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Bible Places

The cities, regions, and landmarks where the Bible unfolds.

Golgotha
Golgotha Golgotha, meaning "place of a skull," was the site outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified, and it remains the…
Haran
Haran Haran was a prominent trading city in upper Mesopotamia, situated along the Balikh River in what is now southeastern Turkey,…
Hebron
Hebron Hebron sits in the hill country roughly twenty miles south of Jerusalem, and stands among the oldest continuously inhabited cities…
Jericho
Jericho Jericho was the first Canaanite city Israel conquered upon entering the promised land, its dramatic fall through an unusual, faith-based…
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Jerusalem is the most significant city in the entire Bible, the site of Solomon's temple, the location of Jesus' crucifixion…
Joppa
Joppa Joppa was an ancient port city on the Mediterranean coast, serving for centuries as the primary harbor for Jerusalem despite…
Jordan River
Jordan River The Jordan River is the most significant waterway in biblical geography, the boundary Israel crossed to enter the promised land…
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat Mount Ararat refers to a mountainous region in eastern Anatolia, in what is now eastern Turkey, traditionally associated with the…
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel Mount Carmel is a mountain ridge along Israel's Mediterranean coast, most famous as the setting for Elijah's dramatic public confrontation…
Mount Gerizim
Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim rises on the southern side of the valley containing the city of Shechem, directly opposite Mount Ebal on…
Mount Moriah
Mount Moriah Mount Moriah is the mountain region named directly in Scripture as the setting for one of the most pivotal tests…
Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives The Mount of Olives is a ridge east of Jerusalem, overlooking the city and the temple, that appears at several…
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Mount Sinai, also called Horeb, is the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the broader law that would…
Mount Tabor
Mount Tabor Mount Tabor is a distinctive, rounded mountain rising abruptly from the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel, its isolated shape making…
Nazareth
Nazareth Nazareth was a small, unremarkable town in Galilee where Jesus spent nearly all of His childhood and young adult life,…
Nineveh
Nineveh Nineveh was the magnificent capital of the Assyrian Empire, situated on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in what…
Patmos
Patmos Patmos is a small, rocky island in the Aegean Sea where the apostle John was exiled, and where he received…
Philippi
Philippi Philippi was a Roman colony in Macedonia where Paul planted the first Christian church established on European soil, a church…
Red Sea
Red Sea The Red Sea is the site of Israel's most dramatic deliverance from Egyptian bondage, its waters miraculously parting to allow…
Rome
Rome Rome was the capital of the empire that ruled the entire New Testament world, and it becomes the eventual destination…
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