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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Beth-meon
Beth-meon, also known as Beth-baal-meon and Baal-meon, was an ancient city situated on the Moabite plateau east of the Jordan River. Allocated to the...
Beth-pelet
Beth-pelet was an ancient town situated in the southern territory of the tribe of Judah near the border of Edom. Mentioned in the books of Joshua and...
Beth-rehob
Beth-rehob was an ancient Aramean city and region located in northern Canaan near Dan. It features in the biblical narrative during the exploration of...
Beth-shean
Beth-shean was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city situated at the strategic junction of the Jezreel and Jordan Valleys. Famous in biblical histor...
Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemesh was an ancient border city in Judah's Sorek Valley, prominent for receiving the Ark of the Covenant from Philistia, serving as a Levite s...
Beth-zur
Beth-zur was a strategic fortified city in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in Joshua, Chronicles, and Nehemiah. It played a vital defensive role...
Bethabara
Bethabara is the historic location beyond the Jordan River traditionally identified as the place where John the Baptist preached, called sinners to re...
Bethany
Bethany was a historic village situated on the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. Prominently featured in the Gospels, it served as...
Bethany beyond the Jordan
Bethany beyond the Jordan, situated along the eastern bank of the Jordan River, is the historical location where John the Baptist preached, baptised,...
Bethel
Bethel, meaning 'House of God', is one of the most prominent sites in the Old Testament. Situated in the central hill country, it was a place of patri...
Bethel of the Northern Kingdom
Bethel of the Northern Kingdom was a prominent ancient sanctuary located north of Jerusalem. Under King Jeroboam I, it became Israel's principal royal...
Bethlehem
Bethlehem, a historic town situated in the hill country of Judah, holds immense significance in biblical history. Prominently featured in Scripture, i...
Bethphage
Bethphage was a biblical village situated on the Mount of Olives near Bethany and Jerusalem. It is famous as the location where Jesus Christ prepared...
Bethsaida
Bethsaida was a prominent fishing town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was the hometown of Peter, Andrew, and Philip, and the site of...
Bethsaida Julias
Bethsaida Julias was an ancient town situated near the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Associated with the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip, i...
Bithynia
Bithynia was an ancient region and Roman province in northwestern Asia Minor. Mentioned in Acts and First Peter, it played a key role in early Christi...
Bottomless Pit
The bottomless pit, translated from the Greek word abyssos, refers in biblical literature to the subterranean realm or watery deep associated with the...
Bozrah
Bozrah was a prominent fortified city and capital of ancient Edom, located south of the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan. Prominently featured in prophet...
Bride of the Lamb
The Bride of the Lamb is a central biblical metaphor in the Book of Revelation, representing the purified, redeemed community of God's people and thei...
Broad Wall of Jerusalem
The Broad Wall of Jerusalem is a massive eighth-century BC fortification constructed by King Hezekiah to defend the expanded city against Assyrian inv...
Brook Arnon
The Brook Arnon, known today as Wadi Mujib, was a major river canyon east of the Dead Sea that served as a significant natural and political boundary...
Brook Besor
The Brook Besor is a wadi in southwestern Judah where two hundred of David's weary soldiers remained during the pursuit of the Amalekites, leading to...
Brook Cherith
The Brook Cherith is the secluded wadi east of the Jordan River where the prophet Elijah hid during a severe drought, receiving miraculous provision o...
Brook Eshcol
The Brook Eshcol, or Valley of Eshcol, is a fertile valley located near Hebron in the Judean hill country. Famous in Scripture as the place where Isra...
