Bible Locations
Locations mark the sacred places where God’s promises, encounters, and miracles unfolded, grounding biblical stories in real historical settings.
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Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat is the majestic geological monument that marks the end of God’s judgment by water and the beginning of His covenant of grace with the post-flood world.
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Red Sea
The Red Sea serves as the dramatic stage for God’s greatest act of Old Testament deliverance, symbolizing the transition from slavery to freedom and the washing away of the old life.
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Dead Sea (Salt Sea)
The Dead Sea is a stark geographical testament to divine judgment and a profound prophetic symbol of God’s power to bring life out of absolute barrenness.
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Eden (Garden of God)
Eden was the original sanctuary of delight where humanity dwelt in God’s presence, and though lost through sin, its imagery of the Tree of Life and the River defines the ultimate hope of the New Creation.
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Kadesh-Barnea
Kadesh-Barnea was the oasis on the threshold of the Promised Land where Israel’s refusal to trust God turned a short journey into forty years of wandering, and where Moses forfeited his right to enter Canaan.
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Nob
Nob was the city of priests where David received holy bread and Goliath’s sword, an act of mercy that resulted in a tragic massacre by King Saul and the fulfillment of the curse on the house of Eli.
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Gibeah
Gibeah was the strategic capital of King Saul and the site of Israel’s first monarchy, but it is forever stained by the memory of a brutal atrocity during the time of the Judges that led to civil war.
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Gath
Gath was the home of the giant Goliath and a fierce enemy of Israel, yet it played a crucial role in David’s life as both a place of exile and the birthplace of some of his most loyal supporters.
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Ekron
Ekron was the northernmost Philistine city, famous for its olive oil industry and the worship of Baal-Zebub, which led to a fatal confrontation between the prophet Elijah and King Ahaziah.
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Ashdod
Ashdod was a powerful Philistine capital famous for the temple where the idol Dagon fell before the Ark of the Covenant, later becoming a site for early Christian evangelism under the name Azotus.
Bible Characters
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Mark (John Mark)
John Mark was a young disciple who overcame early failure to become a trusted companion of Paul and Peter, ultimately authoring the dynamic Gospel that bears his name.
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Matthew
Matthew was a despised tax collector transformed by grace into a devoted apostle, whose Gospel bridges the Old and New Testaments by proclaiming Jesus as the promised Messiah and King.
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Nabal
Nabal was a wealthy but foolish landowner whose arrogance and refusal to show hospitality to David led to divine judgment and his sudden death.
Biblical Events
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Mark (John Mark)
John Mark was a young disciple who overcame early failure to become a trusted companion of Paul and Peter, ultimately authoring the dynamic Gospel that bears his name.
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Matthew
Matthew was a despised tax collector transformed by grace into a devoted apostle, whose Gospel bridges the Old and New Testaments by proclaiming Jesus as the promised Messiah and King.
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Nabal
Nabal was a wealthy but foolish landowner whose arrogance and refusal to show hospitality to David led to divine judgment and his sudden death.
Bible Locations
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Jezreel
Jezreel was the fertile royal seat of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, famous for the murder of Naboth and the site where divine judgment eventually wiped out their entire dynasty.
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Aphek
Aphek was a strategic military stronghold and staging ground on the Sharon Plain where the Philistines gathered to capture the Ark and where David was providentially released from the Philistine army.
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Lachish
Lachish was the second most powerful city in ancient Judah, a mighty fortress whose dramatic fall to Assyria and Babylon serves as a pivotal moment in biblical history and archaeology.
