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INDEX: Alexandria / Antioch / Antonia Fortress / Asia Minor / Assyria / Athens / Babylon / Beersheba / Bethabara / Bethany / Bethel / Bethlehem / Bethsaida / Beth-Shean / Caesarea / Caesarea Philippi / Caiaphas' Palace / Cana / Capernaum / Mt. Carmel / City of David / Corinth / Damascus / Dan / Dead Sea / Decapolis / Dome of the Rock / Dothan / Mt. Ebal / Eden / Edom / Egypt / Ephesus / Fayette
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Galilee / Garden Tomb / Gaza / Mt. Gerizim / Gethsemane / Gibeon / Gihon / Gilead / Gilgal / Golgotha / Goshen / Greece / Haran / Harmony / Hebron / Hermon / Israel / Jericho / Jerusalem / Jezreel Valley / Joppa / Jordan River / Judea / Judean Wilderness / Kadesh-barnea / Kidron Valley / Lachish / Levant / Magdala / Masada / Megiddo / Mediterranean Sea / Memphis / Mesopotamia / Midian / Moab
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Nazareth / Nebo / Nile River / Nineveh / Mt. of Olives / Palestine / Isle of Patmos / Perea / Persia / Philippi / Phoenicia / Promised Land / Red Sea / Rome / Samaria / Shechem / Shiloh / Shushan / Sinai / Sodom & Gomorrah / Synagogues / Syria / Tabernacle / Mt. Tabor / Temples / Temple Mount / Thebes / Thessalonica / Tiberias / Tyre & Sidon / Upper Room / Via Maris / Western Wall / Zarahemla / Zion
Αλεξανδρια – "Defender of the People"
Ancient Port City / Egypt
Located on the Mediterranean Sea / Greek capital of Egypt founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC
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Many Jews settled there as part of the Jewish Diaspora (according to Philo Jews were 1/8 of the population)
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The Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) was translated by 72 Hebrew translators around 250 BC at the command of Ptolemy II Philadelphus
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Apollos' birthplace (Acts 18:24)
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Vital center of the early Christian Church with tradition stating Mark founded the church there
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אנטיוכיה / Αντιοχεια – "City of Antiochus"
Ancient City / Syria
Located along the Orontes River / Founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals / Important Hellenistic city & capital of the Seleucid Empire from 240 – 63 BC
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Became the center of Hellenistic Judaism
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Disciples first called Christians there (Acts 11:26)
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Agabus prophesied famine (Acts 11:27-28)
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Circumcision questioned of Christians (Acts 14:26-28; 15:1-9)
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Paul and Barnabas began second mission (Acts 15:22, 30, 35)
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מבצר אנטוניה – "Fortress of Anthony"
Ancient Fortress / Israel: Judea: Jerusalem: Temple Mount
Located on the northwest corner of the Temple Mount / Originally built by John Hyrcanus / Fortified by Herod the Great to be Roman military headquarters; named after his friend Mark Anthony
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Traditional site where Jesus was condemned before Pilate (alternate site is the Palace of Herod) (Matt. 27:11–31; Mark 15:2–20; Luke 23:1–25; John 18:28–19:16)
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Paul addressed the Jews (Acts 22:1–21)
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Ανατολή – "The East"
Ancient Region / Modern-day Turkey
Cities include Ephesus / Haran
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אשור / 𒆳𒋾𒅗𒀀𒀀 – "People of Assur"
Ancient Region / Mesopotamia (Modern-day Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Turkey)
Located along the Tigris River in Mesopotamia / Cultural, political, and religious center of the Assyrian Empire which was known for its brutality / Cities include Asshur and Nineveh
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Jonah sent to preach to Nineveh; reluctantly went after being spit out by a whale; grew angry when the people actually repented (Jonah 1–4)
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Invaded the Northern kingdom of Israel by Tiglath-pileser III; 10 tribes eventually carried captive by Shalmaneser V & Sargon II after which they were essentially lost to history, starting the Jewish Diaspora (2 Kgs. 17:5-6)
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Many Assyrian kings are mentioned in the Bible, including Tilgalth-pileser III, Shalmaneser V, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal
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The Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC by the Babylonian king Nabopolassar and the defeat of Ashur-ubalit II in 609 BC marked the end of the main empire
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Αθηναι – "Of Athena"
Ancient city / Greece
Located on the Mediterranean Sea / One of the world's oldest cities / Home of Greek philosophy under Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
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Paul preached in a synagogue; gave sermon to the "Unknown God" on Mars Hill/Areopagus Hills (Acts 17:15-34)
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Missionaries sent to other parts of Greece (1 Thes. 3:1-2)
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בני-בבל / 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 – "Gate of the Gods"
Ancient City & Empire / Mesopotamia (Modern-day Iraq)
Located along the Euphrates River / One of the oldest cities in Mesopotamia / Cultural, political, and religious center of Babylonia / Cities include Ur & Nineveh
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Founded by Nimrod (Gen. 10:8-10)
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Home to the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11)
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Many Babylonian are mentioned in the Bible, including Nebuchadnezzar II, Merodach-Baladan, Amel-marduk, Darius the Mede, and Belshazzar
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Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem and eventually carried its captives to Babylon, including Jeconiah and Zedekiah, furthering the Jewish Diaspora
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Jews lived in exile there for 70+ years after being taken captive (2 Kgs. 25)
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Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar II's dream and later handwriting on the wall; thrown into a lion's den (Dan.)
