Places
Explore the cities, regions, mountains, rivers, and nations mentioned throughout Scripture. Understand their historical setting, geographical significance, and role in biblical events.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the dominant Mediterranean superpower during the New Testament era, providing the political, legal, infrastructural, and historic...
Rome
Rome was the imperial capital of the Mediterranean world during the New Testament era. Ruling over Judea, Rome provided the political backdrop for Jes...
Salamis
Salamis was a prominent harbour city on the eastern coast of Cyprus. It served as the initial landfall for Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark on their firs...
Salt Sea
The Salt Sea, known in modern times as the Dead Sea, is a landlocked body of water situated at the lowest elevation on Earth. Frequently mentioned in...
Samaria
Samaria was the major hill-country capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, established by King Omri. It played a central role in Old Testament hist...
Samos
Samos is an Aegean island situated off the coast of Asia Minor. Mentioned in Acts 20:15 during the Apostle Paul's third missionary journey, it serves...
Samuel's Altar at Ramah
Samuel's altar at Ramah served as the primary worship centre and spiritual base for the prophet Samuel during a pivotal transitional era in Israel's h...
Sardis
Sardis was an ancient Lydian capital in western Asia Minor, famous for its vast wealth and sheer acropolis defences. Featured in Revelation 3:1–6 as o...
Sea of Arabah
The Sea of Arabah is the ancient Old Testament designation for the body of water known modernly as the Dead Sea. Located in the Jordan Rift Valley, it...
Sea of Bronze
The Sea of Bronze, also known as the Molten Sea, was a massive circular bronze vessel crafted for Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. Positioned upon twelv...
Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in northern Israel that served as the primary geographical setting for Jesus Christ's public ministry, where H...
Sea of Glass
The Sea of Glass is a celestial feature described in the Book of Revelation, representing the absolute purity, sovereign peace, and transcendent holin...
Sea of Jazer
The Sea of Jazer is a biblical body of water located east of the Jordan River, associated with the ancient city of Jazer in Gilead. Mentioned in the p...
Sea of Reeds
The Sea of Reeds, known in Hebrew as Yam Suph and traditionally rendered as the Red Sea, is the water body where God miraculously divided the waters f...
Sea of Tiberias
The Sea of Tiberias is the New Testament name for the freshwater lake in northern Palestine, also known as the Sea of Galilee or Lake of Gennesaret, f...
Second Temple
The Second Temple in Jerusalem was the central sanctuary of Israel from the end of the Babylonian exile until its destruction by Rome in AD 70. It pro...
Seleucia
Seleucia Pieria was a strategic harbour city in ancient Syria, founded by Seleucus I Nicator. Mentioned in Acts 13:4, it served as the seaport for Syr...
Serpent's Pool
The Serpent's Pool is an ancient water reservoir located on the western side of Jerusalem near the Hinnom Valley. Recorded in the historical writings...
Sharon
Sharon is the fertile coastal plain of ancient Israel stretching south of Mount Carmel towards Joppa. Renowned in Scripture for its rich pastures, for...
Shechem
Shechem was a pivotal ancient Canaanite and Israelite city situated between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. It played a central role in patriarchal hist...
Sheep Gate
The Sheep Gate was a crucial northern entry point in ancient Jerusalem's city wall, located near the Temple Mount. Rebuilt and consecrated by High Pri...
Sheep Pool
The Sheep Pool, situated in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate, is famous in the New Testament as the location where Jesus healed a man who had been disabl...
Shephelah
The Shephelah is the fertile region of low rolling hills situated between the coastal plain of Philistia and the central Judean mountains. Occupying a...
Shiloh
Shiloh was an ancient city in Ephraim that served as Israel's primary sanctuary and administrative capital during the period of the Judges, housing th...
