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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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990 places from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), each with every verse that names them.
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Kabzeel
Kabzeel, a town in the Negev, was the hometown of Benaiah, one of David's mighty men (Joshua 15:21; 2Sa.23.20; 1Ch.11.22). Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Joshua 15:21.
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Kadesh
Kadesh (Kadesh-barnea, En-mishpat), an important oasis in the Wilderness of Zin, was a key location during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings. Mentioned in 26 verses across 6 books, first at Genesis 14:7.
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Kain
Kain, a town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:57), is possibly associated with the Kenites mentioned in Numbers 24:22. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 24:22.
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Kamon
Kamon, a city in Gilead where Jair, a judge of Israel, was buried (Judges 10:5). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 10:5.
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Kanah
The Brook of Kanah formed part of the border between the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh (Joshua 16:8; 17:9). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Joshua 16:8.
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Karka
Karka, a location along the southern border of the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:3). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:3.
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Karkor
Karkor, the place where Gideon defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judges 8:10). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 8:10.
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Kartan
Kartan, a city given to the Levites within the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 21:32). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 21:32.
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Kedemoth
Kedemoth, a town in Moab from which Moses sent messengers to Sihon, later became a Levitical city within the territory of Reuben (Deu.2.26; Joshua 13:18; 21:37; 1Ch.6.79). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Deuteronomy 2:26.
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Kedesh
Kedesh (Kedesh-naphtali), a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, became a Levitical city and a city of refuge in the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 12:22; 19:37; 20:7; 21:32). Mentioned in 10 verses across 4 books, first at Joshua 12:22.
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Kehelathah
Kehelathah, a place where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings after leaving Mount Sinai (Numbers 33:22-23). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:22.
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Keilah
Keilah, a town in the Shephelah of Judah, was rescued by David from Philistine attack but later threatened to betray him to Saul (Joshua 15:44; 1Samuel 23). Mentioned in 16 verses across 4 books, first at Joshua 15:44.
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Kenath
Kenath, a city in Gilead captured by Nobah and renamed after himself, was later recaptured by Geshur and Aram (Numbers 32:42; Judges 8:11; 1Ch.2.23). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Numbers 21:30.
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Kerioth-hezron
Kerioth-hezron, also known as Hazor, was a town in the Negev region of Judah (Joshua 15:25). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:25.
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Kibroth-hattaavah
Kibroth-hattaavah, meaning "graves of craving," was a place where the Israelites complained about the lack of meat and were punished with a plague (Numbers 11:34-35; 33:16-17; Deu.9.22). Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 11:34.
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Kibzaim
Kibzaim, also known as Jokmeam, was a Levitical city within the territory of Ephraim (Joshua 21:22; 1Ch.6.68). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 21:22.
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Kidron
The Kidron Valley, also known as the Valley of Jehoshaphat, is located east of Jerusalem and was the site of several significant events in the Bible. Mentioned in 13 verses across 7 books, first at 2 Samuel 15:23.
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Kinah
Kinah, a town in the Negev region of Judah (Joshua 15:22). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 15:22.
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King's Highway
The King's Highway, an ancient trade route through Edom and Moab, was the path the Israelites sought to use during their journey to Canaan (Numbers 20:17; 21:22). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 20:17.
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King's Valley
The King's Valley, located near Salem (Jerusalem), was the site where Melchizedek met Abraham and where Absalom erected a pillar for himself (Genesis 14:17; 2Sa.18.18). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 14:17.
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Kir
Kir, also known as Mizpeh, was a Moabite city that faced destruction by the Babylonians (Isaiah 15:1; Jeremiah 48:1, 23). Mentioned in 7 verses across 4 books, first at 1 Samuel 22:3.
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Kir
Kir, a city or region in Mesopotamia, possibly Elam, was the place where the Arameans were exiled and from where they originally came (2Ki.16.9; Amo.9.7). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Kings 16:9.
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Kiriath-huzoth
Kiriath-huzoth, a place where Balak took Balaam (Numbers 22:39). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 22:39.
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Kiriath-jearim
Kiriath-jearim, a city where the ark of the covenant resided for 20 years (1Sa.7.1-2). Mentioned in 22 verses across 10 books, first at Joshua 9:17.
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Kiriathaim
Kiriathaim, a Levitical city in the territory of Reuben (1Ch.6.76). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 6:76.
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Kiriathaim
Kiriathaim, also known as Kerioth, was a Moabite city later allotted to the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:37; Joshua 13:19; Jeremiah 48:1, 23). Mentioned in 8 verses across 6 books, first at Genesis 14:5.
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Kishion
Kishion (Kedesh), a Levitical city in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 19:20, 21:28; 1Ch.6.72). Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:20.
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Kishon
Kishon, a river in northern Israel, where Deborah and Barak defeated Sisera's army (Judges 4:7, 13; 5:21). Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at Judges 4:7.
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Kitron
Kitron (Kartah or Kattath), a city in Zebulun that was not conquered by the tribe (Judges 1:30; Joshua 21:34, 19:15). Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:15.
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Koa
Koa, a people group mentioned by Ezekiel (Ezk.23.23). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezekiel 23:23.
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Kue
Kue, a place from which Solomon obtained horses (1Ki.10.28; 2Ch.1.16). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Kings 10:28.
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