Regions & Territories

Canaan was the fertile and strategically vital land promised to Abraham, characterized by powerful city-states and idolatrous nations, which the Israelites eventually conquered to establish their covenant home.

Dalmatia was a rugged Roman province evangelized by Titus during Paul’s final days, representing the unstoppable expansion of the Gospel into the difficult frontiers of the ancient world.

The Philistines were a powerful, iron-wielding maritime nation who served as ancient Israel’s most persistent military rival, acting as the catalyst for Israel’s unification under a monarchy.

After centuries of idolatry and ignored warnings, God allows the Assyrians to destroy Samaria and exile Israel, repopulating the land with foreigners who create a mixed religion, giving rise to the Samaritan people.

The Decapolis was a league of ten Hellenistic cities on the eastern frontier of Rome that served as a significant setting for Jesus’ ministry to the Gentiles and a refuge for the early Church.

Gilead was the rugged, fertile frontier east of the Jordan, known for its warriors, its healing balm, and its role as a refuge for biblical leaders in crisis.

The region of Moab was a high, fertile plateau and natural fortress east of the Dead Sea that served as the final staging ground for the Exodus, a breadbasket for refugees like Ruth, and a perennial military rival to the kingdom of Israel.

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.

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.

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.