Bible Locations

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.