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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Stream of Gerar
The Stream of Gerar, located in southern Canaan, is a seasonal river valley where the patriarch Isaac settled after departing from Gerar. Detailed in...
Stream of Kanah
The Stream of Kanah is a biblical watercourse in central Canaan that served as the natural border between the tribal territories of Ephraim and Manass...
Stream of Zered
The Stream of Zered, identified with modern Wadi al-Hasa, is a canyon watercourse flowing into the Dead Sea. In biblical history, it formed the border...
Stronghold of Adullam
The Stronghold of Adullam served as David's primary refuge while fleeing King Saul. Located in the Judean lowlands, this natural fortress became a gat...
Stronghold of En-gedi
The Stronghold of En-gedi was a rugged wilderness sanctuary located along the western shore of the Dead Sea. Serving as David's shelter while fleeing...
Succoth
Succoth refers to two significant biblical locations: a city in Transjordan where Jacob built temporary shelters and Solomon cast Temple bronze, and t...
Succoth of Egypt
Succoth of Egypt was the initial stopping place of the Israelites after departing Rameses during the Exodus. Mentioned in Exodus and Numbers, it marks...
Susa
Susa, also known in Scripture as Shushan, was a ancient royal city located in Elam in modern-day Iran. Serving as an administrative capital for the Pe...
Sychar
Sychar is a Samaritan town mentioned in the New Testament as the location of Jacob's Well. It was here that Jesus conversed with the Samaritan woman i...
Synagogue of Athens
The Synagogue of Athens was the Jewish place of worship and community reasoning visited by the Apostle Paul during his second missionary journey, wher...
Synagogue of Berea
The Synagogue of Berea was a Jewish house of worship in Macedonia where the Apostle Paul and Silas preached. Noted in Acts 17 for its receptive, noble...
Synagogue of Capernaum
The Synagogue of Capernaum was a pivotal first-century Jewish house of assembly located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It served as a pr...
Synagogue of Corinth
The Synagogue of Corinth served as the central gathering place for the city's Jewish community during the Roman era. In Acts 18, it provided the initi...
Synagogue of Damascus
The synagogues of Damascus served as vital cultural and religious centres for the Jewish diaspora in Syria. They form the historic backdrop for the Ap...
Synagogue of Ephesus
The Synagogue of Ephesus was a vital focal point for the Jewish diaspora in Asia Minor and served as an early arena for the Apostle Paul's preaching o...
Synagogue of Iconium
The Synagogue of Iconium was the Jewish place of assembly in ancient Iconium where Paul and Barnabas preached on their first missionary journey, leadi...
Synagogue of Nazareth
The Synagogue of Nazareth was the central first-century Jewish place of worship in Nazareth where Jesus Christ regularly attended Sabbath services, fa...
Synagogue of Pisidian Antioch
The Synagogue of Pisidian Antioch was a central Jewish place of worship in Phrygian Galatia where the Apostle Paul delivered his first recorded major...
Synagogue of the Freedmen
The Synagogue of the Freedmen was a first-century assembly of emancipated Jewish slaves in Jerusalem mentioned in Acts 6:9. Its members famously dispu...
Synagogue of Thessalonica
The Synagogue of Thessalonica was a vital first-century Jewish place of worship in Macedonia where the Apostle Paul preached Jesus as the Christ durin...
Synagogues of Galilee
The synagogues of Galilee served as vital local centres for prayer, Torah study, instruction, and community life in first-century Judaism, featuring p...
Syracuse
Syracuse was a prominent ancient Greek city located on the south-eastern coast of Sicily. It features in the New Testament in Acts 28:12 as a three-da...
Syria
Syria, known in the Old Testament as Aram, was a key northern neighbour of Israel. From ancestral ties with the patriarchs to conflicts with kings and...
Taberah
Taberah is a wilderness station where Israel experienced divine judgment by fire due to their complaints shortly after leaving Mount Sinai. Its narrat...
