Cities and Towns

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.

Carmel was a prosperous agricultural town in the Judean hills where Saul built a monument to himself and where Abigail’s wisdom saved her household from David’s wrath.

Maon was a rugged hill-country town in Judah that served as a strategic refuge for David during his flight from Saul and as the wealthy estate of Nabal.

Ziklag was the Philistine city given to David as a refuge, serving as the backdrop for his most devastating personal crisis and his subsequent miraculous restoration just before ascending to the throne.

The Medium of Endor was a forbidden necromancer consulted by a desperate King Saul, serving as the catalyst for his final judgment while unexpectedly showing him human compassion before his death.

Antioch of Syria was the cosmopolitan hub where the term “Christian” was coined and where the early church transitioned from a Jewish sect to a global missionary movement through the ministries of Paul and Barnabas.

En Gedi is a biblical oasis and stronghold where David famously spared King Saul’s life, serving as a powerful symbol of God’s provision, refuge, and future restoration in the midst of the wilderness.

Ramah was the strategic hilltop home and headquarters of the prophet Samuel, serving as the spiritual hub of Israel during the early monarchy and later a contested military fortification.

The City of David is the ancient heart of Jerusalem, established by King David as the capital of Israel and the site where the Davidic dynasty and the spiritual legacy of Zion began.

Mizpah, meaning “Watchtower,” is the biblical site of the covenant between Jacob and Laban, the place of Israel’s national repentance and victory under Samuel, and the location where Saul was proclaimed the first King of Israel.