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Abana and PharparAbana and Pharpar are two rivers of Damascus that Naaman, the commander of the Aramean army, compared with the Jordan River in 2 Kings 5.
Abel Beth MaacahAbel Beth Maacah was a city near Dan at the far northern edge of Israel. It is known as the place where Sheba, who rebelled against David, took refug…
AbileneAbilene is a place name that appears once in Scripture, in Luke 3:1. It was a small territory in the Anti-Lebanon mountains northwest of Damascus. Ac…
AceldamaAceldama is a field near Jerusalem associated with the money for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus; its name means "field of blood" in Aramaic. The…
AchaiaAchaia was a Roman province in southern Greece in New Testament times, with Corinth as its principal city. Paul preached the gospel in the region dur…
AchmethaAchmetha is a city in the province of Media mentioned in Ezra 6:2. The decree of Cyrus authorizing the rebuilding of the temple was discovered in its…
Admah and ZeboimAdmah and Zeboim were cities in the plain of the Jordan (near the Dead Sea), alongside Sodom and Gomorrah. Scripture records that they were destroyed…
AdullamAdullam was a Canaanite and later Judahite town in the lowland (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It is best known as the site of the "ca…
AiAi was a town in the central hill country of Canaan, east of Bethel. It is best known from Joshua 7–8 as the place where Israel was first defeated be…
Ai (Place)Ai was a Canaanite city east of Bethel. It is known from the book of Joshua as the place where Israel suffered its first defeat after the fall of Jer…
AijalonAijalon is an Old Testament place name referring to a valley and a town northwest of Jerusalem, between the coastal plain and the hill country. It is…
AlexandriaAlexandria is a port city on the Mediterranean coast of northern Egypt. It appears four times in the Bible, all in the Book of Acts. It was the homet…
Allon-bachuthAllon-bachuth is the name of an oak below Bethel mentioned in Genesis 35:8; the name means "oak of weeping." It was given when Deborah, Rebekah's nur…
AnathothAnathoth was a priestly city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin and the hometown of the prophet Jeremiah. It is best known for the account of …
AntiochAntioch is the name of two cities in the New Testament: Syrian Antioch, where believers were first called "Christians" and from which Paul's missiona…
AntipatrisAntipatris is a town mentioned in Acts 23 where Roman troops stopped while escorting Paul overnight from Jerusalem to Caesarea. Herod the Great named…
Antonia FortressThe Antonia Fortress was a stronghold built by Herod the Great at the northwest corner of the Temple complex in Jerusalem. It is generally identified…
AphekAphek is a place name that appears several times in the Old Testament. It is best known as the site where the Philistines defeated Israel and capture…
ArabahArabah is a Hebrew place name meaning "dry land" or "plain." In the Bible it refers to the long lowland that runs south from the Sea of Galilee throu…
ArabiaArabia is a biblical place name referring to the desert regions east and south of Israel and to the peoples who lived there. In the New Testament it …
AradArad was a Canaanite city in the Negev, the arid region south of Judah, mentioned in the Old Testament. The Book of Numbers records that its king att…
Aram-naharaimAram-naharaim, meaning "Aram of the two rivers," is an Old Testament place name. It is generally understood to refer to northern Mesopotamia along th…
AraratArarat is an Old Testament place name that refers both to the mountainous region where Noah's ark came to rest (Genesis 8:4) and to a nation of the a…
AreopagusThe Areopagus is a rocky hill in Athens, Greece, and also the name of the council that took its name from the hill. In Acts 17 it is the place where …
ArmageddonArmageddon is a place name that appears only once in Scripture, in Revelation 16:16. It is described as the place where the kings opposed to God gath…
ArnonThe Arnon is a river that flows through a deep valley into the Dead Sea from the east. In the Old Testament it frequently appears as the boundary bet…
Arnon RiverThe Arnon is a river and deep gorge that flows into the Dead Sea from the east. In the Old Testament it appears as the boundary between Moab and the …
AroerAroer is a place name in the Old Testament. Several towns bore this name; the one mentioned most often lay on the edge of the Arnon Valley east of th…
ArpadArpad was an Aramean city in ancient northern Syria, north of Hamath. The Old Testament frequently mentions it alongside Hamath as an example of a ci…
AshdodAshdod was one of the five Philistine cities on the Mediterranean coastal plain. It is known as the site of the temple of Dagon to which the ark of t…
AshkelonAshkelon was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines, located on the Mediterranean coast. It appears in the account of Samson and in Davi…
Asia (Roman Province)Asia was a Roman province in western Asia Minor during the New Testament period. Centered on Ephesus, it was the region where Paul carried out an ext…
Asia MinorAsia Minor is a geographical name for the Anatolian peninsula, bounded by the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, which corresponds…
AssosAssos was a port city on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor. In Acts 20 it is the place where Paul, having walked from Troas, rejoined his companio…
AssyriaAssyria was an ancient empire centered on the Tigris River valley in northern Mesopotamia. In the Bible it is the nation that destroyed the northern …
AthensAthens is a city in the Attica region of Greece, known today by the same name. During his second missionary journey, the apostle Paul stayed there an…
AzekahAzekah was a town in the western "lowland" (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It appears in the accounts of Joshua's conquest, the story …
AzotusAzotus is the Greek name of Ashdod, an ancient Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast. In the New Testament it is the place where Philip the evan…

