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The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
Map by Thomas Stackhouse showing postulated locations for Adamic locations, including the Land of Nod (south central part of map, identified with Susiana). Cain fleeing before Jehovah's Curse, by Fernand-Anne Piestre Cormon, c. 1880
Genesis 12:8 CT Litchfield County: Bethlehem: Bethlehem: Genesis 35:19 CT New London County: Bozrah: Bozrah: Genesis 36:33 CT Litchfield County: Canaan: Canaan: Genesis 9:18 CT Litchfield County: Goshen: Goshen: Genesis 45:10 CT Tolland County: Hebron: Hebron: Genesis 13:18 CT New London County: Lebanon: Lebanon: Deuteronomy 1:7 CT Fairfield ...
Expulsion from Paradise, painting by James Tissot (c. 1896–1902) The Expulsion illustrated in the English Junius manuscript, c. 1000 CE. The second part of the Genesis creation narrative, Genesis 2:4–3:24, opens with YHWH-Elohim (translated here "the Lord God") [a] creating the first man (), whom he placed in a garden that he planted "eastward in Eden": [22]
Rivers of Paradise flowing underneath the feet of Lamb of God (mosaic in Santi Cosma e Damiano, ca. 530 AD). Following Saint Ambrose [2] (per Cohen, [11] the association was established earlier, in a letter by Cyprian in 256 AD) the rivers are interpreted as four evangelists (or Gospels), with Water of Life flowing from the word of Christ (the Fountain of Life [11]) to bring salvation.
Genesis 25:18 is a northern Arabian location, possibly Medina Province. [ 19 ] There are a number of features in Medina Province which match the description such as gold deposits, a location on the incense road, and remains of neolithic and bronze age civilizations in the Harrat region.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Aerial map showing the extent of Goshen. The land of Goshen (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן, ʾEreṣ Gōšen) is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the area in Egypt that was allotted to the Hebrews by the Pharaoh during the time of Joseph (Book of Genesis, Genesis 45:9–10). They dwelt in Goshen up until the time of the Exodus, when they ...