LIST OF PLACES:I–Z
Map / Aa-Ar, As-Az / B / Ca-Ce, Ch-Cz / D / E / F / Ga, Ge, Gi, Go-Gz / H / I / Ja-Je, Jo, Ju-Jz / K / L / Ma, Me, Mi-Mz / N / O / P / Q-R / S / T / U-Y / Z
Key: Blue: Israel: Galilee, Judea, Samaria / Green: Greece, Asia Minor, Syria / Red: Rome, Edom / Orange: Moab / Purple: Mesopotamia, Assyria, Babylon / Tan: Egypt, Arabia
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"Let God Prevail"
Geographic region in the Levant chosen by God for His people | Also called Canaan or Palestine
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Boundaries have changed many times through the years, but are typically divided into the following regions:​
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Coast Region: Caesarea | Mount Carmel | Gaza | Joppa/Jaffa
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Galilee Region: Beth-shean | Capernaum | Sea of Galilee | Jezreel Valley | Magdala | Megiddo | Nazareth | Mount Tabor | Tiberias
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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
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Samarian Region: Bethel | Jordan River | Samaria | Shechem
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Jericho / Jerusalem / Jezreel Valley / Joppa / Jordan River / Judea / Judean Wilderness
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"City of Palms"
Located in near the Jordan River and Dead Sea in modern-day West Bank
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World's oldest walled city
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Home of Rahab (Josh. 2)
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The outer walls fell and city was conquered; Joshua placed a curse on the city (Josh. 6; 1 Kgs. 16:34)
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Location of a school of the prophets (2 Kgs. 2:5)
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Elisha healed the waters of Jericho (2 Kgs. 2:18–22)
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Herod the Great died after excruciating illness
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Jesus healed the blind men (Matt. 20:29–34, Mark 10:46–52, Luke 18:35–43)
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Zacchæus converted to Jesus (Luke 19:1–10)
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Road to Jericho was the setting of Good Samaritan parable (Luke 10:30–37)
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"City of Peace"
Ancient city located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains
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One of the world's oldest cities
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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)
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Abraham came to sacrifice Isaac (see Temple Mount)
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Conquered by the tribe of Judah (Judg. 1:1–8; 19:10)
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David conquered from Jebusites (see City of David)
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Home to Isaiah, Jeremiah, Malachi, and many prophets
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Lehi preached repentance; Nephi and brothers returned for brass plates and Ishmael II’s family (1 Nephi 1; 2–7)
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Jesus visited the temple often (see Temple Mount)
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Nicodemus visited Jesus (John 3:1–21)
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Jesus healed a paralytic man (John 5:1–17)
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Triumphal Entry (Matt. 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)
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Jesus spent His last mortal week in and around the city (Matt. 21–28; Mark 11–16; Luke 19–24; John 12–20)
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Jesus held the "Last Supper" with His apostles (see Upper Room)
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Jesus wept over the city and foretold of its doom (Matt. 23:37–24:51; Mark 13; Luke 13:34–35, 19:41–44)
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Jesus tried and crucified (see Mount of Olives, Caiaphas’ Palace, Golgotha, and Garden Tomb)
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Jesus gave great commission to the 12 and ascended into heaven (see Mount of Olives)
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Capital of modern Israel and Palestine, considered holiest city in Judaism & Christianity, and 3rd holiest in Islam
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Location of many prophecies surrounding the Second Coming: a new temple will be built; two prophets will be killed; the Savior will return and save the Jews; He will reign (Zech. 12–14; D&C 45:48–53)
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"God Scatters"
Large fertile valley in northern Israel located on the Via Maris​​ trade route
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Because of strategic military location, many battles have been fought including with the Egyptians, Hittites, Israelites, Philistines, Assyrians, Syrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Crusaders, Turks, and the British (Judg. 1:22–27; 5:19; 2 Kgs. 23:29–30)
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Philistines defeated Saul, Jonathan, and Israelites (1Sam. 31:1-6; 1 Chr. 10:1–7)
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King Ahab of Israel made it his capital (1 Kgs. 18:45–46; 21; 2 Kgs. 8:29)
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Jehu II of Israel anointed king and slew Jehoram I and Jezebel (2 Kings 9)
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Final end-of-the-word battle of Armageddon will also be fought (see Megiddo)
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"Beautiful"
Mediterranean coastal port located south of modern-day Tel-Aviv
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One of world's oldest ports
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Cedars of Lebanon brought for Solomon’s Temple (2 Chr. 2:16; Ezra 3:7)
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Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36–43)
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Peter had vision for Gentiles and the gospel; told of Cornelius’ conversion (Acts 10:5–23 ; 11:5)
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Orson Hyde arrived in Holy Land in 1841 AD to dedicate the land for return of Jews