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Baal-hazorBaal-hazor is the place where Absalom, son of David, held a sheep-shearing feast and had his half-brother Amnon killed. It is described in 2 Samuel 1…
Baal-zephonBaal-zephon is a place name near the site where the Israelites encamped before crossing the Red Sea during the Exodus. It appears in Exodus 14 and Nu…
BabylonBabylon is the name of an ancient city and empire on the Euphrates River in southern Mesopotamia. In the Bible it appears as the nation that destroye…
BahurimBahurim was a village in the territory of Benjamin east of Jerusalem. In 2 Samuel and 1 Kings it appears as the setting of several events from the ti…
BashanBashan is a fertile plateau east of the Jordan River and northeast of the Sea of Galilee. After the Exodus, Israel defeated its king, Og, and the lan…
Beautiful GateThe Beautiful Gate was one of the gates of the Temple in Jerusalem. According to Acts 3, it was the place where Peter and John healed a man who had b…
BeershebaBeersheba was a town at the southern edge of the land of Judah, in the northern Negev. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob dug wells and worshiped God there, a…
Beth-avenBeth-aven is a place name meaning "house of vanity (or wickedness)." In Joshua and 1 Samuel it refers to a site near Bethel, while in Hosea it serves…
Beth-dagonBeth-dagon, meaning "house (temple) of Dagon," is an Old Testament place name. It appears twice in the book of Joshua: once as a town of the tribe of…
Beth-hacceremBeth-haccerem was a town in the hill country of Judah south of Jerusalem, mentioned in Jeremiah 6:1 and Nehemiah 3:14. Its name means "house of the v…
Beth-horonBeth-horon was a town on the route descending from the hill country northwest of Jerusalem to the plain to the west. It consisted of two sites, Upper…
Beth-peorBeth-peor was a place in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River. Scripture records it as the site where Moses proclaimed the law of Deuteronomy an…
Beth-shanBeth-shan was a Canaanite city located where the Jezreel Valley meets the Jordan Valley. It is known as the place where the Philistines fastened the …
Beth-shemeshBeth-shemesh, meaning "house of the sun," is an Old Testament place name. It refers chiefly to a priestly city on the western border of Judah. It was…
BethanyBethany was a village on the slope of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. In the Gospels it appears as the home of Lazarus and his sisters Martha…
BethelBethel, meaning "house of God," is a place in the land of Canaan. Jacob encountered God there in a dream, and after the division of the kingdom it be…
BethesdaBethesda was a pool by the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem where Jesus, on the Sabbath, healed a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years (John 5:1–18).
BethlehemBethlehem is a biblical town in the hill country of Judah, south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David, and the New Testament records it as the …
BethphageBethphage was a village near the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels present it as the place where Jesus Christ, just before ent…
BezerBezer was a Reubenite city on the plain east of the Jordan River. It was one of the three cities of refuge that Moses set apart and was also a city g…
BithyniaBithynia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor bordering the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. In Acts, it is the region the Holy Spirit prevented …
BochimBochim is a place mentioned in Judges 2:1-5. Its name, meaning "weepers," arose because the people of Israel lifted up their voices and wept there af…
BozrahBozrah was a major city of Edom mentioned in the Old Testament. In the prophetic books it frequently appears as a symbol of the judgment that would f…
Brook BesorThe Brook Besor is a wadi in southern Judah mentioned in 1 Samuel 30. When David pursued the Amalekites, two hundred of his men were too exhausted to…
Brook CherithThe Brook Cherith is a stream near the Jordan River where, according to 1 Kings 17, the prophet Elijah hid at God's command during a drought and was …
Brook CherithThe Brook Cherith is a brook near the Jordan River where, at the onset of a drought during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel, …
Brook KishonThe Brook Kishon is a stream that flows through the Jezreel Valley and along the foot of Mount Carmel into the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible it app…
Brook of EgyptThe Brook of Egypt is a seasonal stream (wadi) named in the Old Testament as the southwestern boundary of the land of Canaan. It is commonly identifi…

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CaesareaCaesarea was a Roman-era port city on the Mediterranean coast where, according to Acts, Cornelius was converted and Paul was held in custody for two …
Caesarea PhilippiCaesarea Philippi was a city on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, near the sources of the Jordan River. The Gospels present it as the place where …
CalahCalah is an ancient city in the land of Assyria mentioned alongside Nineveh in Genesis 10. Its Akkadian name was Kalhu, and its site is identified wi…
CanaCana was a village in Galilee. In the Gospel of John it is the site of Jesus' first sign, turning water into wine, and of his second sign, healing a …
CanaanCanaan is the land lying between the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It is the "Promised Land" that God pledged to give …
CaphtorCaphtor is an Old Testament place name identified as the land from which the Philistines came. It is generally thought to be an island or coastal reg…
CappadociaCappadocia was a region in the east-central interior of Asia Minor, in what is now central Türkiye. In the New Testament it appears in the account of…
CarchemishCarchemish was an ancient city on the west bank of the upper Euphrates River. It appears in Scripture as the place where Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon de…
Carmel (Judah)Carmel (Judah) was a town in the southern hill country of Judah, near Maon and south of Hebron. Saul set up a monument there, and it is the setting o…
Cave of AdullamThe Cave of Adullam was a cave in the western foothills of Judah where David hid from King Saul and where people in difficult circumstances gathered …
Cave of MachpelahThe Cave of Machpelah was the cave in a field before Mamre, near Hebron, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite in order to bury his wife Sarah.…
CenchreaeCenchreae was the eastern port of Corinth in New Testament times. Paul had his hair cut there because of a vow (Acts 18:18), and it was home to the c…
Chebar RiverThe Chebar River was a waterway in "the land of the Chaldeans" where the prophet Ezekiel, living among the Judean exiles during the Babylonian exile,…
ChinnerethChinnereth is the Old Testament name for the Sea of Galilee, the land around it, and a town on its shore. The "lake of Gennesaret" in the New Testame…
ChorazinChorazin was a town north of the Sea of Galilee. Together with Bethsaida, it received Jesus' pronouncement of "Woe" because its people did not repent…
CiliciaCilicia was a region on the Mediterranean coast of southeastern Asia Minor. Tarsus, the hometown of the apostle Paul, was located there, and the regi…
City of DavidThe City of David is the name King David gave to the stronghold of Zion, which he captured from the Jebusites. It refers to the oldest quarter of Jer…
ColossaeColossae was a city in the region of Phrygia in Asia Minor, in what is today southwestern Türkiye. Paul sent the Epistle to the Colossians to the chu…
CorinthCorinth was a Roman-era port city on the isthmus connecting mainland Greece with the Peloponnese. Paul founded a church there and later wrote 1 Corin…
Court of the GentilesThe Court of the Gentiles was the large outermost court of the Jerusalem temple as enlarged by Herod, a space that non-Jews were also permitted to en…
CreteCrete is a large island in the eastern Mediterranean, south of the Aegean Sea, corresponding to the island of Crete in modern Greece. In the New Test…
CushCush is the name the Old Testament uses for the region of the upper Nile south of Egypt and for its people. It is also the name of a son of Ham. The …
CyprusCyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean, known today by the same name. In the Book of Acts it appears as the home of Barnabas and as the fir…
CyreneCyrene was a Greek city on the northeastern coast of present-day Libya in North Africa. In the New Testament it appears as the hometown of Simon, who…

