Places
Explore the cities, regions, mountains, rivers, and nations mentioned throughout Scripture. Understand their historical setting, geographical significance, and role in biblical events.
The Cave and Burial Site of the Patriarchs
All Places
714 articles found
Lake burning with fire and sulfur
The lake burning with fire and sulfur, often termed the Lake of Fire, represents the place of final judgment and eternal separation from God in apocal...
Lake Gennesaret
Lake Gennesaret, also known as the Sea of Galilee, is a freshwater lake in northern Israel where Jesus called His first disciples, taught crowds, and...
Lake Merom
Lake Merom, historically identified with the Waters of Merom and the modern Hula Valley, served as the strategic backdrop for Joshua's decisive battle...
Land between the Jordan and Mediterranean
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea defines the geographic core of biblical history. Promised to Abraham and his descendants,...
Land flowing with milk and honey
The phrase 'land flowing with milk and honey' is a recurring biblical expression describing the exceptional fertility, richness, and agricultural prov...
Land of Eden
The Land of Eden is the expansive geographic region described in Genesis where God established the original garden for humanity. A river flowed out of...
Laodicea
Laodicea was a prosperous city in Asia Minor, famous for its wealth, textiles, and medicine. In Scripture, it is renowned for receiving the final and...
Launderer's Field
Launderer's Field, also known as the Fuller's Field, was an open area outside ancient Jerusalem near the upper pool's conduit. Mentioned in 2 Kings an...
Lebonah
Lebonah is an ancient Israelite town mentioned in the Old Testament, situated in the hill country of Ephraim. Located north of Bethel and south of She...
Libya
Libya, known in Hebrew contexts as Phut or Lubim, represents the ancient North African region west of Egypt. Mentioned throughout the Old and New Test...
Lower Pool
The Lower Pool was a prominent water reservoir in ancient Jerusalem, explicitly mentioned in the Book of Isaiah. Situated in the southern precinct of...
Lycia
Lycia was a mountainous maritime region in south-western Asia Minor, prominent in ancient Mediterranean commerce. It appears in the Book of Acts as a...
Lydda
Lydda, known in the Old Testament as Lod, was an ancient town located on the fertile coastal plain of Sharon. It gained prominent New Testament signif...
Lystra
Lystra was an ancient Roman colony in Lycaonia, featured in the Book of Acts. It was the site of miraculous healing, pagan mistaken identity, Paul's s...
Macedonia
Macedonia was an ancient kingdom in northern Greece that became a Roman province. It played a pivotal role in Christian history as the first region of...
Machpelah
Machpelah is the ancient cave and field near Hebron purchased by Abraham as a burial site for Sarah. It became the final resting place for three gener...
Madmannah
Madmannah was an ancient city located in the southern territory of the tribe of Judah. Scripturally linked to the Calebite genealogies in First Chroni...
Magdala
Magdala was a thriving first-century fishing town situated on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Renowned in biblical history as the home of Mar...
Magog
Magog is introduced in Genesis as a descendant of Japheth and reappears in prophetic and apocalyptic Scripture as a formidable northern land and symbo...
Mahanaim
Mahanaim, meaning two camps, was a prominent biblical city in Gilead east of the Jordan River. First named by Jacob upon encountering heavenly angels,...
Makkedah
Makkedah was an ancient Canaanite city in the Shephelah of Judah. It became famous during Joshua's southern campaign when five Amorite kings hid in it...
Malta
Malta is a Mediterranean island south of Sicily where the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked while travelling as a prisoner to Rome. Recorded in Acts 28, th...
Marah
Marah was an ancient wilderness encampment where the Israelites encountered bitter water shortly after crossing the Red Sea. God miraculously sweetene...
Media
Media was an ancient region situated in north-western Iran, inhabited by the Medes. Playing a crucial role in Near Eastern history, Media featured pro...