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Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego refused to worship Babylonian gods (Dan. 3)
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Represented the evil of the world (Rev. 17-18)
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The Fall of Babylon in 539 BC by the Persian king Cyrus the Great marked the end of the main empire; Cyrus allowed Jews to return to Israel with the help of Zerubbabel and Joshua II; more Jews immigrated back to Israel in 457 and 444 BC with the help of Ezra and Nehemiah
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Alexander the Great conquered Babylon and died there in 323 BC
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באר שבע – "Well of the Oath"
Located on the southern boundary of Israel
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Home of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob after Abimelech of Gerar made a peace treaty (Gen. 21:22; 26:23; 28:10)
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Allocated to the tribes of Simeon and Judah after the conquest (Josh. 15:28; 19:2)
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Considered the southern limit of Israel (Judg. 20:1)
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Joel and Abiah, sons of Samuel, were judges (1 Sam. 8:2)
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Elijah hid from Jezebel (1 Kgs. 19:3)
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בית הערבה – "Place of Crossing"
Riverbank / Israel: Jordan River
Unknown crossing location of the Jordan River, most likely located near Jericho and the Dead Sea
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Possibly same site where Israelites and Joshua carried the Ark of the Covenant into the Promised Land (Josh. 3) and later where Elijah parted the waters and he and Elisha crossed on dry ground (2 Kgs. 2)
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Possibly where Gideon chased the Midianites (Judg. 7:24)
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John the Baptist baptized Christ and others (Matt. 3:1–6, 13–17); Nephi saw baptism years before in vision (1 Ne. 10:7–10)
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Βηθανια – "House of the Poor"
Located on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives
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Martha complained about Mary not helping (Luke 10:38–42)
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Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1–44)
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Mary II anointed Jesus with precious ointment at the house of Simon the leper (Matt. 26:6–13)
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Jesus stayed during Holy Week (Matt. 21:17)
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Jesus ascended into heaven (Luke 24:50–51)
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בית-אל –"House of God"
Ancient City / Israel: Samaria
Located on the border of Benjamin and Ephraim
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Abraham built altar (Gen. 12:8; 13:3)
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Jacob dreamed a ladder; built a pillar (Gen. 28:19)
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Samuel judged Israel (1 Sam. 7:16; 10:3).
