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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 Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.
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.
The choronym of the name Aram refers to the geographical region in which they lived and means High(landers). [10] The toponym A-ra-mu appears in an inscription at the East Semitic speaking kingdom of Ebla listing geographical names, and the term Armi , which is the Eblaite term for nearby Idlib , occurs frequently in the Ebla tablets (c. 2300 BCE).
Bashan (/ ˈ b eɪ ʃ ə n /; Hebrew: הַבָּשָׁן, romanized: ha-Bashan; Latin: Basan or Basanitis) [1] is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of Transjordan during the Iron Age. [2] It is situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria. Its western part, nowadays known as the Golan Heights, was occupied by Israel during ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part of a series on the History of Israel Early history Prehistoric Levant Kebaran Mushabian Natufian Harifian Yarmukian Lodian Nizzanim Ghassulian Canaan Retjenu Habiru Shasu Late Bronze Age collapse Ancient Israel and Judah Iron Age I Israelites, Philistines 12th–10th centuries BCE United ...
Israel [26] Italy (Italy generally [27] and the cities of Syracuse [28] and Rome specifically [29]) J. Jebusites [1] ... List of nations mentioned in the Bible.
The name "Zion", which usually refers to Jerusalem, but sometimes the Land of Israel, appears in the Hebrew Bible 154 times. The Talmud mentions the religious duty of populating Israel. [ 21 ] So significant in Judaism is the act of purchasing land in Israel, the Talmud allows for the lifting of certain religious restrictions of Sabbath ...