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Every named place in the Bible, located with stated precision and uncertainty, with the verses that name each one.
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Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was one of the great cities of the Roman world and the home of the first largely Gentile church. Believers were first called Christians there, Barnabas and Saul taught there for a year, and the church sent them out on the first missionary journey.
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Bethany
Bethany was a village on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives, a short walk from Jerusalem, and the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus raised Lazarus there, was anointed there, lodged there during the final week, and led His disciples out toward Bethany before His ascension.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a town in the Judean hills south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David and, according to Matthew and Luke, the birthplace of Jesus. The prophet Micah named it as the place from which Israel's ruler would come.
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Caesarea
Caesarea was the Roman administrative capital of Judea, a harbor city on the Mediterranean built by Herod the Great. Philip settled there, the centurion Cornelius lived there when Peter brought him the Gospel, and Paul was later held there for two years before his appeal to Caesar.
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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi was a city at the foot of Mount Hermon, rebuilt by Herod's son Philip and named for Caesar and for himself. In the villages around it Jesus asked His disciples who they said He was, and Peter answered that He is the Christ.
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Cana
Cana was a village in Galilee where Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding, the first of His signs in John's Gospel, and where He later healed an official's son from a distance. Nathanael was from Cana.
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Capernaum
Capernaum was a fishing town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee that became the base of Jesus's Galilean ministry. Matthew calls it His own town; the Gospels place many healings and synagogue teachings there.
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Damascus
Damascus is an ancient city of Syria, named in Genesis and throughout the history of Israel's kings and prophets. Saul of Tarsus was traveling there to arrest believers when the risen Jesus met him on the road, and in Damascus he was healed, baptized, and first proclaimed Jesus as the Christ.
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Eden
Eden was the garden God planted in the east and where He placed the first humans, with the tree of life at its center. After the fall, God sent the man and woman out and set cherubim to guard the way back to the tree of life.
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Egypt
Egypt is the great kingdom on the Nile where Jacob's family settled, where Israel was enslaved for generations, and from which God brought them out at the exodus. Centuries later Joseph carried the infant Jesus there to escape Herod, and Matthew heard in the return the words of Hosea: out of Egypt I called my son.
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Emmaus
Emmaus was a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, known only from Luke's account of the two disciples who walked there on the day of the resurrection and recognized Jesus when He broke bread at their table.
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Galilee
Galilee is the northern region of the land where Jesus grew up and carried out most of His public ministry. Isaiah had spoken of light dawning on Zebulun and Naphtali, and Matthew reads the Galilean ministry as that light.
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Gethsemane
Gethsemane was a garden or olive grove at the foot of the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem, where Jesus often met with His disciples. On the night of His arrest He prayed there in anguish and was betrayed there by Judas.
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Golgotha
Golgotha, meaning Place of the Skull, was the site just outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified. The Gospels give its name but not a precise location, and two sites in modern Jerusalem are proposed.
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Jericho
Jericho is an ancient oasis city in the Jordan Valley, the first city Israel took under Joshua and, in the Gospels, the last stop before Jesus climbed to Jerusalem. There He healed blind Bartimaeus and stayed at the house of Zacchaeus.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the city David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple. In the Gospels it is where Jesus taught in the temple, shared the Last Supper, was tried, crucified, and rose, and where the church was born at Pentecost.
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Jordan River
The Jordan is the river that flows south from the foothills of Mount Hermon, through the Sea of Galilee, and on to the Dead Sea. Israel crossed it into the promised land under Joshua, and John the Baptist baptized in it, including the baptism of Jesus.
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Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai, also called Horeb, is the mountain where God spoke to Moses from the burning bush and where, after the exodus, He gave Israel the ten commandments and made a covenant with them amid fire, cloud, and trumpet sound.
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Mount of Olives
The Mount of Olives is the ridge east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley, facing the temple. David climbed it weeping in flight from Absalom, Zechariah placed the Lord's feet on it, and Jesus began the triumphal entry from it, taught the Olivet discourse on it, prayed in Gethsemane on its slope, and ascended from it.
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Nazareth
Nazareth was a small village in Lower Galilee where Jesus grew up, which is why He is called Jesus of Nazareth. Luke records the annunciation to Mary there and Jesus's later rejection in its synagogue.
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Sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee is the freshwater lake in northern Israel, also called Gennesaret and Tiberias, around which most of Jesus's Galilean ministry took place. He called fishermen on its shore, taught from boats, calmed its storm, and walked on its water.