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Jeroboam created and worshipped pagan idols (1 Kgs. 12:29–32); later destroyed by Josiah (2 Kgs. 23:4, 15–19)
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Elisha was mocked by children (2 Kgs. 2:23–24)
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בית לחם – "House of Bread"
Located five miles south of Jerusalem in the modern-day West Bank
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Rachel died and was buried (Gen. 35:16–20)
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David was born and anointed king of Israel (1 Sam. 16:1–13)
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Micah prophesied Christ would be born (Micah 5:2; Matt. 2:46; John 7:42)
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Joseph III traveled with Mary because he was of the lineage of David (Luke 2:4)
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Jesus was born; shepherds and wise men worshipped Him (Matt. 2:1–11; Luke 2:4–16); Nephi saw in vision (1 Ne. 11:13-23)
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Angel told Joseph III to flee to Egypt; Herod the Great killed all children two years old and under (Matt. 2:13–15)
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בית צידה / Βηθσαιδα – "House of Fish"
Ancient Village / Israel: Galilee
Located on the north end of the Sea of Galilee / Fishing village
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Jesus healed a blind man (Mark 8:22-26)
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One of the cities Jesus upbraided (Luke 10:13-14)
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בית־שאן – "House of Safety"
Ancient City / Israel: Lower Galilee
Located at the junction of the Jezreel Valley and Jordan River Valley / One of the oldest cities in Israel / On major crossroad from Damascus – Egypt – Jerusalem – Shechem / During Jesus' lifetime it was part of the Decapolis (Scythopolis)
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Given to the tribe of Manasseh (Josh. 17:11)
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Israelites chose not to drive away Canaanites who remained a threat for centuries (Judg. 1:27)
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Slain bodies of Saul and sons fastened to walls (1 Sam. 31:6–13)
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Jesus possibly visited during part of His ministry (see Decapolis)
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Caesarea / Caesarea Philippi / Caiaphas' Palace / Cana / Capernaum / Mt. Carmel / City of David / Corinth
Καισαρεια – "Leader"
Ancient Port City / Israel: Mediterranean Coast
Located on the Mediterranean located on the road from Tyre to Egypt, north of Joppa / Originally a Phoenician colony named Stato's Tower / Rebuilt by Herod the Great who named it for Augustus Caesar / Roman capital in Judea complete with hippodrome, theater, aqueduct, and palaces / Official residence of Pontius Pilate, Felix, and Festus
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Philip III preached, lived, and had four daughters who prophesied (Acts 8:40; 21:8–9, 16)
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Peter visited to teach and baptize Cornelius and household (Acts 10:1–11, 24–48)
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Peter hid from Herod Agrippa I after angel freed him from prison; Agrippa was smitten and eaten by worms (Acts 12:19-23)
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Paul visited three times; warned by Agabus to not go to Jerusalem; imprisoned for two years before being sent to Rome (Acts 9:30; 18:22; 21:8–16; 23–26); testified to Felix and Agrippa II
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The Jewish revolt of 66 AD started near a synagogue; in 70 AD, many Jewish captives were slaughtered in gladiator games
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Καισαρεια Φιλιπποι – "Caesar's City"
Ancient City / Israel: Galilee
Located at the base of Mount Hermon near Dan / Ancient spring is a major source of the Jordan River / Herod the Great built a temple to Augustus and Pan / Rebuilt by Philip I
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Possibly same as Baal Hermon and Baal Gad in the OT (Judg. 3:3; Josh. 11:17; 12:7; 13:5)
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Peter declared Jesus was the Messiah and Christ; was promised the keys of the kingdom (Matt. 16:13-20)
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Καιαφας – "Basket Maker"
Ancient Palace / Israel: Judea: Jerusalem
Located in the Upper City of Jerusalem assumed to be the residence of the Jewish High Priest Caiaphas
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Jesus taken to stand trial before the Sanhedrin (Matt. 26–27:2)
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Peter denied Christ (Matt. 26:33–35, 58, 69–75)
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Possible spot where the apostles were imprisoned (Acts 4:3–22; 5:17–40)
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קנה / Κανα – "Place of Reeds"
Ancient Village / Israel: Galilee
Located in the Galilee Region near Nazareth / Exact location unknown
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Jesus changed water into wine (John 2:1-11)
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Jesus healed a nobleman's son (John 4:46-54)
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Home of Nathanael/Bartholomew (John 21:2)
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כפר נחום / Καπερναουμ – "Village of Nahum/Comfort"
Ancient Village / Israel: Galilee
Located on north end of the Sea of Galilee & the Via Maris trade route / Fishing village
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The center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry; "His own city" (Matt. 9:1)
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Jesus ordained 12 apostles (see Galilee, Sea of)
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Jesus worked many miracles: casting out an unclean spirit (Mark 1:23–27), healing Peter's mother-in-law (Matt. 8:14–15), a man with palsy (Matt. 9:1–8), a man with withered hand (Matt. 12:10–13), the Roman centurion's servant (Matt. 8:5–13), the woman with an issue of blood (Matt. 9:20–22), and raising Jairus' daughter from the dead (Matt. 9:18–26)
