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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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Raamah
Raamah was a place, possibly located in Arabia, that traded with the city of Tyre, offering spices, precious stones, and gold. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezekiel 27:22.
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Raamses
Raamses was one of the store cities built by the Israelites during their enslavement in Egypt, along with Pithom. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Exodus 1:11.
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Rabbith
Rabbith was a town in the territory of Issachar, mentioned in the list of cities and towns allocated to the tribe during the division of the Promised Land. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:20.
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Rakkath
Tiberias (Rakkath), a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, near where Jesus fed the five thousand (Josh. 19:35; Jhn.6.23). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:35.
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Rakkon
Rakkon was a town mentioned in the description of the territory allocated to the tribe of Dan in the Promised Land. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:46.
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Ramah
Ramah was a town in the territory of Benjamin, often associated with significant events in Israel's history, such as the mourning of Rachel and the imprisonment of Jeremiah. Mentioned in 18 verses across 10 books, first at Joshua 18:25.
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Ramah
Ramah was a town located on the border between the territory of Asher and the city-state of Tyre. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:29.
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Ramah
Ramah was a fortified city located in the territory of Naphtali, mentioned in the list of cities allocated to the tribe during the division of the Promised Land. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:36.
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Ramath-lehi
Ramath-lehi, meaning "hill of the jawbone," was the place where Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Judges 15:17.
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Rameses
Rameses was a city in Egypt where the Israelites lived during their enslavement before the Exodus (Gen. 47:11; Exo. 12:37). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 47:11.
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Ramoth
Ramoth, also called Ramoth-gilead, was a city of refuge in Gad and a Levitical city (Deu. 4:43; Jos. 20:8; 21:38). Mentioned in 35 verses across 9 books, first at Genesis 31:47.
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Recah
Recah was a descendant of Judah through Caleb (1Ch. 4:12). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:12.
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Red Sea
The Red Sea was the body of water miraculously crossed by the Israelites in their escape from Egypt (Exo. 13:18; 15:4). Mentioned in 26 verses across 11 books, first at Exodus 10:19.
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Rehob
Rehob was a city on the northern border of the territory allotted to the tribe of Asher (Jos. 19:28). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:28.
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Rehob
Rehob was a Levitical city within the territory of Asher (Jos. 19:30; 21:31; 1Ch. 6:75). Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at Joshua 19:30.
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Rehoboth
Rehoboth was the name of a well dug by Isaac where he found room and water (Gen. 26:22). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 26:22.
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Rehoboth
Rehoboth was a city associated with Shaul, an Edomite king (Gen. 36:37; 1Ch. 1:48). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Genesis 36:37.
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Rekem
Rekem was a city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin (Jos. 18:27). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 18:27.
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Remeth
Remeth, also called Ramoth, was a Levitical city allotted to the tribe of Issachar (Jos. 19:21; 1Ch. 6:73). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 19:21.
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Rephaim Valley
The Valley of Rephaim was a valley near Jerusalem where David fought the Philistines (2Sa. 5:18, 22; 23:13; 1Ch. 11:15; 14:9). Mentioned in 8 verses across 4 books, first at Joshua 15:8.
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Rephidim
Rephidim was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Sinai (Exo. 17:1, 8; 19:2; Num. 33:14, 15). Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first at Exodus 17:1.
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Resen
Resen was an ancient Assyrian city built by Nimrod between Nineveh and Calah (Gen. 10:12). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Genesis 10:12.
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Rezeph
Rezeph was a city conquered by the Assyrians, mentioned in a letter from the Assyrian king to Hezekiah (2Ki. 19:12; Isa. 37:12). Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 19:12.
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Riblah
Riblah was a city in Hamath where the Babylonians set up their headquarters during their campaigns against Judah (2Ki. 23:33; 25:6, 20-21; Jer. 39:5-6; 52:9-10, 26-27). Mentioned in 11 verses across 3 books, first at 2 Kings 23:33.
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Riblah
Riblah was a place mentioned in the description of the eastern border of the Promised Land (Num. 34:11). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 34:11.
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Rimmon
Rimmon was a rock where 600 Benjamite survivors fled after a battle with the other Israelite tribes (Jdg. 20:45, 47; 21:13). Mentioned in 3 verses across 1 book, first at Judges 20:45.
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Rimmon
Rimmon, a town allotted to Judah and later given to Simeon, was located in the Negev region. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at Joshua 15:32.
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Rimmon-perez
Rimmon-perez was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:19-20). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:19.
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Rissah
Rissah was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:21-22). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:21.
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Rithmah
Rithmah was a place where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to Canaan (Num. 33:18-19). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 33:18.
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Rock of Escape
The Rock of Escape was a place where Saul stopped pursuing David after being called away to fight the Philistines (1Sa. 23:28). Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Samuel 23:28.
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Rogelim
Rogelim was the hometown of Barzillai the Gileadite, who provided supplies for David during Absalom's rebellion (2Sa. 17:27; 19:31). Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 2 Samuel 17:27.
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