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"Flowing Downward"
River that flows from Mount Hermon, through the Sea of Galilee, the Jordan Valley, and into the Dead Sea
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One of the world's most sacred rivers
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Lot chose the plains nearby for himself (Gen. 13:10–11)
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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)
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Elijah and Elisha divided its waters (2 Kgs. 2:6–8,14); Elisha made an ax head float (2 Kgs. 6:1–7)
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Naaman cured of leprosy (2 Kgs. 5:10–14)
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John the Baptist baptized Jesus and others (see Bethabara)
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Today serves as a border between Israel and Syria and Jordan
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"Praised"
Mountainous region of Israel | see Jerusalem, Shephelah, Jordan River Valley, Judean Wilderness, and Dead Sea
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"Praised"
Hilly desert east of Jerusalem that descends to the Dead Sea
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Lord promised land to Abraham and seed (Gen. 13:14–18; 17:8)
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David hid from King Saul (1 Sam. 26:1–3)
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John the Baptist cried repentance (Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1–8; Luke 3:1–18; John 1:15–31)
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Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights (Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 1:12–13)
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Setting of Good Samaritan parable (Luke 10:30–37)
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"Water of Meribah"
Located in the southwest end of Israel in the desert
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Moses sent 12 men to spy out Canaan; a revolt of unbelief caused the Israelites to wander for 40 years (Num. 13:17-30)
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Moses smote a rock and water burst out (Num 20:7-11)
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Israel camped for 38 years (Deu. 2:14)
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"Black or Murky Valley"
Valley/ravine separating the Mount of Olives from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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Small brook runs through the bottom
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David fled from Absalom (2 Sam. 15:13–37)
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Israelites buried their dead (2 Kgs. 23:6, 2 Chr. 34:4)
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May be the scene of Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones (Ezek. 37:1–14)
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Jesus may have been referring to the large white tombs when he likened the Pharisees to white sepulchers (Matt. 23:27)
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"Who Walks"
Fortified ancient city southwest of Jerusalem and west of Hebron
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Conquered by Joshua and Israelites (Josh. 10)
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Amaziah killed (2 Kgs. 14:19)
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Conquered by Sennacherib & Assyrians (2 Kgs. 18:17; see also Assyrian Lachish Reliefs)
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Jews reoccupied (Neh. 11:30)
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"Rising"
Sub-regional area in the Middle East which includes: Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon
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"Tower"
Fishing village on western shore of Sea of Galilee on the Via Maris trade route
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Hometown of Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2)
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Jesus visited after feeding the 4,000 (Matt. 15:39; Mark 8:10)
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Pharisees and Sadducees sought a sign; Jesus foretold sign of Jonah (Matt. 16:1–4)
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"Fortress"
Isolated rock plateau located in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea
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David hid from Saul in the area (1 Sam. 24:22; 1 Chron. 12:8)
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Herod the Great built two winter palaces
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Site of the Jews’ last stand during the A.D. 66-73 revolt against the Romans; 960 Jews killed themselves rather than surrender
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One of Israel's most popular tourist destinations today
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"Place of Troops"
Strategic military stronghold in Jezreel Valley located on the Via Maris​​ trade route
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​Many battles fought (Judg. 1:22–27; 5:19)
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Fortified by Solomon (1 Kgs. 9:15)
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King Josiah of Judah killed by Pharaoh Necho II and army (2 Kgs. 23:29–30; 2 Chr. 35:22–24)
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The last great conflict "Armageddon" will be fought before Second Coming (Ezek. 38–39; Joel 2; Zech. 14:2–3; Rev. 9; 16:13–16)
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"In the Middle of the Land"
Sea from Southern Europe to the Levant, vital for ancient trade and empire expansion
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Cities near the coast include Joppa | Caesarea | Gaza | Alexandria | Tyre & Sidon | Ephesus | Athens | Corinth | Thessalonica | Rome
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A border for Israel's inheritance (Num. 34:6; Deut. 11:24)
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Jonah sailed for Tarshish (Jonah 1:3)
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Peter, Paul, and many apostles sailed around the Roman Empire, spreading the gospel (Acts)
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In the future, water will flow from Jerusalem to the sea (Zech. 14:8)
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"Beautiful Place"
Capital of ancient Egypt located south of modern-day Cairo at the mouth of the Nile River Delta ​​​