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The temple in Jerusalem
The temple in Jerusalem was the house of God at the center of Israel's worship, rebuilt after the exile and greatly enlarged by Herod the Great. Jesus was presented there as an infant, taught in its courts, drove out the traders, foretold its destruction, and was accused at His trial of threatening it.
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Wilderness of Judea
The wilderness of Judea is the dry country east of Jerusalem falling toward the Jordan valley and the Dead Sea. John the Baptist preached there, and the Gospels place the forty days of Jesus's testing in the wilderness after His baptism.
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All places A to Z
990 places from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), each with every verse that names them.
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Dabbesheth
Dabbesheth was a town on the border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Zebulun. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:11.
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Daberath
Daberath was a Levitical city located in the territory of Issachar, later given to the Levites of the Gershonite clan. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:12.
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Dalmatia
Dalmatia, a region in Illyricum where Titus traveled (2Ti.4.10). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Timothy 4:10.
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Dan
Dan, an Israelite tribe and a city in northern Israel, formerly called Laish or Leshem. Mentioned in 64 verses across 16 books, first at Genesis 14:14.
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Dannah
Dannah, a city located in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:49). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:49.
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Debir
Debir, also known as Kiriath-sannah or Kiriath-sepher, was a Canaanite city captured by Joshua and later by Caleb's family. Mentioned in 11 verses across 3 books, first at Joshua 10:38.
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Debir
Debir, a place on the northern border of Judah, distinct from the city of Debir (Joshua 15:7). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:7.
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Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten Hellenistic cities located in ancient Palestine, mentioned in the New Testament. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Matthew 4:25.
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Dedan
Dedan was an Arabian people and region, known for their involvement in trade. Mentioned in 6 verses across 3 books, first at Isaiah 21:13.
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Derbe
Derbe, a city in Lycaonia, was visited by Paul during his missionary journeys. Mentioned in 4 verses across 1 book, first at Acts 14:6.
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Diblathaim
Diblathaim, also known as Almon-diblathaim or Beth-diblathaim, was a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 33:46.
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Dibon
Dibon, a city in Judah, was inhabited by the tribe of Judah after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:25). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:25.
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Dibon
Dibon, also known as Dibon-gad, was a Moabite city allotted to the tribe of Gad, later repossessed by Moab. Mentioned in 11 verses across 4 books, first at Numbers 21:30.
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Dilean
Dilean, a city located in the lowlands of Judah (Joshua 15:38). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:38.
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Dimnah
Dimnah, also known as Rimmon or Rimmono, was a Levitical city in the territory of Zebulun. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:13.
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Dimonah
Dimonah, a city located in the Negev region of Judah (Joshua 15:22). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:22.
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Dinhabah
Dinhabah, the capital city of Edom during the reign of King Bela (Genesis 36:32; 1Ch.1.43). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:32.
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Diviners' Oak
The Diviners' Oak was a tree near Shechem, likely associated with pagan divination practices (Judges 9:37). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 9:37.
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Dizahab
Dizahab, a place near where Moses delivered his final speeches to the Israelites (Deu.1.1). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Deuteronomy 1:1.
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Dophkah
Dophkah, a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after leaving Egypt (Numbers 33:12-13). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:12.
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Dor
Dor, also known as Naphath-dor, was a Canaanite city allotted to Manasseh but not fully conquered (Joshua 12:23; 17:11; Judges 1:27). Mentioned in 6 verses across 4 books, first at Joshua 11:2.
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Dothan
Dothan, a place where Joseph found his brothers and was later sold into slavery (Genesis 37:17). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 37:17.
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Dragon Spring
The Dragon Spring was a water source near Jerusalem, mentioned during Nehemiah's inspection of the city walls (Nehemiah 2:13). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 2:13.
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Dumah
Dumah, a city or region in Arabia, was the recipient of a prophetic oracle in Isaiah 21:11. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Isaiah 21:11.
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Dumah
Dumah, a city located in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:52). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:52.
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Dung Gate
The Dung Gate was one of the gates in Jerusalem's wall, possibly used for removing waste from the city (Nehemiah 2:13; 3:13-14; 12:31). Mentioned in 4 verses across 1 book, first at Nehemiah 2:13.
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Dura
Dura, a plain in the province of Babylon where King Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden statue (Dan.3.1). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Daniel 3:1.
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