Atlas

The Biblical story is rooted in real places. This atlas walks through nine eras of redemptive history, surfacing the cities, regions, rivers, and mountains that scripture names — with modern identifications, key verses, and concise history for each.

Map

Jordan River — The Jordan River, Israel/Jordan borderSea of Galilee — Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret), northern IsraelRed Sea (Yam Suph) — Northern arm of the Red Sea, including possibly the Bitter LakesRed Sea (Yam Suph)Land of Goshen — Eastern Nile Delta, EgyptMount Sinai (Horeb) — Jebel Musa, southern Sinai Peninsula (traditional)Mount Sinai (Horeb)Mount of Olives — Mount of Olives, east of JerusalemPatmos — Patmos, Greek Dodecanese islandsPatmosGolgotha (Calvary) — Traditional: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. Alternative: Garden Tomb areaGarden of Gethsemane — At the foot of the Mount of Olives, JerusalemAi — Et-Tell, near Bethel (debated)AiKadesh-barnea — Ein el-Qudeirat, eastern Sinai (proposed)Kadesh-barneaPhilippi — Krenides, near Kavala, northern GreecePhilippiEphesus — Selçuk, western TürkiyeEphesusCorinth — Ancient Corinth, near modern Korinthos, GreeceCorinthAntioch on the Orontes — Antakya, southern TürkiyeAntioch on the OrontesCapernaum — Tell Hum, northern shore of the Sea of GalileeNazareth — Nazareth, IsraelSusa (Shushan) — Shush, Khuzestan, IranSusa (Shushan)Nineveh — Mosul (Tell Kuyunjik), northern IraqNinevehShiloh — Khirbet Seilun, West BankShilohHaran — Harran, southeastern TürkiyeHaranUr of the Chaldees — Tell el-Muqayyar, southern IraqUr of the ChaldeesBabylon — Hillah (Tell Babil), IraqBabylonGibeon — El-Jib, West BankJericho — Tell es-Sultan, near modern Jericho, West BankRome — Rome, ItalyRomeSamaria — Sebastia, West BankSamariaBethel — Beitin, West Bank (proposed)Hebron — Hebron, West BankDamascus — Damascus, SyriaDamascusBethlehem — Bethlehem, West BankBeersheba — Tel Be'er Sheva, Negev, IsraelBeershebaShechem — Tell Balata, near Nablus, West BankShechemJerusalem — Jerusalem (Old City around the Temple Mount)Jerusalem
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By era

  1. c. 2100–1800 BC

    The Patriarchs

    Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

    10 places
  2. c. 1446–1406 BC (early date) / 1260–1220 BC (late date)

    Exodus and the Wilderness

    From Egypt to the plains of Moab

    5 places
  3. c. 1400–1050 BC

    Conquest and the Judges

    Joshua to Samuel

    10 places
  4. c. 1050–931 BC

    The United Kingdom

    Saul, David, Solomon

    8 places
  5. 931–586 BC

    The Divided Kingdom

    Israel (north) and Judah (south)

    8 places
  6. 586–432 BC

    Exile and Return

    Babylon, Persia, the rebuilt temple

    3 places
  7. 432 BC – 4 BC

    Intertestamental period

    Greek, Hasmonean, and Roman rule

    2 places
  8. c. 4 BC – AD 33

    The life of Christ

    Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem

    12 places
  9. AD 33 – c. 67

    Acts and the Pauline journeys

    Pentecost to the ends of the earth

    10 places

All places (34)

Ai siteAntioch on the Orontes cityBabylon cityBeersheba cityBethel cityBethlehem cityCapernaum cityCorinth cityDamascus cityEphesus cityGarden of Gethsemane siteGibeon cityGolgotha (Calvary) siteHaran cityHebron cityJericho cityJerusalem cityJordan River riverKadesh-barnea siteLand of Goshen regionMount of Olives mountainMount Sinai (Horeb) mountainNazareth cityNineveh cityPatmos sitePhilippi cityRed Sea (Yam Suph) seaRome citySamaria citySea of Galilee seaShechem cityShiloh citySusa (Shushan) cityUr of the Chaldees city