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Most likely visited by Abraham, Joseph I, and other patriarchs
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​​Isaiah mentioned its princes (Isa. 19:13)
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Jeremiah warned the Jews (Jer. 44:1); it would be left desolate (Jer. 46:14,19)
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Ezekiel prophesied the Lord would destroy its idols (Ezek. 30:13)
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"Land Between the Rivers"
Located in the Fertile Crescent
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Mostly included in modern-day Iraq, but at times included parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait
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Some of the earliest advanced civilizations emerged in this region, including Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians
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"Judgement"
Located east of the Gulf of Aqaba
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Midianites were nomadic, so their lands are somewhat undefined
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Moses dwelt with Jethro; married Zipporah (Ex. 2:15-3:1)
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Moses sent 12,000 men to destroy Midianites (Num. 31)
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"From the Father"
Mountainous desert region located east of the Dead Sea
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Israel put in bondage to for eighteen years (Judg. 3:14)
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Naomi, husband, and sons moved there because of famine; Ruth's homeland (Ruth)
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David defeated Moabites (2 Sam. 8:2)
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Jehoshaphat of Judah & Jehoram I of Israel joined forces against King Mesha (2 Kgs. 3)
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Pride and prosperity of the people called out by Isaiah and Jeremiah (Isa. 15-16; Jer 48)​
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Similar area to Nabatea during New Testament times
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"Branch"
Ancient village in the hilly Galilee region
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Nephi I saw Mary I in vision (1 Nephi 11:13-18)
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Angel Gabriel visited Mary I and Joseph III (Matt. 1:18–25; Luke 1:26-38)
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Jesus' home town until His ministry (Matt. 2:19–23; Luke 2:39–40; 51–52; Luke 18:37)
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Nathanael/Bartholomew asked if anything good could come from (John 1:46)
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Jesus preached first public sermon and announced He was Messiah; townspeople rejected (Matt. 13:54–58; Mark 6:1–6; Luke 4:16–30)​
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"Height"
Located east of the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan
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Moses gave last sermons nearby (Deut.​); viewed Promised Land before death/translation (Deu. 34:1-9)
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Jeremiah possibly hid the Ark of the Covenant in a cave (2 Macc. 2:4-8)
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"The Valley"
Longest river in Africa; flows into the Mediterranean Sea
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Primary water source for Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan
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Pharaoh's dream set nearby, interpreted by Joseph (Gen. 41:1)
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Pharaoh commanded Hebrew boys drowned (Ex. 1:22)
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Moses pulled from river's edge by Pharaoh's daughter (Ex. 2:3-6)
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River turned to blood (Ex. 7:14-25)
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Isaiah & Ezekiel prophesied it would dry up (Isa. 19:5-22; Ezek. 30:12); Sennacherib boasted of drying it up (Isa. 37:25; 2 Kgs. 19:24-25)
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"City of Fish"
Capital of Assyria located in upper Mesopotamia on the banks of the Tigris River
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Largest city in the world for many decades
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Founded by Nimrod (Gen. 10:11)
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Jonah went to preach; got angry when the people repented (Jonah)
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Jesus said the people would rise in judgement against Israelites because they repented (Matt. 12:41)
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"Olivet"
Mountain in Jerusalem located opposite of the Temple Mount
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Named for the olive groves which once covered its slopes
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David fled from Absalom (2 Sam. 15:30)
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Solomon built idols (1 Kgs. 11:7)
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Ezekiel saw the glory of the Lord (Ezek. 11:23)
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Jesus prepared for the Triumphal Entry (see Jerusalem)
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Jesus gave signs for His Second Coming (Matt. 24–25; Mark 13; Luke 21:5–38)
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Jesus prayed, suffered, and was arrested (see Gethsemane)
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Jesus gave the great commission to the twelve apostles and ascended into heaven (Matt. 28:16–20; Mark 16:15–20; Luke 24:50–53)
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Orson Hyde offered a prophetic prayer in 1841 of dedication for the return of the children of Abraham and the building of a future temple (Dedication of the Holy Land and Orson Hyde’s 1841 Mission to the Holy Land)
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The Savior will appear to all the world in the Second Coming (Zech. 14:3–5; D&C 45:48–53; 133:19–20)
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Palestine / Isle of Patmos / Perea / Persia / Philippi / Phoenicia / Promised Land
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"Land of the Philistines"
Region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
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"To Patmos"