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Jesus delivered the bread of life sermon (John 6:24–59)
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Jesus instructed Peter to catch a fish with a coin in mouth (Matt. 17:24–27)
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Jesus gave discourses on a little child, offenses, lost sheep, and forgiveness (Matt. 18:1-20)
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Jesus pronounced a curse on the town (Matt. 11:23–24)
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הר כרמל – "Garden" or "Orchard"
Mountain / Israel: Mediterranean Coast
Located in northern Israel near the Mediterranean / Elevation 1791'
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Important site of ancient religious worship including an altar dedicated to Jehovah (1 Kgs. 18:30)
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Elijah confronted false priests of Baal; prayed to end a drought (1 Kgs. 18:17–45)
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Used as symbol of beauty, fruitfulness, majesty, prosperity, and happiness (Isa. 35:2; Jer. 46:18, 50:19; 2 Chr. 26:10)
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Mount has numerous caves where many have hidden (Amos 9:3)
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עיר דוד – "City of the Beloved"
Ancient Town / Israel: Judea: Jerusalem
Located south of the Temple Mount on a narrow ridge in Jerusalem / Considered the original settlement core of Jerusalem / Fresh water from the Gihon Spring supplied vital fresh water to Jerusalem, channeled through Hezekiah's Tunnel to the Pool of Siloam
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David conquered from the Jebusites (2 Sam. 5:6-9)
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David brought the Ark of Covenant (2 Sam. 6; 1 Chr. 15)
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Sometimes referred to as Zion (2 Sam. 5:7; 1 Kgs 8:1)
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Solomon anointed king at the Gihon Spring (1 Kgs. 1:32–45)
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Hezekiah built a tunnel to guard water source from the Assyrians (2 Kgs. 20:20)
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Pool of Siloam mentioned by Isaiah and Nehemiah (Isa. 8:6; 22:9; Neh. 3:15)
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Jesus healed a blind man on the Sabbath at the Pool of Siloam (John 9)
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Κορινθος – "Ornament" or "Beauty"
Ancient Port City / Greece
Located on the Gulf of Corinth / A Roman province
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Home of Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:1)
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Jesus appeared to Paul in vision; Paul stayed for 18 months (Acts 18:9–11)
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Paul wrote two epistles to the church (1 & 2 Cor.)
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דמשק / Δαμασκος – "Well-watered Land"
Ancient City / Syria
Located northeast of the Galilee on the Via Maris trade route / One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and fourth holiest city in Islam
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Conquered by David (2 Sam. 8:6; 1 Chr. 18:5–6)
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Elisha visited Hadadezer of Syria and prophesied of his death (2 Kgs. 8:7-15)
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Conquered by Tiglath-pileser III (2 Kgs. 16:9; Jer. 49:23–27; Amos 1:3–5)
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Paul had vision on the way; cured of blindness by Ananias; later visited (Acts 9:1–27; 2 Cor. 11:32)
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דן – "Judge"
Ancient City / Israel: Galilee
Northernmost city of ancient Israel located near foot of Mount Hermon and near Caesarea Philippi
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Abraham rescued Lot (Gen. 14:13-16)
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Israelites conquered the land (Josh. 19:47)
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Jeroboam built temple with golden calf (1 Kgs. 12:26-33)
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Destroyed by Ben-hadad of Syria (1 Kgs. 15:20)
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ים־המלח – "Arid Sea"
Located east of Jerusalem / Lowest lake on earth at 1300 feet below sea level / Ten times saltier than the ocean / Contains many minerals associated with healing
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Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed (Gen. 14:2; 18:16–19:29; Deut. 29:23; Luke 17:28-32)
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David fled from Saul and spared his life (1 Sam. 23:29–24:22)
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War before the Second Coming (Joel 2:20)
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Waters will be healed before Second Coming (Ezek. 47:1–12; Zech. 14:8; Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section 6, p. 286)
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Δεκαπλις – "Ten Cities"
League of 10 Hellenistic Cities / Modern-day Israel, Jordan, & Syria
Cities were included in the Roman Empire: Beth-Shean/Scythopolis, Philadelphia, Gerasa, Gadara, Pella, Dion, Raphana, Hippos, Canatha, and Damascus
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Christ’s gospel spread there and beyond (Matt. 4:25; Mark 5:20; 7:31)
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Jesus healed demon-possessed man (Matt. 8:30-33) and deaf man (Mark 7:31-37)
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قبة الصخرة
Ancient Shrine / Israel: Judea: Jerusalem: Temple Mount
Iconic golden dome shrine built over large rock in Jerusalem / Oldest Islamic structure in the world / Included in the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
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Jews believe the Foundation Stone is where the creation of the world began (Gen. 1)
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Possible site of the Holy of Holies for both Temples
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דתין – "Two Wells"
