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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Sidon
Sidon was the ancient mother-city of Phoenicia, renowned for its craftsmanship and wealth, but biblically infamous as the source of the idolatry that corrupted Israel’s kings.
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Tyre
Tyre was the opulent merchant capital of the ancient world that aided in building God’s Temple but was later destroyed for its arrogance, serving as a vivid example of how God judges pride and fulfills prophecy with precision.
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Chorazin
Chorazin was a prosperous Galilean town that enjoyed the immense privilege of witnessing Jesus’ miracles but stands in history as a monument to divine judgment for its refusal to repent.
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is the geographical bookend of Old Testament history—the site of humanity’s creation and rebellion, the birthplace of the Hebrew patriarchs, and the land of captivity and refinement for God’s people.
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Cush (Ethiopia)
Cush was a formidable ancient African superpower whose people moved from being historical rivals of Israel to becoming some of the earliest and most faithful recipients of God’s grace.
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Egypt
Egypt is the biblical archetype of worldly power and bondage, serving simultaneously as a refuge for the desperate and the furnace of affliction from which God delivered His people.
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Galilee
Galilee is the fertile, northern region where Jesus grew up, called His disciples, and performed the majority of His miracles, fulfilling the prophecy that a great light would dawn on the despised and marginalized.
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Nain
Nain is the village where Jesus, moved by deep compassion, interrupted a funeral procession to raise a widow’s only son from the dead, proving His power over the grave.
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Cana
Cana of Galilee is the site of Jesus’ first miracle, where He revealed His glory by transforming water into wine, symbolizing the abundant joy and grace of the New Covenant.
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Bethany
Bethany was a village of refuge and friendship for Jesus, the site of Lazarus’ resurrection, and the place from which Christ ascended to heaven.
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.