Small Greek island in the Aegean Sea
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John was banished and worked in marble quarries (Rev. 1:9); received the Book of Revelation (Rev. 1:11)
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"Land Beyond"
Located east of/"beyond" the Jordan River
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Similar area as Gilead​ in Old Testament times
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John the Baptist preached & baptized (John 1:28)
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Great multitudes followed Jesus (Matt. 4:25; Mark 3:8)
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Jesus performed miracles and taught (Matt. 19:1; John 10:40)
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"Cuts" or "Divides"
Ancient city-state from modern-day Afghanistan to the Mediterranean; today associated with Iran
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Founded by Cyrus the Great with capitals of Persepolis, Babylon, Shushan/Susa, and Ecbatana
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Cyrus decreed the Jews could return to Jerusalem (Ezra 1)
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Queen Esther saved her people (Esther)
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"Lover of Horses"
Located in northeastern Greece
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Founded by Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
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Paul visited on second mission (Acts. 16:12; 20:6)
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Lydia became first converted European Christian (Acts 16:14-15)
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Paul wrote letter to church (Philip.)
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"Purple"
Coastal area north of Israel & Palestine
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Original inhabitants were Semitic with a language similar to Hebrew
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Important cities included Byblos, Tyre, & Sidon
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Major sea-faring people, facilitating trade between Egypt and Babylon and to the farthest parts of the Mediterranean Sea
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Similar area to modern-day Lebanon
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"Promised Land"
Located in Israel and also on the American Continents
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Many promised lands are mentioned in the scriptures; often in the Book of Mormon it is referring to the Americas
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Abraham promised Canaan would be given to his seed (Gen. 12:7)
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Isaiah prophesied Israelites would return to their lands of promise (Isa. 14:1–4)
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Lehi promised he would be led to a land of promise (1 Ne. 2:20)
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"Reed Sea"
Located between Egypt and Arabia
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About 40% is less than 160 feet deep
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Moses parted so Israelites could flee Pharaoh (Ex. 14:16)
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Solomon had fleet of ships (1 Kgs. 9:26)
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Lehi and family traveled nearby (1 Ne. 2:5; 16:14)
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"River"
Capital of the ancient world located in modern-day Italy
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One of Europe's oldest continuously occupied cities
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Paul preached for two years while under house arrest (Acts 28:16-31); wrote several epistles (Eph., Philip., Col., 1&2 Tim., Philemon)
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Most likely where Peter and Paul were martyred
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"Watch Tower"
Ancient city and region in the central Israel in the modern-day West Bank
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Among land given to tribes of Ephraim and western half of Manasseh (Josh. 16)
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Capital, residence, and burial place for the kings in the Northern Kingdom (1 Kgs. 16:24–29)
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Under the influence of Jezebel, King Ahab built a temple to Baal (1 Kgs. 16:32–33)
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Elijah and Elisha ministered (1 Kgs. 18:2; 2 Kgs. 6:19–20); King Ahaziah I of Israel turned to Baalzebub and Elijah prophesied his death (2 Kgs. 1)
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Conquered by Assyrians in 721 BC, completing the capture of the ten tribes (2 Kgs. 18:9–10); the Assyrians brought in outsiders who intermixed their religion (2 Kgs. 17:24–41); Samaritans emerged as an ethnoreligious group, claiming the area for their own
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Jesus taught a Samaritan woman (see Shechem) and the city; later Jesus and disciples were rejected (Luke 9:51–56)
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Jesus healed ten lepers (Luke 17:11–19)
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Originally Jesus told the apostles to avoid Samaria (Matt. 10:5), but later Philip III, Peter, and John went to preach and heal there; Simon the Sorcerer desired to buy the priesthood from them (Acts 8:5–25)
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"Shoulder"
Ancient city between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal
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Abraham built an altar (Gen. 12:6–7)
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Jacob I bought land (Gen. 33:18–20); Simeon and Levi massacred all males after the defilement of sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25)
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Gerizim was the mount of blessing, Ebal was the mount of cursing (Deu. 27–28)
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Joshua erected monument and read the law of Moses to the Israelites; gave part of territory to Ephraimites; encouraged people to “choose this day” and erected a memorial stone “by the sanctuary of the Lord” (Josh. 8:30–35; 17:7; 24)
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Joseph’s bones brought from Egypt and buried (Josh. 24:32; Acts 7:16)
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Abimelech II made king and slayed his seventy brothers (Judg. 9)
