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Hatay, Turkey
Antioch on the Orontes, in Syria, becomes one of the most important centers of the early Christian mission in Acts. Believers preach there, disciples are first called Christians there, and the church sends Barnabas and Saul on missionary work.
Representative passages
Acts 11:19 · Acts 11:26 · Acts 13:1
5 linked passages
Attica, Greece
The philosophical capital of the ancient world where Paul delivered his famous Areopagus sermon about the "Unknown God."
Representative passages
Acts 17:16
1 linked passage
Mesopotamia, Iraq
Babylon was the Mesopotamian imperial city associated in Scripture above all with Judah's exile. Babylonian forces captured Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple, and deported part of the population. Daniel's opening chapters are set within the Babylonian court. Later biblical writings also use “Babylon” symbolically for arrogant and oppressive world power.
Representative passages
2 Kings 24:10 · 2 Kings 25:1 · Psalms 137:1
7 linked passages
Macedonia, Greece
The city whose people were praised for examining the Scriptures daily to verify Paul's teaching.
Representative passages
Acts 17:10
1 linked passage
Jordan Valley, Jordan
The site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Representative passages
John 1:28 · Matthew 3:13
2 linked passages
Judea, Palestine
The 'house of bread' — birthplace of David and Jesus, site of one of the most precise Messianic prophecies.
Representative passages
1 Samuel 17:12 · Luke 2:4 · Micah 5:2
3 linked passages
Galilee, Israel
Capernaum, on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, became one of the principal settings of Jesus' ministry. The Gospels place teaching, healings, the calling of disciples and repeated encounters with crowds there. Jesus also rebuked the town for failing to respond adequately to the works done in its midst.
Representative passages
Matthew 4:13 · Mark 1:29 · Mark 2:1
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Peloponnese, Greece
Corinth was a major Greek city where Paul spent an extended period preaching and forming a church during his missionary work. Acts connects him there with Aquila and Priscilla and with opposition before the proconsul Gallio. The New Testament letters of 1 and 2 Corinthians address the life, conflicts and theology of the church in this city.
Representative passages
Acts 18:1
1 linked passage
Syria, Syria
Damascus is an ancient Syrian city appearing in both Testaments. It stands within the political world of Aram in Old Testament narratives and prophetic oracles. In Acts it becomes especially important because Saul travelled there to arrest followers of Jesus, encountered the risen Christ on the way, and entered the city where Ananias was sent to him.
Representative passages
Genesis 14:15 · 2 Kings 5:12 · Isaiah 7:8
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Jordan Valley, Israel/Jordan
The lowest point on Earth, famous for its high salt content and association with Sodom, Gomorrah, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Representative passages
Numbers 34:3 · Joshua 3:17
2 linked passages
Nile Valley, Egypt
Egypt is one of the Bible's most important neighboring lands. Genesis connects it with Abraham and Joseph; Exodus makes it the setting of Israel's slavery, deliverance, and confrontation with Pharaoh. The New Testament infancy narrative also presents Egypt as a place of refuge for Jesus' family.
Representative passages
Genesis 12:10 · Exodus 12:41 · Matthew 2:14
5 linked passages
Western Anatolia, Turkey
Ephesus was a leading city of Roman Asia and a major center of Paul's ministry. Acts describes an extended period of teaching there, the spread of the message through the region and a public disturbance connected with artisans whose trade was tied to the cult of Artemis. The New Testament also addresses the Ephesian church in Revelation.
Representative passages
1 Timothy 1:3
1 linked passage
Northern Israel, Israel
Galilee was the northern region of ancient Israel where Jesus spent most of His earthly ministry. Isaiah prophesied that a great light would shine on 'Galilee of the Gentiles' (Isaiah 9:1), fulfilled when Jesus began His ministry there after the imprisonment of John the Baptist (Matthew 4:12-17). The region was home to Jesus' disciples — most of whom were Galilean fishermen — and the site of many miracles. Its people were sometimes looked down upon by Judeans, yet Galilee became the cradle of Christianity.
Representative passages
Isaiah 9:1 · Matthew 4:12 · Matthew 4:15
7 linked passages
Jordan Valley, Palestine
Jericho stands near the Jordan Valley and appears at major turning points in both Testaments. Joshua presents it as the first fortified city encountered after Israel crossed the Jordan. Later narratives connect the area with prophets, and the Gospels place Jesus near Jericho when he healed a blind man and encountered Zacchaeus.
Representative passages
Mark 10:46 · Luke 19:1
2 linked passages
Judea, Israel
The holy city of Jerusalem, central to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, where Jesus was crucified and resurrected.
Representative passages
Matthew 21:10 · Revelation 21:2 · Psalms 122:6
10 linked passages
Jordan Valley, Israel / Jordan / West Bank
The Jordan River forms the main watercourse of the Jordan Valley and is repeatedly used in Scripture as a boundary, crossing point, and setting of decisive acts. Israel crossed it under Joshua to enter the land; Naaman washed in it at Elisha's instruction; and John the Baptist baptized there, including the baptism of Jesus.