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DalmanuthaDalmanutha is a place on the shore of the Sea of Galilee mentioned in Mark 8:10. Jesus went there by boat after the feeding of the four thousand. Mat…
DamascusDamascus, today the capital of Syria, is a city that appears throughout the Bible. In the Old Testament it is the chief city of Aram, and in the New …
DanDan was a city at the northern extremity of the land of Israel. The tribe of Dan captured Laish and gave it this name, and it was there that Jeroboam…
Dead SeaThe Dead Sea is a salt lake in eastern Palestine into which the Jordan River flows. The Old Testament calls it the "Salt Sea," the "Sea of the Arabah…
DebirDebir was a Canaanite city in the hill country of Judah. Its former names were Kirjath-sepher and Kirjath-sannah, and it is known as the city capture…
DecapolisDecapolis is a Greek place name meaning "ten cities." It refers to a region of Hellenistic (Greek) cities located mainly east of the Jordan River, an…
DedanDedan is the name of a people and a place in northwestern Arabia mentioned in the Old Testament. It first appears as a personal name in the genealogi…
DerbeDerbe was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor where the apostle Paul preached the gospel on his first and second missionary journeys. It i…
DibonDibon was a city of Moab on the plateau east of the Dead Sea, north of the Arnon Valley. It appears in the accounts of Israel's settlement east of th…
DuraDura was a plain in the province of Babylon where King Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image and commanded all his officials to bow down to it (Daniel…

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EdomEdom is another name for Esau, the elder brother of Jacob, and also designates his descendants and the hill country southeast of the Dead Sea where t…
EdreiEdrei was a city in the region of Bashan east of the Jordan River, where Israel defeated Og, king of Bashan, near the end of the wilderness period. T…
Eglon (City)Eglon was a city in the lowland of southern Canaan. In Joshua 10 it joined an alliance of five Amorite kings, was conquered by Joshua, and later beca…
EgyptEgypt (Korean Bible form 애굽, Aegup) is the ancient nation in the Nile River valley of northeastern Africa. It is the setting of the Joseph narrativ…
EkronEkron was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines in the Old Testament. The ark of God was sent there, and 2 Kings refers to it as the ci…
El-paranEl-paran is a place name that appears only once in the Bible, in Genesis 14:6. It is recorded as the southernmost point reached by the coalition of C…
ElamElam was an ancient nation and territory east of Mesopotamia, in what is now southwestern Iran. It first appears in Genesis as the name of a son of S…
ElathElath was a port town on the Red Sea shore in the land of Edom, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Uzziah (Azariah), king of Judah, rebuilt it…
ElimElim was an oasis where the Israelites encamped after leaving Marah during the Exodus. Scripture records that it had twelve wells of water and sevent…
EmmausEmmaus was a village near Jerusalem where the risen Jesus walked with two disciples, who recognized Him when He broke bread at the table. The village…
En-gediEn-gedi is a spring and oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea. It is a biblical site best known as the place where David hid from Saul and spare…
EndorEndor was an ancient town east of the Jezreel Valley. It is known as the place where King Saul sought out a woman with a familiar spirit before his f…
EphesusEphesus was a Roman-era port city on the western coast of Asia Minor. Paul stayed there for about three years preaching the gospel, and the city was …
EphrathEphrath (Ephratah) is an ancient name for Bethlehem of Judah or its surrounding region. Scripture mentions it as Rachel's burial place, as the hometo…
EthamEtham was the second place where the Israelites encamped during the Exodus, after they left Succoth. Scripture records that it lay "in the edge of th…
EuphratesThe Euphrates is a great river of western Asia. In the Bible it appears as one of the four rivers into which the river flowing out of the Garden of E…
Euphrates RiverThe Euphrates is a great river of Western Asia that flows across Mesopotamia and is still known by that name today. In the Bible it appears as one of…
Ezion-geberEzion-geber was a biblical port city near the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, the eastern arm of the Red Sea. It appears as a campsite on Israel's…

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Fair HavensFair Havens was a harbor on the southern coast of the island of Crete, near the city of Lasea, where the ship carrying Paul stopped on its way to Rom…
Field of ZophimThe field of Zophim is a field at the top of Pisgah mentioned in Numbers 23. It was the second place to which Balak, king of Moab, brought Balaam to …

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GabbathaGabbatha is the name of a place in Jerusalem mentioned in John 19:13. It refers to the "Pavement" where Pontius Pilate sat on the judgment seat and p…
GadaraGadara was a Hellenistic city southeast of the Sea of Galilee. In Matthew 8:28, the "country of the Gadarenes" is where Jesus healed two demon-posses…
GalatiaGalatia was a region in the central interior of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and also the name of a Roman province (an administrative district governed…
GalileeGalilee is a biblical place name referring to the northern region of Israel and to the lake on its eastern side (the Sea of Galilee). Jesus grew up t…
GallimGallim is a small town in the territory of Benjamin mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the hometown of Phalti, the second husband of Saul's daugh…
Garden of EdenThe Garden of Eden is the garden in which, according to Genesis 2–3, God placed the first human being he created. It contained the tree of life and t…
GathGath was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines in the Old Testament. It was the hometown of Goliath and the place where David sought re…
Gath-hepherGath-hepher was a town in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun in southern Galilee. Second Kings 14:25 identifies it as the hometown of the prophet …
GazaGaza was a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast in southwestern Canaan. It appears in the Samson narrative in Judges and in Acts 8, where…
GennesaretGennesaret is a place name referring to the plain along the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. In the New Testament, the name is used both for…
GerarGerar was a town in southwestern Canaan, between Gaza and Beersheba. It is the setting of the accounts involving Abraham, Isaac, and Abimelech king o…
GerasaGerasa is the name of the region across the Sea of Galilee where, according to Mark 5 and Luke 8, Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. Matthew's accou…
GergesaGergesa is one of the names given to the region on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus healed a demon-possessed man. The name appears …
GeshurGeshur was a small kingdom, apparently Aramean, and also the name of its people. It seems to have been located northeast of the Sea of Galilee, in th…
GethsemaneGethsemane was a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. It is where Jesus Christ prayed and was arrested on the night before hi…
GezerGezer was a Canaanite city on the route between the hill country of Judah and the coastal plain. It appears in the account of Joshua's conquest and i…
GibbethonGibbethon was an Old Testament town in the territory of the tribe of Dan and a Levitical city, but by the period recounted in the books of Kings it b…
GibeahGibeah was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is the setting of the account of the Levite's concubine and the ensuing Benjamite civ…
GibeonGibeon was a Canaanite city north of Jerusalem in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It was there that the inhabitants deceived Joshua into maki…
GihonGihon is the name of two places in the Bible: in Genesis it is the second of the four rivers that branched off from the Garden of Eden, and in Kings …
Gihon RiverThe Gihon River is the second of the four rivers described in Genesis 2 as flowing out of Eden and parting into four heads. Scripture records that it…
Gihon SpringThe Gihon Spring is a spring in the Kidron Valley on the east side of the City of David in Jerusalem. Solomon was anointed king there, and Hezekiah b…
GileadGilead is an Old Testament place name for the highland region east of the Jordan River. It was known for livestock raising and spices, and Scripture …
GilgalGilgal was the first place where Israel encamped after crossing the Jordan River and lay east of Jericho. It was the site of the memorial stones, the…
GobGob is a place name found in 2 Samuel 21, where Israel and the Philistines fought two battles during the time of David. Its exact location is unknown.
GolgothaGolgotha is the place outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified. Its name means "skull." It is also known as Calvary, a name de…
GomorrahGomorrah was a city in the plain of the Jordan mentioned in the Old Testament book of Genesis. Destroyed by God's judgment together with Sodom, its n…
GoshenGoshen was the land in Egypt where Jacob's family settled after going down there in the time of Joseph. In Exodus it appears as the land God set apar…
Great SeaThe Great Sea, meaning "the great sea," is a biblical place name for the present-day Mediterranean Sea, which lies west of the land of Canaan. The na…
GreeceGreece (Korean: Hella) is a biblical place name referring to the land of present-day Greece and its people. The Old Testament, in books such as Danie…

