. Carved into rose-red cliffs, Petra was a virtually impregnab...

Obadiah 1:3-4

An ancient Phoenician city north of Tyre and one of the oldest cities in the region. Jezebel was a princess of Sidon who...

1 Kings 16:31

A wealthy Phoenician port city on the Mediterranean coast, famous for its maritime trade and the purple dye industry. Ki...

Ezekiel 26:3-14

The intellectual capital of the ancient world, home to the great philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Paul preac...

Acts 17:16-34

A wealthy Greek port city known for its commerce and immorality. Paul founded a church here during his second missionary...

Acts 18:1-11

A small rocky island in the Aegean Sea where the apostle John was exiled during Roman persecution. Here he received the...

Revelation 1:9

A Roman colony in Macedonia where Paul established the first church in Europe. Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, was the...

Acts 16:11-40

The capital of the Roman province of Macedonia, where Paul preached in the synagogue for three Sabbaths before oppositio...

Acts 17:1-9

The great city of the ancient world and capital of the Babylonian Empire. Babylon was the site of the Tower of Babel and...

Genesis 11:1-9

A city in the Negev desert marking the southern boundary of Israel, famous for the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba." Both...

Genesis 21:31-33

A magnificent port city built by Herod the Great on the Mediterranean coast. It served as the Roman administrative capit...

Acts 10:1-48

A village in Galilee where Jesus performed His first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast. Jesus also hea...

John 2:1-11

A fishing village on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee that served as Jesus' ministry headquarters. Many of His...

Matthew 4:13

The northernmost city of ancient Israel, marking the upper boundary in the phrase "from Dan to Beersheba." After the kin...

Judges 18:27-31

The lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake at the southern end of the Jordan River. Its extreme salin...

Genesis 14:3

A garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed in agony on the night before His crucifixion. Here He sur...

Matthew 26:36-46

The hill outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified between two thieves. The name means "place of the skull" in...

Matthew 27:33-56

The holy city and capital of ancient Israel, Jerusalem is the most significant city in the Bible. It was the site of Sol...

Psalm 122:6

The principal river of Israel, flowing from Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea. Israel crossed the Jordan to enter the Promise...

Joshua 3:14-17

A mountain range along the Mediterranean coast where the prophet Elijah confronted 450 prophets of Baal in a dramatic co...

1 Kings 18:19-39

A ridge east of Jerusalem where Jesus often retreated for prayer and teaching. He delivered the Olivet Discourse about t...

Zechariah 14:4

Originally the Jebusite fortress captured by David, Mount Zion became synonymous with Jerusalem and God's dwelling place...

2 Samuel 5:7

A small village in lower Galilee where Jesus grew up and spent most of His life before beginning His public ministry. It...

Matthew 2:23

The capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, built by King Omri on a hill. Samaria became notorious for idolatry under...

1 Kings 16:24

A freshwater lake in northern Israel that was the center of Jesus' Galilean ministry. He called His first disciples from...

Matthew 4:18-22

A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about two miles from Jerusalem. It was the home of Mary, Martha,...

John 11:1-44

A small town south of Jerusalem, Bethlehem is the birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ. The prophet Micah foretold...

Micah 5:2

A village about seven miles from Jerusalem where two disciples encountered the risen Jesus on the road after His resurre...

Luke 24:13-35

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Hebron was the home of Abraham and the burial place of the...

Genesis 13:18

The place where Jacob had his famous dream of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending. He named...

Genesis 28:10-19

A city in the hills of Samaria where Joseph was thrown into a pit by his jealous brothers and sold to Midianite traders....

Genesis 37:17-28

An ancient Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast and one of the five major Philistine cities. Samson met his downfa...

Judges 16:1-30

One of the oldest cities in the world, Jericho is famous for its miraculous conquest by Joshua when the walls fell after...

Joshua 6:20

One of the first places Abraham camped in Canaan, where God first promised to give the land to his descendants. It later...

Genesis 12:6-7

The first permanent location of the Tabernacle after the Israelites settled in Canaan. Shiloh served as Israel's religio...

Joshua 18:1

One of the five "cities of the plain" near the Dead Sea, infamous for its wickedness. God destroyed Sodom with fire and...

Genesis 19:1-29

A small city in the Lycus Valley of Asia Minor, notable for the church Paul addressed in his letter to the Colossians. T...

Colossians 1:1-2

A major Roman city in Asia Minor and home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Paul...

Acts 19:1-41

A region in central Asia Minor where Paul established several churches during his missionary journeys. He wrote his pass...

Galatians 1:1-2

The land of Goshen in Egypt was where the Israelites settled during Joseph's time and where they were later enslaved for...

Genesis 47:6

The body of water that God miraculously parted to allow the Israelites to escape Pharaoh's army during the Exodus. The w...

Exodus 14:21-29

The paradisiacal garden created by God as the original home for Adam and Eve. It was watered by a river that divided int...

Genesis 2:8-14

An ancient city in upper Mesopotamia where Abraham's father Terah settled and died. Abraham departed from Haran at age 7...

Genesis 11:31-32

An ancient Sumerian city in southern Mesopotamia and the original home of Abraham before God called him to leave for the...

Genesis 11:31

The great capital of the Assyrian Empire, Nineveh was the city to which God sent the reluctant prophet Jonah. The entire...

Jonah 1:2

The capital of the Roman Empire and the city where Paul was imprisoned and ultimately martyred. Paul's epistle to the Ro...

Romans 1:1-7