Ancient Town / Israel: Samaria
Located in northern Samaria (modern-day West Bank) / Known for its fertile valley and good pastures
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Joseph thrown into pit by his brothers; sold into slavery (Gen. 37:12-28)
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Obadiah saved prophets from Jezebel (1 Kgs. 18:13)
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Elisha and servant saved from Syrian army, seeing the hillside filled with horses and chariots of fire (2 Kgs. 6:13-23)
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עיבל – "Barrenness"
One of highest peaks in Samaria (modern-day West Bank) north of Shechem/Nablus and near Mt. Gerizim / Elevation 3068'
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Moses instructed Israelites to place blessings and curses on Gerizim and Ebal (Deut. 27)
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Joshua built an altar and read the book of the law to Israelites (Josh. 8:30-35)
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גן־עדן – "Luxury"
Garden / Location unknown but near Adam-ondi-Ahman
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A river went out of Eden and parted four ways: Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, Euphrates (Gen. 2:10–14)
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Adam told to eat any tree but the tree of knowledge of good and evil; given warning of death (Gen. 2:16–17)
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Adam named the creatures (Gen. 2:19–20)
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The serpent (Satan) tempted Eve to eat fruit; she told Adam to eat; hid from God (Gen. 3:1–13)
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The Lord sent them forth out of the garden to till the ground (Gen. 3:22–24); called the first death or spiritual death (D&C 29:41)
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If Adam wouldn't have transgressed, he would have remained in the garden and all things would have remained in that state; they would have had no children; "Adam fell that men might be" (2 Ne. 2:22–25)
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𐤀𐤃𐤌 / אדום – "Red"
Ancient Region / Modern-day Israel & Jordan
Located south of the Dead Sea around Mt. Seir / Home of the Edomites
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Given to Esau and his descendants (Gen. 36:8-9; Deut. 2:5)
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Saul & David fought the Edomites (1 Sam. 14:47; 2 Sam. 8:13-14)
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מצרים – "Temple of Ptah"
Ancient Country / Egypt
Located on the Nile River / One of the oldest countries in the world / Most commonly mentioned location in the Bible outside of the Holy Land / Home of the Egyptians / Cities include Alexandria, Goshen, Memphis, Thebes
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Discovered by Egyptus, daughter of Ham (Abr. 1:23–25); sometimes called the land of Ham (Ps. 105:23)
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Abraham fled there during a famine; Pharaoh desired Sarah; Abraham later married Hagar the Egyptian handmaid (Gen. 12:10–20; 16)
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Joseph sold into slavery; interpreted Pharaoh's dream; made second over the land; married Egyptian Asenath and had two sons Ephraim & Manasseh; saved his family from famine (Gen. 37; 39–46)
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Jacob’s descendants settled in Goshen (Gen. 45:10)
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Israelites became slaves; Pharaoh killed Hebrew babies; Moses saved by Pharaoh's daughter (Ex. 1:11–2:1–10)
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Moses led the Israelites out of slavery (Ex. 3–14)
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Solomon married Pharaoh's daughter who received the city Gezer for dowry (1 Kgs. 3:1)
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Jeroboam fled to Pharaoh Shishak/Shoshenq who then attacked Rehoboam; Kingdom of Judah became vassal state (1 Kgs. 11:40; 2 Chr 12)
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Pharaoh Necho II killed Josiah of Judah and chose Jehoiakim to rule after him as a puppet king (2 Chr 36:1–5; Jer. 26:21–24)
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Several Jews took refuge after Babylon conquered the Kingdom of Judah; Jeremiah probably died there (2 Kgs. 25:22–24; Jer. 40:6–16; 43)
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Joseph III, Mary, and Jesus fled Herod the Great’s wrath (Matt. 2:13–15, 19–21)
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Joseph Smith acquired four mummies and several Egyptian papyrus scrolls, resulting in the Book of Abraham
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Εφεσος – "Desirable"
Ancient Port City / Asia Minor
Located on western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) / Capital of the Roman province and an important business center / Home of Ephesians
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Gospel of John may have been written there (John)
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Paul stayed two years and met some of John the Baptist's disciples (Acts 18:19)
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Worshipers of the goddess Diana raised a tumult against Paul (Acts 19:18-41)
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Paul wrote an epistle (Eph.)
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One of the seven churches addressed in Book of Revelation (Rev. 2:1-7)
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"Beech Forest"
Farming Town / New York
Located in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York
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Three Witnesses saw the Gold Plates and Angel Moroni (D&C 17)
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Book of Mormon translation was completed
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Church of Jesus Christ was restored (D&C 20)
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Several revelations given to Joseph Smith (D&C 14-18; 20-21; 28-31;33-40)
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