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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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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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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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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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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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Paddan
Paddan, also known as Paddan-aram or Aram, was the homeland of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, located in Mesopotamia. Mentioned in 16 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 25:20.
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Parah
Parah was a city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin, located between Avvim and Ophrah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 18:23.
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Paran
Paran was a desert region in the Sinai Peninsula, associated with the Israelites' wanderings and the early life of Ishmael. Mentioned in 8 verses across 5 books, first at Genesis 21:21.
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Paran Mount
Mount Paran is mentioned in poetic passages as a place from which God comes or shines forth. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Deuteronomy 33:2.
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Parbar
Parbar was a colonnade or structure located on the west side of the temple complex in Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 26:18.
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Parvaim
Parvaim was a place or region from which Solomon obtained gold for decorating the temple in Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 3:6.
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Pathros
Pathros was a region in Upper Egypt (southern Egypt) where some Judeans settled after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at Isaiah 11:11.
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Pau
Pau, also known as Pai, was a city in Edom mentioned in the genealogy of Edomite kings. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:39.
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Pelusium
Pelusium, also known as Sin, was an important Egyptian city mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy against Egypt. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Ezekiel 30:15.
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Peniel
Peniel, also called Penuel, was the place where Jacob wrestled with God and had his name changed to Israel. Mentioned in 6 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 32:30.
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People's Gate
The People's Gate was one of the gates of Jerusalem, where the prophet Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim God's message. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 17:19.
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Peor
Peor was a mountain in Moab where Balak brought Balaam to curse Israel, and where the Israelites later engaged in idolatry and immorality with the Moabites. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 23:28.
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Perazim Mount
Mount Perazim was the location where David, with God's help, defeated the Philistines, and it is used by Isaiah as an example of God's judgment. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Isaiah 28:21.
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Perez-uzza
Perez-uzza was the name given to the place where Uzzah died after touching the Ark of the Covenant during its transport to Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 13:11.
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Persia
Persia was the empire that conquered Babylon and allowed the exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. Mentioned in 33 verses across 6 books, first at 2 Chronicles 36:20.
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Pethor
Pethor was the hometown of Balaam, the prophet hired by Balak to curse Israel, located near the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Numbers 22:5.
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Pharpar
Pharpar was one of the rivers of Damascus, mentioned by Naaman the leper when comparing them to the Jordan River in Israel. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Kings 5:12.
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Philistia
The Philistines were a powerful people who inhabited the coastal plain of Canaan and were often in conflict with the Israelites during the period of the judges and early monarchy. Mentioned in 250 verses across 19 books, first at Genesis 21:32.
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Pi-beseth
Pi-beseth was an Egyptian city that Ezekiel prophesied would experience God's judgment along with other cities in Egypt. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezekiel 30:17.
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Pi-hahiroth
Pi-hahiroth was a location near the Red Sea where the Israelites camped before crossing the sea during the Exodus from Egypt. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at Exodus 14:2.
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Pirathon
Pirathon was a town in the hill country of Ephraim, associated with the judge Abdon and two of David's mighty men, Benaiah and Hiddai. Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at Judges 12:13.
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Pisgah
Pisgah, or the slopes of Pisgah, was a mountain range in Moab where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death. Mentioned in 8 verses across 3 books, first at Numbers 21:20.
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Pishon
Pishon was one of the four rivers that flowed from the river in the Garden of Eden, encircling the land of Havilah, which was known for its gold, bdellium, and onyx. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 2:11.
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Pithom
Pithom was one of the store cities built by the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt, along with Rameses. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Exodus 1:11.
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Potsherd Gate
The Potsherd Gate was a gate in Jerusalem near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, where Jeremiah was instructed to proclaim a message of judgment against Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 19:2.
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Punon
Punon was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness wanderings, located between Zalmonah and Oboth. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:42.
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