Bible Cities

Concerning Syria the Strong, and Her Dealings with Israel

Syria in the Days of the Patriarchs And it came to pass in the days of old, that the land of Syria was known unto the fathers. For when Abraham sent his servant to seek a wife for Isaac, he journeyed unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor, and there found Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Syrian (Genesis 25:20). And Jacob, son of Isaac, fled from ...

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Of Galilee and Judea Where the Child Was Raised and the Word Was Made Known

In the Days of Herod the King And it came to pass in those days, when Herod reigned over Judea, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, unto Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, to be taxed with Mary his espoused wif...

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Ancient Trans-Jordan - Kids Bible maps

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...

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Ancient Tyre - Kids Bible maps

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 ...

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Ancient Sidon - Kids Bible maps

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 ...

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Ancient Sidon - Kids Bible maps

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 ...

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Ancient Sidon - Kids Bible maps

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 ...

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Ancient Tyre - Kids Bible maps

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 ...

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Ancient Nazareth - Map of New Testament Israel

NAZ`A-RETH (separated, sanctified). First mentioned in Matt, 2:23. A town of Galilee among the hills north of the plain of Esdraelon, and about midway between the Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea. It was the residence of Jesus and called his city, Luke 1:26; 4:16, 29. Called En-Nazirah, a neat village of 3000 or 4000 inhabitants....

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Ancient Lake of Gennesaret - Map of New Testament Israel

GEN-NES`A-RET (garden of the prince), i. A fertile, crescent shaped plain on the west shore of the lake of Gennesaret, about three miles long and one wide. ii. The Lake of Gennesaret is called the "Sea of Chinnereth" in the Old Testament, from the town of Chinnereth, or Cinneroth, which stood on its shores. Num. 34:11. iii. Called "Sea of Ga...

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