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HadadrimmonHadadrimmon is a place name that appears only once in the Bible, in Zechariah 12:11. It is said to have been located in the valley of Megiddo, and th…
HamathHamath was an ancient city and kingdom on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The Old Testament frequently uses it as a reference point f…
HaranHaran was a city in northern Mesopotamia where Abraham's family stayed after leaving Ur of the Chaldees, and where Jacob spent twenty years in the ho…
HavilahHavilah is both a place name and a personal name in the Old Testament. It first appears as the gold-bearing land encompassed by the Pison, one of the…
HazerothHazeroth was an encampment where the Israelites stopped after Kibroth-hattaavah during their wilderness journey following the Exodus. It was the site…
HazorHazor was a major Canaanite city north of the Sea of Galilee. It appears in Scripture in connection with Joshua's northern conquest, the war in the t…
HebronHebron is an ancient city in the hill country of Judah. Abraham lived there, it is the site of the cave of Machpelah, where the patriarchs were burie…
HeshbonHeshbon was a city on the plateau east of the Jordan River that served as the royal city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, at the time of the Exodus. A…
Hezekiah's TunnelHezekiah's Tunnel is a rock-cut tunnel that Hezekiah, king of Judah, is believed to have dug to bring the waters of the Gihon Spring in Jerusalem int…
Hezekiah's TunnelHezekiah's Tunnel is an underground water channel in Jerusalem, generally thought to have been cut through rock during the reign of King Hezekiah of …
HierapolisHierapolis was a city in the Lycus Valley in the region of Phrygia in Asia Minor. It is mentioned once in Scripture, in Colossians 4:13, as a place w…
Hill Country of EphraimThe hill country of Ephraim is the mountainous region of central Canaan west of the Jordan River. Occupied mainly by the tribe of Ephraim, it is the …
Hill of MorehThe hill of Moreh is a hill in the Jezreel Valley mentioned in Judges 7:1. When Gideon fought the Midianite army, the Midianites encamped in the vall…
HorebHoreb is a mountain called "the mountain of God" in the Old Testament. It is where Moses received his call from the flame of fire in the burning bush…

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IconiumIconium was a city in south-central Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel during the first missionary journey until persecution forc…
IdumeaIdumea is the Greek form of the name for the region in southern Judea where the Edomites of old migrated and settled. In the Bible it appears in Mark…
IllyricumIllyricum was the name of a Roman province on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. In Romans 15:19, Paul names it as the outer limit of the region …

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Jabbok RiverThe Jabbok is a tributary that flows into the Jordan River from the east. It is known as the place where Jacob, before crossing its ford, wrestled th…
Jabesh-gileadJabesh-gilead was an Israelite town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River. Saul delivered the town from the Ammonites, and after Saul's de…
Jabesh-gileadJabesh-gilead was an Israelite town in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It appears in the account of a punishment at the close of the …
Jacob's WellJacob's Well is the well near Sychar in Samaria where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman in John 4. The Samaritans remembered it as the well given …
JerichoAn oasis city in the Jordan Valley west of the Jordan River. It was the first city Israel captured after entering Canaan, as recounted in Joshua 6. I…
JerusalemJerusalem is a city in the hill country of Judah that David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple, making it the center of Israel's fai…
JeshimonJeshimon is a Hebrew word meaning "wasteland." In 1 Samuel it is used as a place name for the wilderness region of southern Judah where David hid whi…
JezreelJezreel is a Hebrew place name meaning "God sows." It refers to a city in the northern kingdom of Israel and to the broad valley around it. The city …
Jezreel ValleyThe Jezreel Valley is a broad plain in northern Israel between the hill country of Galilee and the hill country of Samaria. It is the setting for the…
JoppaJoppa was a port city on the Mediterranean coast. In the Old Testament it was the port through which timber for the Temple arrived and the place wher…
Jordan RiverThe Jordan River flows through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea. In the Bible it is the boundary Israel crossed to enter Canaan and the place whe…
Judea (Region)Judea is the New Testament name for the southern region of Palestine centered on Jerusalem. The name derives from the territory of the tribe of Judah…

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Kadesh-barneaKadesh-barnea was a place where the Israelites stayed for an extended period in the wilderness after the Exodus. It is known as the site of the twelv…
Kibroth-hattaavahKibroth-hattaavah was a place in the wilderness where the Israelites encamped after leaving Mount Sinai. It was named "graves of craving" because the…
Kidron BrookThe Kidron Brook is a stream that runs through the valley east of Jerusalem, between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives. It appears in the acco…
Kidron ValleyA valley running north to south along the east side of Jerusalem, between the hill on which the temple stood and the Mount of Olives. The Korean Revi…
King's HighwayThe King's Highway was an ancient trade route running north and south across the plateau east of the Jordan River. In Numbers, it is the road Moses r…
King's HighwayThe King's Highway is the road the Israelites under Moses referred to when they asked Edom and Sihon king of the Amorites for permission to pass thro…
Kingdom of JudahThe Kingdom of Judah, usually called simply "Judah" in the Bible and often "Southern Judah" in Korean churches, was the southern kingdom, with Jerusa…
Kir-haresethKir-hareseth was a city in the land of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. In 2 Kings 3 it is where King Mesha of Moab made his last stand against the allied…
Kiriath-arbaKiriath-arba is the ancient name of Hebron, a town in the hill country of Judah in southern Canaan. The Old Testament explains that the name came fro…
Kiriath-jearimKiriath-jearim was a town on the border between Judah and Benjamin. It is known as the place where the Ark of the Covenant, after its return from Phi…
Kishon RiverThe Kishon River flows through the Jezreel Valley and empties into the Mediterranean Sea north of Mount Carmel. In the Bible it appears as the place …
KittimKittim (also spelled Chittim) is a place name and an ethnic name found in the Old Testament. It is thought to have originally referred to the island …

