Biblical places
Choose a place to explore its location and Scripture references.
- Jerusalem — The chief city of Judah and the center of temple worship.
- Bethlehem — The town of David in Judah, and the birthplace of Jesus.
- Hebron — An ancient hill-country city associated with Abraham and David.
- Jericho — A city in the Jordan valley, east of Jerusalem.
- Nazareth — The Galilean town where Jesus was brought up.
- Damascus — An ancient city of Syria, northeast of the Holy Land.
- Egypt — The kingdom along the Nile, south and west of the Holy Land.
- Babylon — The great city of Mesopotamia and seat of the Babylonian empire.
- Nineveh — The principal city of Assyria, on the eastern bank of the Tigris.
- Salem — The city of Melchizedek, traditionally identified with Jerusalem.
- Sodom — A city of the plain whose precise location remains disputed; shown approximately south of the Dead Sea.
- Gomorrah — A city of the plain associated with Sodom; its precise location remains disputed and is shown approximately.
- Bethel — A central hill-country sanctuary associated with Abraham, Jacob, and the northern kingdom.
- Shechem — An important city between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal in the central hill country.
- Capernaum — A Galilean town on the Sea of Galilee and a center of Jesus' ministry.
- Tyre — A major Phoenician port city on the Mediterranean coast.
- Sidon — An ancient Phoenician port north of Tyre.
- Beersheba — A southern city associated with Abraham, Isaac, and the traditional extent of Israel.
- Gaza — A principal Philistine city on the southern coastal plain.
- Shiloh — The early Israelite sanctuary where the tabernacle stood.
- Bethany — A village near Jerusalem associated with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
- Antioch — The Syrian city where the disciples were first called Christians.