Ancient Maps
This map shows the region of Samaria in the land of ancient
Israel.
The region of Samaria was known for its rich agriculture:
wheat and barley, grapes and olive vineyards. Jesus passed
through the land of Samaria on his way to and from
Jerusalem, but most people of that time would have gone
around Samaria. The exact boundaries of Samaria are unknown
but we know that it went as far as the Jordan river in the
east and to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea on the west
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This map shows some of the key places and topography of the
land of Egypt during ancient times.
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This map shows some of the key places and topography of the
land of Israel during ancient times.
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This map shows all of the main cities where Paul and
Barnabas traveled for their first missionary journey!
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This map shows some of the key places in Israel where Jesus
Christ went in his lifetime!
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This map shows the Promised Land and all the different
people living there during the time Joshua was the leader
of the Israelites.
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This map shows the Kingdom of Israel during the time of
Solomon, with pictures of what his beautiful temple may
have looked like.
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This map reveals the territory that was conquered by King
David after he was given the throne around 1000 BC.
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This map reveals the places mentioned in the Bible during
the time of Moses and the Exodus from Egypt.
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This map reveals the places mentioned in the Bible about
the journey of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees to the
Promised Land which was over 1000 miles.
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This map reveals the places mentioned in the Bible about
the journey of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees to the
Promised Land which was over 1000 miles.
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This is the story of Abraham`s Journey from his home in Ur
all the way to the distant land of Egypt. Before God
changed his name to Abraham, his name was Abram, and this
was his name during his journey. It all began one day when
his father decided for them to leave their home in Ur and
travel to Canaan. On their way, they stopped in the
beautiful city of Haran where there are lots of big
mountains and good farmland next to the Euphrates River.
After seeing how beautiful Haran was, they decided to stay
and make it their new home. When Abram was 75 years old,
God spoke to him telling him to leave everything behind
except his wife Sarai, and his nephew Lot, and travel to
wherever God leads him. Abram obeyed and they went on their
way to Canaan. When they arrived, God appeared to Abram and
told him that this land would belong to his family because
of his obedience! Soon after arriving in Canaan, there was
a severe famine; which means there was no food to eat. The
famine forced Abram and Sarai to travel to Egypt where the
pyramids and mummies are because they had plenty of food!
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This map shows the cities known as Tyre and Sidon in the
land of Phoenicia near ancient Israel.
The Bible says that when Jesus travelled to the region of
Tyre and Sidon, a Canaanite woman came to him and begged
him to save her daughter from a demon. The woman pleaded
and pleaded with Jesus until Jesus turned to her and
said, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is
granted." And her daughter was healed at that very
moment.
Jesus also referred to Tyre and Sidon when he was
addressing the cities of Israel: Chorazin, Bethsaida, and
Capernaum. Jesus performed many miracles in these cities
but they still did not believe he was the Son of God.
Jesus said if he had done the same miracles in Tyre and
Sidon they would have repented of their sins and believed
in him! That statement would have really gotten their
attention, because they believed that the Messiah would
only be for the Jewish people not the Phoenicians or any
other people. Thankfully for you and me, Jesus came and
died for everyone!
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This map shows the cities known as Tyre and Sidon in the
land of Phoenicia near ancient Israel.
The Bible says that when Jesus travelled to the region of
Tyre and Sidon, a Canaanite woman came to him and begged
him to save her daughter from a demon. The woman pleaded
and pleaded with Jesus until Jesus turned to her and
said, "Woman, you have great faith! Your request is
granted." And her daughter was healed at that very
moment.
Jesus also referred to Tyre and Sidon when he was
addressing the cities of Israel: Chorazin, Bethsaida, and
Capernaum. Jesus performed many miracles in these cities
but they still did not believe he was the Son of God.
Jesus said if he had done the same miracles in Tyre and
Sidon they would have repented of their sins and believed
in him! That statement would have really gotten their
attention, because they believed that the Messiah would
only be for the Jewish people not the Phoenicians or any
other people. Thankfully for you and me, Jesus came and
died for everyone!
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This map shows the region known as Trans-Jordan in the land
of ancient Israel.
The Trans-Jordan region of Israel was very fertile land
that was well watered by the Yarmuk and Jabbok rivers. The
hillsides were known for having flocks of sheep, goats, and
roaming herds of cattle. The Trans-Jordan region overlapped
with the district of Decapolis, so both terms refer to the
same general location on the northeastern part of Israel.
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This map shows the location of Aenon in the land of Israel. The word aenon means "springs" which is a fitting name for this area where John the Baptist was recorded baptizing in the Bible. In Scripture it is referred to as the place
"near to Salim."
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This map shows the town of Nain where Jesus visited brought
a widow`s son back to life!
