Childrens Resources
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 peopl...
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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 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...
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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, Canat...
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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
i...
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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 serv...
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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
pl...
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