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Antioch – In Asia Minor. Arabia – (in biblical times and until the 7th century AD Arabia was confined to the Arabian Peninsula) Aram / Aramea – (Modern Syria) Arbela (Erbil/Irbil) – Assyrian city. Archevite. Armenia – Indo-European kingdom of eastern Asia Minor and southern Caucasus. Arrapkha – Assyrian city, modern Kirkuk.
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 ...
Ephesus (Greek: แผφεσος Ephesos) was a Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia. Paul of Tarsus lived there for several years, and also wrote an Epistle to the Ephesians. One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed (Revelation 2:1–7). The author praises the Ephesians for their ...
Caesarea Maritima: This port city is the location of the 1961 discovery of the Pilate stone, the only archaeological item that mentions the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, by whose order Jesus was crucified. [2] [3] [35] Sychar: The encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:4–26 takes place in Sychar in Samaria near Jacob's Well ...
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity. [1]The list of Christian holy places in the Holy Land outlines sites within cities located in the Holy Land that are regarded as having a special religious significance to Christians, usually by association with Jesus or other persons mentioned in the Bible.
Public access. yes. Website. Tel Dan Nature Reserve. Dan (Hebrew: ืื) is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, [1] and belonging to the tribe of Dan, its namesake. It was later the site of a royal sanctuary built by Jeroboam. [2] The city is identified with a tell located ...
The Stations of the Exodus are the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt, according to the Hebrew Bible. In the itinerary given in Numbers 33, forty-two stations are listed, [ 1 ] although this list differs slightly from the narrative account of the journey found in Exodus and Deuteronomy.
Hebrew Bible cities (18 C, 198 P) N. New Testament cities (8 C, 59 P) Pages in category "Biblical cities" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 ...