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Rehoboam rejected and the kingdom divided; Jeroboam I chosen as king of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kgs. 12)
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Jesus taught a woman of Samaria at Jacob’s well (John 4:4–42)
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"He Whose it Is"
Located in Samaria between Bethel and Shechem in the modern-day West Bank
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The Twelve Tribes received their allotted territories (Josh. 18-22)
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Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant resided for 3 centuries (Josh 18:1)
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Hannah prayed and dedicated her son Samuel to the Lord (1 Sam. 1)
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Eli and Samuel ministered (1 Sam. 3:21)
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Philistines stole the Ark after Battle of Aphek (1 Sam. 4)
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"City of Lilies"
Located in eastern Mesopotamia in the lower Zagros Mountains in modern-day Iran
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Capital of Elam and winter capital of the Achaemenid Empire/Persia
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Daniel had vision of powerful kingdom (Dan. 8)
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Nehemiah served (Neh. 1:1)
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Queen Esther saved her people (Esther)
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"Thornbush"
Mountain in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt, possibly Jabal Mousa today
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God appeared to Moses; gave 10 commandments (Ex. 19-20)
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Moses, Aaron, and 70 elders spoke with God (Ex. 24:9-12)
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Moses received instructions for Tabernacle (Ex. 25)
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Israelites worshipped golden calf (Ex. 32:1)
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Elijah fled Jezebel and spoke with God (1 Kgs. 19)
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"Place of Pastures" & "Tyrannical Dealings"
Twin ancient cities near the Dead Sea
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Often symbolic of how wickedness will be destroyed by God
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Two of the five "cities of the plain"
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Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom (Gen. 13:12)
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Battle of Siddim; kings revolted against Mesopotamian rule (Gen. 14)
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Abraham negotiated with God to spare the city (Gen. 18:16–33)
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Destroyed with fire and brimstone by the Lord because of sexual wickedness (Gen. 19)
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Lot's wife turned to a pillar of salt for wishing to go back (Gen. 19:26)
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Mentioned frequently in the Bible and by Jesus (Luke 10:12; Matt. 11:23–24; Luke 17:29)
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"Place of Assembly"
Building used for worship and prayer in Judaism; similar to a church in Christianity
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"Sun-bright"
Country/area north of Israel & Palestine
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Original inhabitants were Semitic
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Conquered at different times by Sumerians, Mitanni, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Phoenicians, Arameans, Persians, Greeks, and Romans
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David conquered (2 Sam. 8)
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Rezon/Ezron enemy of Solomon (1 Kgs. 11:23-25)
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King Asa and Judah made alliance with Ben-Hadad I (1 Kgs. 15)
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Elijah anointed Hazael king (2 Kgs. 19:15)
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Isaiah prophesied against (Isa. 8:4; 17)
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Jesus' fame spread throughout (Matt. 4:24)
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Paul was converted (see Damascus)
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"Tent"
Portable temple from the time of Moses until the Temple of Solomon
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Moses received instructions for building (Ex. 26-27)​
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The glory of the Lord filled; became center of worship for Israelites (Ex. 40:33-34)
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After the conquest, Joshua placed it in Shiloh (Josh. 18:1)
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Set up at different times in Mount Sinai, Bethel, Shiloh, Gilgal, and Gibeon (1 Chr. 16:39)
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David brought the Ark to Jerusalem and Solomon brought the rest to furnish the Temple (2 Sam. 6:17; 1 Kgs. 8:4)
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"Purifying"
Rounded mountain located at the east end of the Jezreel Valley
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Deborah and Barak defeated the armies of Hazor (Judg. 4:6–17)
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Gideon's brothers were slain (Judg. 8:18)
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Transfiguration of Jesus (alternate site is Mount Hermon) (Matt. 17:1–21; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Pet. 1:16–18)
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"Dwelling Place"
Platform plaza built on Mount Moriah (sometimes called Mount Zion) in Jerusalem
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Jews believe the Foundation Stone on the Temple Mount is where the creation of the world began (Gen. 1)
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Abraham climbed Mount Moriah to sacrifice his son Isaac (Gen. 22:1-18)
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David brought the Ark of Covenant to his city (see City of David)
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Solomon built the temple on Mount Zion for the Ark of the Covenant (1 Kgs. 6–9; 2 Chr. 3–7)
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King Hezekiah of Judah cleansed the temple (2 Chr. 29:16)
