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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Ashkelon
Ashkelon was a wealthy Philistine coastal city and trade hub that served as a recurring antagonist to Israel, famously the site of Samson’s vengeance and the subject of David’s grief and prophetic judgment.
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Emmaus
The disciples on the road to Emmaus were grief-stricken followers of Jesus whose sorrow was turned to burning joy when the Risen Lord opened the Scriptures to them and revealed Himself in the breaking of bread.
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Gaza
Gaza was a powerful, fortified Philistine city known as the site of Samson’s death and a lingering stronghold of Israel’s enemies, later serving as the setting for a pivotal New Testament baptism.
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Gibeon
The Bible tells a tale of two cities—Babylon and Jerusalem—tracing humanity’s journey from a garden, through the rebellion of man-made cities, to the ultimate redemption of the New Jerusalem.
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Laish (Leshem)
Laish was a lush, peaceful, and isolated Canaanite city that was massacred and burned by the migrating Tribe of Dan, who rebuilt it as a center for their tribe and their idols.
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Babylon
Babylon was the superpower empire that destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews, serving throughout Scripture as the ultimate symbol of human pride and rebellion against God.
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Judea
Judea is the rugged, mountainous southern region of Israel that served as the political and religious center of the Jewish people, the home of the Temple, and the stage for the birth and death of Jesus Christ.
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Joppa (Jaffa)
Joppa was ancient Israel’s primary seaport, famous as the place where Jonah tried to flee from his mission to the Gentiles and where Peter received the vision to embrace them.
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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi was a center of pagan worship where Jesus took His disciples to declare war on the powers of darkness, establishing His Church on the bedrock of the confession that He is the Son of God.
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Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima was the glittering Roman capital of Judea where the barrier between Jew and Gentile was broken by the Holy Spirit, and where Paul defended the faith before the powers of the empire.
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.
