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LIST OF PLACES:G–M

 

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Galilee (Region & Sea) / Garden Tomb / Gaza / Mt. Gerizim / Gethsemane / Gibeon / Gihon Springs / Gilead / Gilgal / Golgotha / Goshen / Greece 

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GALILEE - C4​

הגליל / Γαλιλαια – "Rolling" or "Encircle"

Ancient Region  /  Israel: Galilee

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Located in northern Israel / Fertile area / Included the territories of Naphtali, Issachar, Zebulun, and Asher / Cities include Beth-Shean, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Jezreel Valley, Magdala, Megiddo, Nazareth, Mt. Tabor, Tiberias 

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​GALILEE, SEA OF (CHINNERETH, GENNESARET) - C4​​

ים כנרת / Γαλιλαια – "Harp-like" or "Encircle"

Lake  /  Israel: Galilee

 

Located in northern Israel on the Via Maris​ trade route​​​ / Lowest fresh-water lake in the world / 12 miles long and 7 miles wide with a flourishing fishing industry / Jordan River flows through it 

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​GARDEN OF EDEN

see Eden

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​GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

see Gethsemane

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Garden Tomb

 

GARDEN TOMB - E7

גן הקבר – "Gordon's Tomb"

Tomb  /  Israel: Judea: Jerusalem

 

Located in a garden outside Jerusalem's walls / Alternate site is Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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Gaza

 

​GAZA - G4

עזה – "The Strong"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Mediterranean Coast

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Located on the Mediterranean Sea on the Via Maris trade route / ​​One of the five Philistine cities 

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Gerizim

 

​GERIZIM, MOUNT - B6

הר גרזים – "Shorn Places"

Mountain  /  IsraelSamaria

One of highest peaks in Samaria (modern-day West Bank) north of Shechem/Nablus and near Mt. Ebal / Elevation 2890'

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Gethsemane

​GETHSEMANE, GARDEN OF - F8

גת שמנים / Γεθσημανη – "Oil Press"

Garden  /  Israel: Judea: JerusalemMt. of Olives

 

Olive grove located across the Kidron Brook 

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Gibeon

​GIBEON - B7

גבעון – "Hill Town"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Judea

Canaanite city located north of Jerusalem 

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Gihon

​GIHON SPRING - E9

מעיין הגיחון – "Gusher"

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Fresh-water Spring  /  Israel: Judea: Jerusalem: City of David

 

Main source of water for the Pool of Siloam and City of David in Jerusalem

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Gilead

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​GILEAD - G4

גלעד – "Heap of Testimony"

Ancient Region  /  Modern-day Jordan

Located east of the Jordan River / Similar area as Perea​ in New Testament times

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Gilgal

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​GILGAL - C7

גלגל – "Circle of Stones"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Jordan Valley

Located near the Jordan River

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Golgotha

​GOLGOTHA (CALVARY) - E7

גלגלת / Γολγοθα – "Place of the Skull" 

Hill  /  Israel: Judea: Jerusalem

Located outside of Jerusalem's walls / Alternate site is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

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​GOMORRAH

עמרה – "Throes"​

see Sodom & Gomorrah

Goshen

​GOSHEN - F5

ארץ גשן – "Drawing Near"

Ancient City  /  Egypt

Located in the fertile Nile River Delta of Egypt

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Greece

 

​GREECE (HELLAS) - D1​​​​

Ἑλλάς – "Land of the Helpers" 

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Ancient Region  /  Greece

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Located on the Mediterranean Sea / Cities include Athens, Corinth, Philippi, Thessalonica

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Haran  /  Harmony  /  Hebron  /  Hermon

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​HARAN (CHARRAN) - H3

חרן – "Mountainous"

Ancient Region  /  Asia Minor

 

Located near the source of the Euphrates River in modern-day southeastern Turkey​ / Important trading center mentioned in Assyrian​ inscriptions

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Harmony

 

HARMONY, PENNSYLVANIA

"Agreement" 

 

Town  /  Pennsylvania

 

Located in Northeastern Pennsylvania

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Hebron

 

​HEBRON (MAMRE, KIRJATH-ARBA) - B8​​​​​​

חברון – "Place of Joining"

 

Ancient City  /  Israel: Judea

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Located in southern Judea, 20 miles south of Jerusalem / ​​One of the oldest cities in the Levant / Today considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities

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Hermon

 

​HERMON, MOUNT (SENIR, SIRION) - G4​​​​​

חרמון – "Sacred Mountain"

Mountain  /  Israel & Syria

 

Tallest mountain in the Holy Land / Located north of Israel / Elevation 9400'

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HEZEKIAH'S TUNNEL

 

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see Gihon Spring and City of David

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Horeb, Mount

​חרב – "Arid"

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ISRAEL - A4​​

ישראל – "Let God Prevail"

Ancient Region  /  Israel

Geographic region in the Levant / Also called Canaan or Palestine / Chosen by God for His people​​​ / Boundaries have changed many times through the years, but are typically divided into the following regions:​

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Jericho  /  Jerusalem  /  Jezreel Valley  /  Joppa  /  Jordan River  /  Judea  /  Judean Wilderness

 

JAFFA

 

 

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​JERICHO - C7

ירחו – "City of Palms"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Judea

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Located in near the Jordan River and Dead Sea in modern-day West Bank / ​​World's oldest walled city