The Bible says that Jesus was saddened when he entered the
town and saw that a widowed woman`s only son had died. He
told her not to cry, then commanded her son to get up--and
he did!
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This map shows the region of Judea in the land of ancient
Israel.
The region of Judea was 55 miles long, from Bethlehem where
Jesus was born, down to the city of Beersheba. Almost half
of Judea was desert! It was a very dry and barren place in
the west, but there were hills and the Jordan river in the
east.
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This map shows the great city of Jerusalem where Jesus
visited the temple as a boy. Many things happened in the
city of Jerusalem throughout the Bible. Jerusalem was
captured by Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament, David
established Jerusalem as his capital, Solomon built the
temple, and Jesus visited the city many times throughout
his life.
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This map shows the region known as Idumea in the New
Testament.
The region on the south border of Judea was called Idumea
by the Greeks and Romans. It belonged to the Edomites of
the Old Testament. The father of Herod the Great Idumean.
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This map shows the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on
water!
Did you know that 18 of the 33 recorded miracles of Jesus
were likely done in the area surrounding the Sea of
Galilee? It was common for big storms to hit the the sea
really quickly because of the sea`s climate and location.
There were many cities surrounding the Sea of Galilee
including Capernaum, Tiberias, and Bethsaida.
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This map shows the region known as Galilee in the land of
ancient Israel.The northern region of Israel called Galilee
was mentioned many times in the New Testament. Jesus spent
a lot of his time in Galilee, which gave him the nickname
"the Galilean." Nazareth was located in the region of
Galilee, which is where Jesus grew up and lived for most of
his life. Cana is also in the Galilean region and that is
where Jesus did his first recorded miracle of turning water
into
wine!
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This map shows the region known as Decapolis in the land of
ancient Israel. The region of Decapolis was mentioned three
times in the Bible. It contained ten cities that were
rebuilt and given
special treatment under the Roman Empire. The original 10
cities are believed to be Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara,
Philadelphia, Pella, Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Damascus, and
Raphana. Decapolis was a well populated region during
ancient times, but there aren`t many inhabitants there
today.
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This map shows the city of Cana where Jesus performed his
first miracle: turning water into wine. Jesus, his mother
Mary, and the disciples were all invited to a wedding in
the town of Cana. Cana is a few miles north of the town of
Nazareth in the region of Galilee. While celebrating, the
hosting family ran out of wine so Jesus told their servants
to fill six very large stone pots all the way up with
water. Then Jesus told them to take some of it out to the
host of the party; when they did the man drank the water,
but it wasn`t water anymore it was turned into wine! Isn`t
it great that the very first miracle of Jesus recorded in
the Bible was for a celebration of marriage? Marriage is
beautiful and worthy of celebrating! Now you know where the
town of Cana is, where Jesus turned water into wine.
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This map shows the city known as Caesarea in the land of
ancient Israel. Caesarea was located along the coast of the
Mediterranean Sea. Herod the Great built the city up and
made it very strong and he named it Caesarea in honor of
Augustus Caesar. Philip the evangelist lived here, and so
did Cornelius the Roman centurion. Caesarea was roughly 70
miles northwest of Jerusalem and was frequently visited on
the road from Tyre to the land of Egypt.
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This map shows the location of Bethsaida in the land of
Israel. There were two towns named Bethsaida on the north
part of the Sea of Galilee. On this map is Bethsaida-Julias
which is the general location that many believe is where
Jesus fed the 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread
and two fish. Bethsaida is also the town where the people
brought a blind man to Jesus and he healed his eyes so he
could see!
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This map shows the location of Bethphage in the land of
Israel. The town of Bethphage was on the Mount of Olives
very close to the town of Bethany and the capital city of
Jerusalem.
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This map shows the city of Bethlehem where Jesus was born
in a manger. The reason it is important that Jesus was born
in Bethlehem is because in Micah 5:2 it was prophesied that
the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. It`s also important
to know that Bethlehem was also the birthplace of King
David. And it was prophesied that the Messiah would come
from David`s family. Jesus fulfilled both prophesies!
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This map shows the location of Bethany in the land of
Israel. The town of Bethany was located about two miles
east of Jerusalem on the road toward the city of Jericho.
Bethany is where the man named Lazarus lived, and he was
friends with Jesus. When Lazarus was sick his sisters sent
for Jesus to come and heal him, but Jesus had a different
plan! After several more days, Jesus and his disciples
learned that Lazarus had died. At that time they packed up
their things and traveled to Bethany. After Lazarus had
been dead for four days, Jesus called to him from outside
of the tomb saying, "Lazarus, come forth!" And Lazarus was
alive again! Simon the leper also lived in Bethany, and it
was at Simon`s house that a woman came and poured expensive
perfume on Jesus` head.
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