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Israel: Geographic region in the Levant that God chose for His people in the Bible | Boundaries have changed many times through the years, but are typically divided into the regions below

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• Coast Region: Caesarea | Mount Carmel | Gaza | Jaffa

• Galilee Region: Beit She'an | Capernaum | Sea of Galilee | Jezreel Valley | Magdala | Megiddo | Nazareth | Mount Tabor | Tiberias

• Judean Region: Bethany | Bethlehem | Dead Sea | Jericho | Jerusalem (Antonia's Fortress | City of David | Dome of the Rock | Garden Tomb | Gethsemane | Golgotha | Temple Mount​ | Upper Room) | Judean Wilderness | Mount of Olives

• Samarian Region: Bethel | Jordan River | Samaria | Shechem

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​Jaffa, Israel / Joppa / Tel-Aviv: Mediterranean coastal port, one of world's oldest | Just north is Tel-Aviv, a modern port city

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• Cedars of Lebanon brought for Solomon’s Temple (2 Chr. 2:16; Ezra 3:7)

• ​Jonah sailed to Tarshish (Jonah 1:3​)

• Ezekiel visited Tel-Abib and was made a watchman unto the house of Israel (Ezek. 3:15–21)

• Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36–43)

• Peter’s vision for Gentiles and the gospel; told of Cornelius’ conversion (Acts 10:5–23 ; 11:5)

• Orson Hyde arrived in Holy Land to dedicate land for return of Jews​

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Jebus, Israel: see Jerusalem

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Jericho, Israel / City of Palms: World's oldest walled city | Tel-Aviv, a modern city, is located just north 

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• Joshua and the children of Israel crossed the Jordan River near Jericho (see Jordan River)

• The walls of the city fell and Jericho was conquered; Joshua placed a curse on the city (Josh. 6; 1 Kgs. 16:34)

• Elisha healed the waters of Jericho (2 Kgs. 2:18–22)

• Jesus healed the blind men (Matt. 20:29–34, Mark 10:46–52, Luke 18:35–43)

• Zacchæus was converted to Jesus (Luke 19:1–10)

• Road to Jericho featured in parable of Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30–37)

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Jerusalem, Israel / Salem / Shalem / Ariel / Jebus / Aelia Capitolina: One of the world's oldest cities | Considered holiest city in Judaism & Christianity, and 3rd holiest in Islam | Capital of modern Israel and Palestine

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• Melchizedek was king of Salem; gave the priesthood to Abraham and was translated; Abraham paid tithing to him (Gen. 14:18–20; JST Gen. 14:25–40; Heb. 5:6; D&C 84:14, 107:1–7)

• Abraham came to sacrifice Isaac (see Temple Mount)

• Jerusalem was conquered by the tribe of Judah (Judg. 1:1–8; 19:10)

• David conquered from Jebusites (see City of David)

• Home to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Malachi, and many prophets

• Lehi preached repentance; Nephi and brothers returned for brass plates and Ishmael’s family (1 Nephi 1; 2–7)

• Jesus visited the temple often (see Temple Mount)

• Nicodemus visited Jesus (John 3:1–21)

• Jesus healed a paralytic man (John 5:1–17)

• Triumphal Entry (Matt. 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)

• Jesus spent His last mortal week in and around the city (Matt. 21–28; Mark 11–16; Luke 19–24; John 12–20)

• Jesus held the "Last Supper" with His apostles (see Upper Room)

• Jesus wept over the city and foretold of its doom (Matt. 23:37–24:51; Mark 13; Luke 13:34–35, 19:41–44)

• Jesus tried and crucified (see Mount of Olives, Caiaphas’ Palace, Golgotha, and Garden Tomb)

• Jesus gave great commission to the 12 and ascended into heaven (see Mount of Olives)

• The Savior will appear at His Second Coming (Zech. 12–14; D&C 45:48–53)

Jezreel Valley, Israel / Plains of Esdraelon: Largest valley in Israel | Fertile area used to grow many crops | Located on the Via Maris, a major​ trade route route between Africa and Asia, making it a strategic military location; Egyptians, Hittites, Israelites, Philistines, Assyrians, Syrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Crusaders, Turks, and the British have all fought battles in that valley | The final end-of-the-word battle of Armegeddon will also be fought here (see Megiddo)

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• Many battles fought (Judg. 1:22–27; 5:19; 2 Kgs. 23:29–30); Philistines defeated Saul, Jonathan, and Israelites (1Sam. 31:1-6; 1 Chr. 10:1–7)

• King Ahab made it his capital (1 Kgs. 18:45–46; 21; 2 Kgs. 8:29)

• Jehu was anointed king and slew Joram and Jezebel (2 Kings 9)

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Joppa: see Jaffa

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Jordan River, Israel: Flows from Mount Hermon, through the Sea of Galilee, through the Jordan Valley, and ends in the Dead Sea | One of the world's most sacred rivers | Serves as a border between Israel and Syria and Jordan today

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• Lot chose the plains of the Jordan for himself (Gen. 13:10–11)

• Joshua divided the waters, allowing the Israelites to enter the promised land (Josh. 3:13–17); he commanded them to gather 12 stones as a memorial (Josh. 4:1-9, 20–24)

• Elijah and Elisha divided its waters (2 Kgs. 2:6–8,14); Elisha made an ax head float (2 Kgs. 6:1–7)

• Naaman was cured of leprosy (2 Kgs. 5:10–14)

• Nephi sees Jesus baptized at Bethabara (1 Ne. 10:7–10)

• John the Baptist baptized Christ and others (Matt. 3:1–6; 13–17; Mark 1:1–11; Luke 3:1–22; John 1:15–34)

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Judean Wilderness, Israel: Hilly desert that lies east of Jerusalem and descends to the Dead Sea

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• Lord promised land to Abraham and seed (Gen. 13:14–18; 17:8)

• David hid from King Saul (1 Sam. 26:1–3)

• John the Baptist cried repentance (Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–18; John 1:15–31)

• Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights (Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13)

• Parable of the Good Samaritan setting because lone travelers were easy prey (Luke 10:25–37)