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Micah prophesied it would be destroyed (Jer. 26:18)
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Babylonians destroyed after the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kgs. 25:8–17)
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Nephites built a temple in the Promised Land (2 Ne. 5:16)
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Second Temple was built by Zerubbabel and others; vessels were restored (Ezra 1–6); rebuilt by Herod the Great
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Zacharias was struck dumb for not believing Elisabeth would conceive (Luke 1:5–23)
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Joseph III and Mary I presented infant Jesus; Simeon II and Anna prophesied (Luke 2:22–38)
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Young Jesus taught doctors of the law (Luke 2:41–50)
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Satan tempted Jesus at the pinnacle (Matthew 4:5–7; Luke 4:9–13)
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Jesus cleansed the temple (John 2:13–25; Matt. 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46)
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Jesus taught often at the temple, including daily during His last mortal week (John 7–8; 10:22–39; Luke 19:47–21:4; 21:37–38); prophesied of the destruction of the temple (Mark 13:1–2)
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Judas Iscariot cast down betrayal pieces of silver (Matt. 27:5)
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Veil of temple rent after Christ’s death (Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45)
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Romans destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD
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Peter healed a cripple and taught (Acts 3)
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Oldest Islamic structure in the world built on the Temple Mount, included in the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque
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First latter-day temple built and dedicated in 1836 in Kirtland, OH (D&C 109); others have followed (D&C 124)
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Today Jews worship at the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, their holiest site
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A future temple will be built in Jerusalem (Ezek. 40–48; Zech. 8:7–9)​​
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"The Temple"
Located on the Nile River in Upper Egypt 400 miles south of modern-day Cairo
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Capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdom Eras, including the Temple of Karnak
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Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Nahum warned "No" of destruction (Jer. 46:25; Ezek. 30:14–16)
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Upper Egypt called "Pathros" by Isaiah and Jeremiah (Isa. 11:11; Jer. 44:1)​​
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"Thessalian Victory"
Capital of Macedonia located in northern Greece
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Named for the sister of Alexander the Great
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Paul & Silas preached (Acts 17:1); Paul wrote l​etters addressed to the church (1 & 2 Thes.)
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Second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire
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Located on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee on the Via Maris​​ trade route
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Part of the land given to Naphtali (Josh. 19:35)
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Probably destroyed in Assyrian conquest (2 Kgs 15:29)
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Became a pagan city rebuilt by Herod Antipas
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Boats mentioned (John 6:35)
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Sea of Galilee sometimes referred to as the Sea of Tiberias (John 21:1)
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After the fall of Jerusalem, it became a major political and religious hub for the Jews, including the Sanhedrin; much of the Mishna and Jerusalem Talmud compiled
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"Rock" and "Fishery"
Two ancient Phoenician cities on the Mediterranean coast
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David & Solomon allied with King Hiram (2 Sam. 5:11; 1 Kgs. 5)
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Supplied material for the Temple of Zerubbabel
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Sidonians listened to Jesus (Mark 3:8)
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Visited by Jesus (Matt. 11:21-22)
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"Dining Room"
Room in the Upper City of Jerusalem
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Jesus held the Last Supper (Matt. 26:17–30; Mark 14:12–31; Luke 22:7–38; John 13:1–35)
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Apostles met after the Ascension (Acts 1:13–14)
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"Way of the Sea"
One of the most important ancient trade routes used by those traveling from Egypt to Mesopotamia​
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Passed through Megiddo, the Jezreel Valley, Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, and Damascus
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Most likely used by the Patriarchs to travel to Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Lord directed the Israelites on a different path away from the "Way of the Philistines" (Ex. 13:17)
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Isaiah prophesied Galilee and the way of the sea would be honored with Jesus' light (Isa. 9:1)
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Isaiah's prophesy was fulfilled when Christ dwelt in Capernaum (Matt. 4:15)
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"Seed of Compassion"
Located in the Americas
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Named after a leader of the Mulekites (Omni 1:14–18)
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Church established (Alma 5:2)
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Burned at Christ's death (3 Ne. 8:8)
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