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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.
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
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.
Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more information.) Village 1400 BC: Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 饜饜饜饜饜饜 [1] [2 ...
The Ishmaelites (Hebrew: 讬执砖职讈诪职注值讗诇执讬诐, romanized: Y墨šm蓹士膿示l墨m; Arabic: 亘賻賳賽賷 廿賽爻賿賲賻丕毓賽賷賱, romanized: Ban墨 Ism膩'墨l, lit. 'sons of Ishmael') were a collection of various Arab tribes, tribal confederations and small kingdoms described in Abrahamic tradition as being descended from and named after Ishmael, a prophet according to the Quran, the first son of ...
A list of nations mentioned in the Bible. A. Ammonites (Genesis 19) ... Israel [26] Italy (Italy generally [27] and the cities of Syracuse [28] and Rome specifically ...
Another similar case is the shift from 'Ayin ([蕰], Hebrew: 注, Arabic: 毓) into Aleph ([蕯], Hebrew: 讗, Arabic: 丕), even though both sounds exist in Arabic. For instance, the Biblical name Endor (注讬谉 讚讜专, using [蕰]) was changed to Indur (廿賳丿賵乇, using [蕯]). The Jews of Galilee (specifically in Haifa, Beth-shean and Tiv'on) were ...
In Arabic, this name occurs in the form 弄rs膩lim (兀賿賵賿乇賿爻賻賭丕賱賽賭賲) which is the Arabic name promoted by the Israeli government. [ 14 ] The name "Shalem", whether as a town or a deity, is derived from the same root Š-L-M as the word " shalom ", meaning peace, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] so that the common interpretation of the name is now "The ...