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LachishLachish was a city in the lowland of Judah, southwest of Jerusalem. It appears in the accounts of Joshua's conquest of Canaan, the Assyrian king Senn…
LaishLaish was the original name of a city at the northern extremity of Israel before the tribe of Dan captured it and renamed it "Dan." It appears in Jud…
LaodiceaLaodicea was a city in the region of Phrygia in Asia Minor that appears in Colossians and Revelation. It was the home of one of the seven churches of…
LebanonLebanon is a mountain range extending from north to south above Israel. In the Bible it is known as the home of the cedar and as the source of the ti…
LibnahLibnah is an Old Testament place name. It refers both to one of the sites where the Israelites camped in the wilderness after the Exodus and to a tow…
LibyaLibya (Lubim) is the biblical name for the land of North Africa west of Egypt and for its people. In the Old Testament its people appear alongside th…
LibyaLibya is the name of the region of North Africa west of Egypt. In the Bible, it appears in Acts 2:10 as one of the places from which people had come …
Lo-debarLo-debar was a town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River, where Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, lived before David summoned him. It ap…
LuzLuz was the earlier name of the city that Jacob renamed Bethel. It appears in Genesis, Joshua, and Judges; Judges also mentions a different city of t…
LycaoniaLycaonia was an inland region of south-central Asia Minor. Lystra and Derbe, where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel on their first missionary jo…
LyddaLydda is the town where Peter healed Aeneas, a man sick of the palsy, in Acts 9. It lay near Joppa, is generally identified with Lod of the Old Testa…
LystraLystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor. In Acts 14 and 16 it appears as the place where Paul healed a man who could not walk, wher…

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MacedoniaMacedonia was a region in the northern part of the Greek peninsula and, in New Testament times, a Roman province. Paul crossed over to it after being…
MagadanMagadan is a place name in Matthew 15:39, the destination to which Jesus traveled by boat after feeding the four thousand with seven loaves and a few…
MagdalaMagdala was an ancient town believed to have stood on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. In the Bible it is known chiefly through the name "Mar…
MahanaimMahanaim was a town in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Jacob met the angels of God there, and its name means "two camps." It later be…
MakkedahMakkedah was a town in the lowland of Judah that appears in the account of Joshua's conquest of Canaan. It was the site of the cave where five Amorit…
MamreMamre is a place near Hebron where Abraham pitched his tent and built an altar. There he received a visit from three men and heard the promise that I…
MaonMaon was a town in the southern hill country of Judah; the name also applies to the surrounding wilderness (the Wilderness of Maon). In the Bible it …
MarahMarah was the first place where the Israelites stopped in the wilderness after crossing the Red Sea, a spring whose water was too bitter to drink. It…
MareshahMareshah was a city in the lowland (Shephelah) of Judah. Rehoboam fortified it, Asa defeated the army of Zerah the Ethiopian there, and it appears am…
MassahMassah is the name given to the place at Rephidim where, after the Exodus, the Israelites quarreled with Moses over the lack of water and put the LOR…
Massah and MeribahMassah and Meribah are the names given to places in the wilderness where, after the Exodus, the people of Israel quarreled with Moses over the lack o…
MegiddoMegiddo was an ancient city on the edge of the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. The Old Testament presents it as the site of several battles, and t…
MelitaMelita is the Mediterranean island where Paul came ashore after his ship was wrecked while he was being taken to Rome as a prisoner. It appears in Ac…
MeribahMeribah is a Hebrew place name meaning "strife." It refers to the place where the Israelites in the wilderness quarreled with Moses because they had …
MesopotamiaMesopotamia is a biblical place name for the region between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and the homeland of Abraham's family. In the Old Testamen…
MesopotamiaMesopotamia is the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the homeland of Abraham. The New Korean Revised Version renders the name as "Me…
MichmashMichmash was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is known as the setting of the battle that Saul and Jonathan fought against the Phi…
MigdolMigdol is an Egyptian place-name derived from the Hebrew word for "tower" or "fortress." It appears as a site near Israel's encampment before the cro…
MiletusMiletus was a port city on the western coast of Asia Minor where Paul, traveling to Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey, summoned th…
MilloMillo was the name of a structure, or of the area around it, in the City of David in Jerusalem. It was the point from which David began building the …
MizpahMizpah is an Old Testament place name meaning "watchtower" or "lookout." Several places bore this name; the best known is Mizpah in the territory of …
MoabMoab is the name of a people who lived on the plateau east of the Dead Sea and of the land they inhabited. The Bible presents the Moabites as descend…
MoreshethMoresheth was a town in southwestern Judah, identified in Scripture as the hometown of the prophet Micah. Micah 1:1 and Jeremiah 26:18 call him "Mica…
MoriahMoriah is the name of the land to which Abraham went at God's command to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Second Chronicles gives the name Mo…
MoseraMosera is a place where Israel stopped during its journey through the wilderness after the Exodus. Deuteronomy 10:6 names it as the place where Aaron…
Mount AbarimMount Abarim is a mountain range in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River. Moses ascended it before his death to view the land of Canaan. Mount N…
Mount AraratMount Ararat is the name of the mountainous region where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood, as recorded in Genesis 8:4. The biblical "Ararat" o…
Mount CarmelMount Carmel is a mountain range in northern Israel that extends inland toward the southeast from the Mediterranean coast. It is best known as the pl…
Mount EbalMount Ebal is a mountain north of Shechem that faces Mount Gerizim. There, in obedience to Moses' command, Joshua built an altar and inscribed the la…
Mount GerizimMount Gerizim is a mountain south of Shechem. Deuteronomy and Joshua present it as the "mountain of blessing," from which the blessing was proclaimed…
Mount GilboaMount Gilboa is a mountain ridge southeast of the Jezreel Valley. The Bible records it as the place where King Saul and his sons, including Jonathan,…
Mount HermonMount Hermon is a high mountain north of the upper Jordan River, at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon range. In the Old Testament it appears as th…
Mount HorMount Hor is a mountain in the Book of Numbers. Located on the border of Edom, it is where Aaron died and the place from which Israel set out just be…
Mount HorebMount Horeb is the mountain the Old Testament calls "the mountain of God." It is where Moses was called by God from the flame of the burning bush, wh…
Mount NeboMount Nebo is a mountain in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River. Before his death, Moses climbed it and viewed Canaan, the Promised Land (Deute…
Mount PisgahMount Pisgah is a mountain or ridge in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, northeast of the Dead Sea. It is known as the place from whose summ…
Mount SeirMount Seir is a mountainous region south of the Dead Sea. In the Old Testament it designates the land settled by Esau and his descendants, the Edomit…
Mount SinaiMount Sinai is the mountain where Moses received God's call and where Israel received the Ten Commandments and the law and entered into covenant with…
Mount TaborMount Tabor is a mountain in the Galilee region of northern Israel, rising northeast of the Jezreel Valley. In the Old Testament it appears as the ba…
Mount ZemaraimMount Zemaraim is the mountain on which Abijah, king of Judah, stood and addressed the army of Israel before his battle with Jeroboam, king of the no…
Mount of CorruptionThe Mount of Corruption is a mountain east of Jerusalem mentioned in 2 Kings 23:13. Solomon built high places for foreign gods there, and Josiah late…
Mount of OlivesThe Mount of Olives is a mountain east of Jerusalem, across the Kidron Valley. It is the setting for David's flight from Absalom, Jesus' entry into J…
MysiaMysia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). In the New Testament it appears in Acts 16 as a region through which Paul and his com…