Representative passages
Joshua 3:15 · 2 Kings 5:14 · Matthew 3:6
5 linked passages
Judea, Israel / West Bank
Judea is the southern region centered on Jerusalem and the hill country historically associated with Judah. In the New Testament it forms an important setting for the birth narratives, John the Baptist's ministry, Jesus' activity around Jerusalem, and the earliest Christian community.
Representative passages
Matthew 2:1 · Luke 3:1 · John 3:22
5 linked passages
Western Anatolia, Turkey
One of the Seven Churches of Revelation, rebuked by Jesus for being lukewarm, neither hot nor cold.
Representative passages
Revelation 3:14
1 linked passage
East of Dead Sea, Jordan
The "City of Mosaics," famous for the 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land in St. George's Church.
Representative passages
Joshua 13:25
1 linked passage
Mediterranean Island, Malta
The island where Paul was shipwrecked for three months and performed miracles of healing.
Representative passages
Acts 28:1
1 linked passage
East of Jordan Valley, Jordan
The mountain where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death and was buried by God.
Representative passages
Deuteronomy 34:1
1 linked passage
Jerusalem, Israel
The Mount of Olives is the ridge immediately east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. David crossed it in grief while fleeing Absalom, Zechariah uses it in prophetic imagery, and the Gospels place several episodes of Jesus' final week there, including teaching, prayer, and the approach to Jerusalem.
Representative passages
2 Samuel 15:30 · Zechariah 14:4 · Matthew 21:1
6 linked passages
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Mount Sinai is the mountain associated in Exodus with God's covenant with Israel after the departure from Egypt. Moses encountered God there, Israel received the commandments, and the mountain became a defining setting for the themes of holiness, covenant, law and divine presence.
Representative passages
1 Kings 19:8
1 linked passage
Galilee, Israel
Nazareth is the Galilean town associated with Jesus' upbringing and early public ministry. Luke places Gabriel's announcement to Mary there, and the Gospels repeatedly identify Jesus as being from Nazareth. Jesus later taught in the synagogue of his hometown, where his message met resistance.
Representative passages
Luke 1:26 · Luke 4:16
2 linked passages
Dodecanese Islands, Greece
The small island where John received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation while in exile.
Representative passages
Revelation 1:9
1 linked passage
Western Anatolia, Turkey
One of the Seven Churches of Revelation, known for its massive altar to Zeus and its library.
Representative passages
Revelation 2:12
1 linked passage
Western Anatolia, Turkey
One of the Seven Churches of Revelation, praised for keeping God's word despite having little strength.
Representative passages
Revelation 3:7
1 linked passage
Macedonia, Greece
The first European city where Paul preached the Gospel, site of Lydia's conversion and Paul's imprisonment.
Representative passages
Acts 16:9
1 linked passage
Lazio, Italy
Rome was the imperial capital toward which the narrative of Acts ultimately moves. Paul appealed to Caesar as a Roman citizen and was taken to Rome as a prisoner, where Acts ends with him proclaiming the kingdom of God under guarded conditions. Paul's letter to the Romans addresses believers already living in the city.
Representative passages
Acts 28:16
1 linked passage
Samaria, West Bank
Samaria refers both to the capital city founded by Omri and to the surrounding central hill region. The Old Testament associates the city with the northern kingdom of Israel and its Assyrian conquest; the New Testament makes the wider region important in Jesus' ministry and the spread of the gospel.
Representative passages
1 Kings 16:24 · 2 Kings 17:6 · John 4:4
5 linked passages
Western Anatolia, Turkey
One of the Seven Churches of Revelation, once a wealthy and powerful city that Jesus warned was spiritually dead.
Representative passages
Revelation 3:1
1 linked passage
Galilee, Israel
The Sea of Galilee is the freshwater lake around which much of Jesus' Galilean ministry unfolds. The Gospels connect it with fishing disciples, crossings by boat, storms, teaching crowds and signs performed on or near the water. Towns such as Capernaum stood along its shores.
Representative passages
Mark 4:35 · Matthew 14:22 · Matthew 4:18
4 linked passages
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
One of the oldest continuously operating Christian monasteries in the world, built at the foot of Mount Sinai near the traditional site of the Burning Bush.
Representative passages
Exodus 3:1
1 linked passage
Macedonia, Greece
Major port city where Paul established a church and later wrote two epistles, modern-day Thessaloniki.
Representative passages
Acts 17:1
1 linked passage
Western Anatolia, Turkey
One of the Seven Churches of Revelation, home of Lydia the purple cloth merchant.
Representative passages
Acts 16:14 · Revelation 2:18
2 linked passages
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