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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Cave Tomb of Jesus
The Cave Tomb of Jesus is the rock-cut sepulchre where Jesus Christ was laid following His crucifixion, provided by Joseph of Arimathea. It served as...
Chaldea
Chaldea was an ancient region located in southern Mesopotamia, famously associated with Ur of the Chaldees, the ancestral homeland of Abraham. It late...
Chebar
Chebar was a major canal in Babylonia where Jewish exiles settled after the fall of Jerusalem. It served as the dramatic setting for the prophet Ezeki...
Chebar River
The Chebar River was a major Babylonian canal where Jewish exiles were resettled after the fall of Judah. It served as the setting for the prophet Eze...
Chephar-ammoni
Chephar-ammoni was a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin in the central hill country of Canaan. Meaning 'Village of the Ammonite', its name reflect...
Chephar-haammonai
Chephar-haammonai, meaning village of the Ammonites, was an ancient town assigned to the tribe of Benjamin during the division of the Promised Land in...
Chephar-hananiah
Chephar-hananiah, closely associated with the biblical settlement of Ananiah, is an ancient village in Israel representing post-exilic restoration, ru...
Chephar-salama
Chephar-salama was an ancient Judean village mentioned in the Apocrypha as the location where Judas Maccabeus defeated the Seleucid general Nicanor du...
Chephirah
Chephirah was an ancient Hivite city in Canaan that joined the Gibeonite league in making a peace treaty with Joshua. Later allotted to the tribe of B...
Chios
Chios is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor. It appears in Acts 20:15 as a navigational landmark during the Apostle Paul's r...
Chorazin
Chorazin was an ancient Galilean town situated north of Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee. Mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Chorazin witn...
Cilicia
Cilicia was a strategic coastal province in south-eastern Asia Minor, bounded by the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Famous as the homelan...
Citadel of Jerusalem
The Citadel of Jerusalem, historically associated with the Tower of David, is a major ancient fortress guarding the city's western approach. It reveal...
City illuminated by God's glory
The city illuminated by God's glory refers to the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation, where the uncreated light of God and the Lamb rep...
City with twelve foundations
The city with twelve foundations refers to the heavenly New Jerusalem described in Revelation and Hebrews. Featuring foundations adorned with precious...
City with twelve gates
The city with twelve gates refers to the holy Jerusalem described in Ezekiel 48 and Revelation 21. Featuring three gates on each cardinal side inscrib...
Clauda
Clauda is a small Mediterranean island south of Crete, featured in Acts 27. It provided critical temporary shelter during a violent storm, allowing th...
Cnidus
Cnidus was an ancient Greek city situated on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. It appears in the New Testament during the Apostle Paul's treachero...
Corinth
Corinth was a dominant ancient Greek city situated on the Isthmus of Corinth, renowned for its wealth, strategic harbours, and cosmopolitan culture. O...
Corner Gate
The Corner Gate was a strategic defensive structure located at the north-western bend of Jerusalem's walls. Recorded in Kings, Chronicles, Jeremiah, a...
Cos
Cos is an Aegean island situated off the south-western coast of Asia Minor. Mentioned in Acts 21:1 during Paul's voyage back to Jerusalem, it was famo...
Court of the Guard
The Court of the Guard was an enclosure within the royal palace complex in ancient Jerusalem. It served as a secure detention area where the prophet J...
Crete
Crete is the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea, prominent in the New Testament as a challenging location on Paul's voyage to Rome and the...
Cush
Cush refers to the ancient region and kingdom south of Egypt, corresponding to ancient Nubia in modern Sudan. Spanning Old Testament history and proph...