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NainNain was a small village in southern Galilee. It is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Luke 7:11, as the setting of the account in which Jesus rais…
NazarethNazareth was the small village in Galilee where Jesus Christ grew up. It appears only in the New Testament, and its name became widely known because …
NeapolisNeapolis was a port city on the eastern coast of Macedonia. It was the first place Paul and his companions reached after sailing from Troas, before t…
NegevThe Negev is a biblical place name for the arid region of southern Judah around Beersheba. Because the Hebrew word also means "south," the New Korean…
NegevThe Negev is an Old Testament place name for the arid region south of the hill country of Judah, extending around Beersheba and Arad. In Hebrew the w…
NicopolisNicopolis is a city mentioned in Titus 3:12, where Paul had decided to spend the winter and to which he summoned Titus. The name means "city of victo…
Nile RiverThe Nile is a river in northeastern Africa that flows northward through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. In the Bible it is the setting …
NinevehNineveh was an Assyrian city on the east bank of the Tigris River and for a time the capital of the empire. It is the setting of the books of Jonah a…
NobNob was a town in the territory of Benjamin where priests lived during the reign of Saul. There David received the showbread and the sword of Goliath…

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OnOn was an ancient Egyptian city. According to Genesis, Poti-pherah, the father of Joseph's wife Asenath, was a priest there. The city is better known…
OphirOphir is an Old Testament place name known as a source of fine gold. It appears as the destination of maritime trade in the time of Solomon, though i…
OphrahOphrah is an Old Testament place name borne by two towns: the hometown of the judge Gideon and a town of the tribe of Benjamin. First Chronicles also…

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가버나움가버나움은 갈릴리 바다 북서쪽 연안에 있던 마을로, 예수가 갈릴리에서 활동할 때 중심지로 삼은 곳이다. 복음서에서 "본 동네"로 불리며 여러 가르침과 치유…
도벳도벳은 예루살렘 남쪽 힌놈의 골짜기 안에 있던 장소로, 구약에서 자녀를 불살라 바치는 우상 제사가 행해진 곳으로 나온다. 예레미야는 이곳을 심판의 상징으…
모압 평지모압 평지는 출애굽 후 광야를 지나온 이스라엘이 가나안에 들어가기 직전에 마지막으로 진을 친 곳이다. 요단강 동쪽, 여리고 맞은편의 골짜기 땅이다.
벳새다벳새다는 갈릴리 호수 북쪽 연안에 있던 고을로, 사도 빌립·안드레·베드로의 고향으로 소개되며 예수가 맹인을 고치고 회개하지 않음을 꾸짖은 곳이다.
호르마호르마는 가나안 남쪽 네게브 지역의 성읍이다. 광야 시대에 이스라엘이 패하여 쫓겨 간 곳이며, 뒤에 그곳을 '진멸'하였다는 데서 이름이 붙었다. 민수기·여호…
힛데겔힛데겔은 창세기 2장에서 에덴동산에서 갈라져 나오는 네 강 가운데 셋째 강의 이름이다. 오늘날의 티그리스강을 가리키는 것으로 본다.

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Paddan-aramPaddan-aram is a place in northern Mesopotamia that appears in Genesis as the homeland of Rebekah and Laban and as the place where Jacob lived in the…
PalestinePalestine is a geographical name for the land extending from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the region of the Jordan River. Derived fr…
PamphyliaPamphylia was a region on the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). In the Book of Acts it appears in the list of nations at Pentecost, in t…
PaphosPaphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. According to Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas proclaimed the gospel ther…
ParanParan is a wilderness region generally thought to have lain in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula. Ishmael grew up there, and after the Exodus Israel e…
PathrosPathros is a place name in the Old Testament books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel that refers to the southern part of ancient Egypt, that is, the r…
PatmosPatmos is a small island in the Aegean Sea. In Revelation 1:9 it appears as the place where John was staying "for the word of God, and for the testim…
PatmosPatmos is a small island in the southeastern Aegean Sea. According to the Book of Revelation, its author, John, was there on account of his testimony…
PenielPeniel, meaning "face of God," is the name Jacob gave to a place east of the Jordan River after wrestling through the night at the ford of the Jabbok…
PenuelPenuel was a town east of the Jordan River near the Jabbok River. Jacob named it Peniel ("face of God") after wrestling there through the night, and …
Perea (East of the Jordan)Perea was the name used in the New Testament era for the region east of the Jordan River. It was ruled by Herod Antipas, and the Gospels refer to it …
Perez-uzzahPerez-uzzah is the name David gave to the place where Uzzah died after taking hold of the Ark of the Covenant while it was being moved. The name is u…
PergaPerga was a city in the region of Pamphylia in southern Asia Minor. In the Book of Acts it appears as the place where Mark left Paul's company during…
PergamumPergamum was a city in western Asia Minor and the site of the third of the seven churches addressed in Revelation 2. It is described as the place "wh…
PersiaPersia, rendered "Basa" in the Korean Bible, is the Old Testament name for the Persian Empire. Having overthrown Babylon, it permitted the Judean exi…
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia was a city in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor and the site of the sixth of the seven churches that receive letters from Christ in Reve…
PhilippiPhilippi was a Roman colony in eastern ancient Macedonia. The apostle Paul preached the gospel and founded a church there during his second missionar…
PhilistiaPhilistia is the name of both a people and the land they inhabited on the Mediterranean coastal plain of southwestern Canaan. In the Bible, the Phili…
Philistine PentapolisThe Philistine Pentapolis is the collective name for the five cities that the Philistines established on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Cana…
PhoeniciaPhoenicia is a New Testament place name for the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, roughly the coastal region of present-day Lebanon. Its chief citi…
PhoeniciaPhoenicia was the region of port cities such as Tyre and Sidon on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, in what is now Lebanon. The New Korean Revi…
PhoenixPhoenix was a harbor on the southern coast of the island of Crete. In Acts 27, the ship carrying Paul set out for it to spend the winter there but ne…
PhrygiaPhrygia is the name of an inland region of west-central Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). It is mentioned three times in the Acts of the Apostles, and Pau…
Pi-hahirothPi-hahiroth is the place where the Israelites encamped during the Exodus just before crossing the Red Sea. Mentioned in Exodus 14 and Numbers 33, it …
PisgahPisgah was a mountain or ridge in the land of Moab, east of the Jordan River and opposite Jericho. From its summit Moses viewed the Promised Land of …
PishonThe Pishon is the first of the four rivers formed when the river that watered the Garden of Eden divided, as described in Genesis 2. Scripture record…
PisidiaPisidia was an inland region in the Taurus Mountains of southern Asia Minor (modern Turkey). In the Book of Acts, Paul and Barnabas pass through it o…
Pisidian AntiochPisidian Antioch was a Roman colony in the interior of Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in its synagogue during the first missionary…
PithomPithom is an Egyptian city mentioned alongside Raamses in Exodus 1:11 as one of the treasure cities that the children of Israel built for Pharaoh und…
Plain of DuraThe plain of Dura is the place where Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, set up a golden image and commanded all his officials to bow down to it. It is …
Plain of ShinarThe plain of Shinar is the land in the Old Testament where Babel and the Tower of Babel were built. It is generally identified with southern Mesopota…
PontusPontus was a region in northern Asia Minor along the southern coast of the Black Sea. In the New Testament it appears in the Pentecost narrative, as …
Pool of BethesdaThe Pool of Bethesda was a pool beside the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. In John 5, it is the place where Jesus healed, on the Sabbath, a man who had been…
Pool of SiloamThe Pool of Siloam was a reservoir at the southern end of the City of David in Jerusalem. In John 9, Jesus told a man who had been blind from birth t…
PraetoriumThe Praetorium (Korean *gwanjeong*, 官庭) is a biblical term for the official residence where a Roman governor stayed and held trials. The Gospels pr…
PuteoliPuteoli is a port city in southern Italy mentioned in Acts 28, where Paul, on his way to Rome as a prisoner, disembarked and stayed seven days with t…