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Jerusalem

​JERUSALEM (SALEM, ARIEL, JEBUS) - E8

ירושלים – "City of Peace"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Judea
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Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains​​ / Capital of modern Israel and Palestine / Considered holiest city in Judaism & Christianity, and 3rd holiest in Islam / See also Temple Mount / Antonia Fortress / Caiaphas' Palace / City of David / Dome of the Rock / Garden Tomb / Gethsemane / Gihon / Golgotha / Kidron / Mt. of Olives / Upper Room

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Jezreel

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​JEZREEL VALLEY (ESDRAELON) - B5

עמק יזרעאל – "God Sows"

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Valley  /  Israel: Galilee

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Large fertile valley in northern Israel located on the Via Maris​​ trade route / Strategic military location since ancient times / Currently houses one of Israeli's Airbases / Cities include Beth-Shean / Megiddo / Nazareth / Mt. Tabor

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Joppa

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​JOPPA (JAFFA, TEL-AVIV) - A6​​​

יפו – "Beautiful"

Ancient Port City  /  Israel: Mediterranean Coast

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Located south of modern-day Tel-Aviv / ​One of world's oldest ports / Main Mediterranean port during OT times / Southern part of modern-day Tel-Aviv

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Jordan River

​JORDAN RIVER - C6

נהר הירדן – "Flowing Downward"

River  /  Israel

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Flows from Mt. Hermon through the Sea of Galilee, Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea / ​​Today serves as a border between Israel and Syria and Jordan 

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Judea

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JUDEA (YEHUD) - B7

הודה / Ιουδαια – "Praised"

 

Ancient Region  /  Israel​​​


Mountainous region of Israel / Cities and places include Jerusalem, Shephelah, Jordan River, Judean Wilderness, and the Dead Sea

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​JUDEAN WILDERNESS (DESERT) - B8

מדבר הודה / Ιουδαια "Praised"

Desert Region  /  Israel: Judea

 

Hilly desert located east of Jerusalem that descends to the Dead Sea

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Kadesh-barnea  /  Kidron Valley

 

​KADESH-BARNEA (EN-MISHPAT, MERIBAH) - G4​

קדש ברנע – "Sacred Desert of Wandering" 

Ancient Camp  /  Israel: Judea

Located in the southwest end of Israel in the desert

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Kidron

 

​KIDRON VALLEY (VALLEY OF JEHOSHAPHAT) - E8​

נחל קדרון – "Black or Murky Valley"

Valley  /  Israel: Judea: Jerusalem

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Valley/ravine separating the Mt. of Olives from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem / ​​Small brook runs through the bottom

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Lachish  /  Levant

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​LACHISH - A8

לכיש – "Who Walks"

Ancient City  /  Israel: Judea

Located southwest of Jerusalem and west of Hebron

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​LAISH or LESHEM

​ליש – "Lion"

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​LEVANT (MIZRAH) - G4​

מזרח – "East" or "Rising"

Ancient Region 

Sub-regional area in the Middle East​​ / Areas include Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon

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الأقصر – "Castle" 

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Magdala  /  Masada  /  Mediterranean Sea  /  Megiddo  /  Memphis  /  Mesopotamia  /  Midian  /  Moab

​MACHPELAH, CAVE OF 

מערת המכפלה – "Cave of the Double"

see Hebron

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​MAGDALA - C4​

מגדל / Μαγδαλα – "Tower"

Village  /  Israel: Galilee

Located on western shore of Sea of Galilee on the Via Maris trade route

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​MAMRE

ממרא​ – "Adversity"

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Masada

​MASADA - B9

מצדה – "Fortress"

Fortress  /  Israel: Judean Wilderness

 

Isolated rock plateau located in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea / Herod the Great built two winter palaces / One of Israel's most popular tourist destinations today 

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​MEDITERRANEAN SEA (GREAT SEA) - E4

הים הגדול – "In the Middle of the Land"

Sea  /  Middle East

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Stretches from Southern Europe to the Levant / Vital for ancient trade and empire expansion / ​​Cities on the coast include Joppa, Caesarea, Gaza, Alexandria, Tyre & Sidon, Ephesus, Athens, Corinth, Thessalonica, Rome

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Megiddo

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MEGIDDO, TEL (ARMAGEDDON) - B5

תל מגידו – "Place of Troops"

Man-made Mountain City  /  Israel: Galilee

Strategic military stronghold in Jezreel Valley located on the Via Maris​​ trade route

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​MEMPHIS (NOPH) - F5​​​

منف / וף – "Beautiful Place"

Ancient City  /  Egypt

 

Located south of modern-day Cairo at the mouth of the Nile River Delta / ​​​Capital of ancient Egypt 

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​MERIBAH

מריבה – "Place of Strife"

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Mesopotamia

​MESOPOTAMIA (ARAM-NAHARAIM) - I4

ארם נהרים – "Land Between the Rivers"

Ancient Region ​​​

 

Located in the Fertile Crescent / Mostly included in modern-day Iraq, but at times included parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait / Some of the earliest advanced civilizations emerged in this region, including SumeriansAkkadiansBabylonians, Assyrians, and Persians / Cities and places include Assyria, Nineveh, Haran, Babylon, Shushan

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Midian

 

MIDIAN - G5

מדין – "Judgment"

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Ancient Region  /  Modern-day Saudi Arabia

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Located east of the Gulf of Aqaba / ​​Midianites were nomadic, so lands are somewhat undefined  

 

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Moab

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MOAB - G4

מואב – "From the Father"

Ancient Region  /  Modern-day Jordan

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Mountainous desert region located east of the Dead Sea / Similar area to Nabatea during New Testament times

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​MORIAH, MOUNT

מוריה – "Land of Jehovah"

 

see Temple Mount

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