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QumranQumran is an ancient site on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. It became widely known after the [[사해 사본|Dead Sea Scrolls]] were discovered …

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RabbahRabbah was the capital of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. During David's reign, Uriah was killed while Joab was besieging the city. It is ge…
RamahRamah is a Hebrew place name meaning "high place." In the Bible it most often refers to a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin, north of Je…
RamesesRameses was the name of a region and a city in the eastern Nile Delta of ancient Egypt. The children of Israel built it as a store city while in bond…
Ramoth-gileadRamoth-gilead was a city in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. In the Old Testament it was one of the cities of refuge and a battlegroun…
Ramoth-gileadRamoth-gilead was a city in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It was a city of refuge in the territory of the tribe of Gad, and Israel …
Red SeaThe Red Sea lies between Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Book of Exodus it is the place where Israel crossed through the midst of the sea on …
RehobothRehoboth is the name of a well that Isaac dug without strife after leaving the Valley of Gerar, as recorded in Genesis 26. The Hebrew name means "bro…
RephidimRephidim was a wilderness encampment where the Israelites stopped after the Exodus, just before reaching the wilderness of Sinai. It was the site of …
RiblahRiblah was a town in the land of Hamath in Syria. The kings of Egypt and Babylon used it as a military base, and the Bible records it as the place wh…
RithmahRithmah was one of the places where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey after the Exodus. The name appears only in the itinerary of…
Rock of RimmonThe Rock of Rimmon was a rocky area toward the wilderness where six hundred Benjamites who survived the war with the other tribes of Israel during th…
RomeRome was the capital of the Roman Empire in the New Testament era and appears in Acts, Romans, and other books. Paul wrote a letter to the believers …

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SalamisSalamis was a port city on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where Paul and Barnabas first preached the gospel on their first …
SalemSalem is the name of the city ruled by Melchizedek in Genesis 14. The Hebrew name shares a root with the word for "peace," and Jewish and Christian t…
Salt SeaThe Salt Sea is the biblical name for the lake into which the Jordan River flows, known today as the Dead Sea. In the Old Testament it appears as a p…
SamariaSamaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel in the Old Testament; in the New Testament period, the name refers to the region lying betw…
SamothraceSamothrace is an island in the northern Aegean Sea. It appears once in Scripture, in Acts 16:11, as the place where Paul and his companions stopped f…
SardisSardis was an ancient city in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the site of one of the seven churches to which the Book of Revelation addresses …
Sea of GalileeThe Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. Jesus Christ spent much of His public ministry there, and it app…
Sea of GalileeThe Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in the region of Galilee in northern Israel. Most of Jesus' public ministry took place along its shores. The …
Sea of TiberiasThe Sea of Tiberias is another name for the Sea of Galilee. In the New Testament it appears only in the Gospel of John. The name comes from Tiberias,…
Sea of TiberiasThe Sea of Tiberias is the name the Gospel of John uses for the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. On its shore the risen Jesus appeared to seven dis…
SeirSeir is an Old Testament place name for the mountainous region south of the Dead Sea. Because Esau and his descendants, the Edomites, lived there, Sc…
Sela-hammahlekothSela-hammahlekoth is the name of a rock in the wilderness of Maon where David, pursued by Saul, narrowly escaped capture. It appears only once, in 1 …
Seven Churches of AsiaThe seven churches of Asia are the seven churches in the Roman province of Asia to which Christ sent letters in Revelation 2–3. They are the churches…
SharonSharon is a coastal plain along the Mediterranean south of Mount Carmel. In the Old Testament it appears as pastureland and as a symbol of fertility …
SharonSharon is a plain along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, extending south of Mount Carmel. The New Korean Revised Version renders the name as "Saron…
ShebaIn the Old Testament, Sheba is the name of a nation in Arabia and of its people. It is portrayed as a wealthy, distant land to the south that traded …
ShechemShechem was an ancient Canaanite city in the hill country of Ephraim, situated between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. In Scripture it appears as a maj…
Sheep GateThe Sheep Gate was a gate in the wall of Jerusalem mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah and the New Testament Gospel of John. It is though…
ShihorShihor is the name of an Egyptian watercourse mentioned four times in the Old Testament. It refers to the Nile or one of its branches and also appear…
ShilohShiloh was a town in the central hill country of Israel. From the time of Joshua until the early days of Samuel, the tabernacle and the ark of the co…
ShinarShinar is an Old Testament place name for southern Mesopotamia, the region where Babylon later stood. It is best known as the setting of the Tower of…
ShittimShittim was Israel's last wilderness encampment, located on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River. It was the site of the Baal-peor incident, a…
ShunemShunem was a town of the tribe of Issachar in the Jezreel Valley. It is known as the hometown of the Shunammite woman who hosted Elisha and of Abisha…
ShushanShushan (Susa) was a royal city of the Persian Empire that appears in the Old Testament books of Esther, Nehemiah, and Daniel. It is identified with …
SidonSidon was a Phoenician port city on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, corresponding to present-day Saida in Lebanon. In the Old Testament i…
SiloamSiloam is the name of a watercourse and pool in the southeastern part of ancient Jerusalem. It is best known from John 9 as the place where Jesus hea…
Siloam TunnelThe Siloam Tunnel is a rock-cut channel that carries water from the Gihon Spring in Jerusalem to the Pool of Siloam inside the city. It is commonly i…
SmyrnaSmyrna was a port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor and the home of one of the seven churches to which the risen Christ sent letters in …
SocohSocoh is the name of a town in the territory of Judah mentioned in the Old Testament. It is best known as the place where the Philistine army encampe…
SodomSodom is a city of the plain of the Jordan mentioned in Genesis. It was the home of Lot, and Scripture records that it was destroyed together with Go…
Sodom and GomorrahSodom and Gomorrah were cities of the plain of the Jordan described in Genesis. They were destroyed by brimstone and fire from heaven because of thei…
Solomon's PorchSolomon's Porch was a roofed colonnade along the outer court of the Jerusalem Temple in New Testament times. Scripture presents it as the place where…
Spain (Bible)Spain (Korean: Seobana) is a New Testament place name referring to the Iberian Peninsula, which includes present-day Spain. It appears in the Epistle…
Spring of HarodThe Spring of Harod is the spring beside which the judge Gideon encamped with his army before fighting the Midianites (Judges 7:1). There he sent hom…
Straight StreetStraight Street (Korean 직가, 直街) is a street within the city of Damascus mentioned in Acts 9:11. The house of Judas, where Saul stayed immediately…
SuccothSuccoth is a Hebrew place name meaning "booths." In the Old Testament it refers both to a town east of the Jordan River and to the place in Egypt tha…
SycharSychar is a town in the region of Samaria mentioned in John 4, where Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman beside Jacob's well. Scholars disagree abou…

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TaanachTaanach was a Canaanite city on the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley, near Megiddo. In Joshua and Judges it appears as a city of the tribe of Mana…
TaberahTaberah is the place where, during Israel's wilderness journey after the Exodus, the fire of the LORD burned the outskirts of the camp when the peopl…
TahpanhesTahpanhes was a city on the eastern side of the Nile Delta in ancient Egypt. After the fall of Judah, Jeremiah and the remnant of Judah fled there to…
TarshishTarshish is an Old Testament place name for a distant land across the sea. Scripture portrays it as a center of trade in metals such as silver and ti…
TarsusTarsus was a city in the region of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor and the hometown of the apostle Paul. It appears in the New Testament Book of A…
TekoaTekoa was a town of Judah south of Bethlehem, on the edge of the Judean wilderness. It was the hometown of the prophet Amos and the home of the "wise…
TemanTeman is an Old Testament place name and clan name associated with the region of Edom. It is said to derive its name from Teman, the grandson of Esau…
Temple MountThe Temple Mount is a hill on the eastern side of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was the site of Solomon's Temple and later of the Second Temple, and …
ThessalonicaThessalonica was a port city in the ancient province of Macedonia. Paul founded a church there during his second missionary journey (Acts 17) and lat…
ThyatiraThyatira was a city in the region of Lydia in western Asia Minor. In the Acts of the Apostles it appears as the hometown of Lydia, and in the Book of…
TiberiasTiberias was a city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, founded by Herod Antipas and named after the Roman emperor Tiberius. In the New Testa…
TimnahTimnah is an Old Testament town in the border region between the tribes of Judah and Dan. It is best known as the place where Samson sought to marry …
TirzahTirzah was a city in the northern hill country of Samaria in ancient Israel. The household of Jeroboam resided there, and it served as the royal capi…
TishbeTishbe is known as the hometown of the prophet Elijah. Scripture refers to it only through the epithet "the Tishbite," applied to Elijah, and its exa…
TroasTroas was a port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor. The Book of Acts records it as the place where Paul saw the vision of the man o…
TyreTyre was a Phoenician port city on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. In the Old Testament it appears as a neighboring kingdom that dealt with D…
Tyre and SidonTyre and Sidon were Phoenician port cities on the eastern Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon. In the Old Testament they appear as trading pa…

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Ulai RiverThe Ulai is a river near the citadel of Shushan (Susa) in the province of Elam, mentioned in [[다니엘|Daniel]] 8. Beside this river Daniel saw the vi…
Ur of the ChaldeesUr of the Chaldees is the Mesopotamian city where Abraham lived with his family before he left in obedience to God's call. It appears in Genesis and …
UzUz is the land where Job lived, a place name first mentioned in Job 1:1. It is thought to have been located east of the Jordan River or in the region…

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Valley of AchorThe Valley of Achor is a valley near Jericho where Achan was stoned to death in Joshua 7. Its name means "trouble," and the books of Hosea and Isaiah…
Valley of BerachahThe Valley of Berachah is the valley where Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, gathered with his people to bless the LORD after they were delivered from a co…
Valley of ElahThe Valley of Elah is a valley in western Judah where Saul's Israelite army faced the Philistine army in 1 Samuel 17. It is known as the place where …
Valley of EshcolThe Valley of Eshcol is a valley near Hebron where the twelve spies cut down a large cluster of grapes while scouting out Canaan. Its name means "clu…
Valley of Hamon-gogThe Valley of Hamon-gog is a place name in Ezekiel 39. It is the name to be given to the valley where Gog and his multitude will be buried after they…
Valley of HinnomThe Valley of Hinnom is a valley to the south and west of Jerusalem. In the Old Testament it appears as a site of idolatrous worship in which childre…
Valley of JehoshaphatThe Valley of Jehoshaphat is the valley named in Joel 3 as the place where God gathers all nations for judgment. The name means "the LORD judges." Tr…
Valley of RephaimThe Valley of Rephaim was a valley southwest of Jerusalem that formed part of the boundary between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. It is known as t…
Valley of SaltThe Valley of Salt was a valley in the south of Judah, on the border with Edom. In the Bible it appears as the battlefield where Israel won major vic…
Valley of SiddimThe Valley of Siddim is the valley in Genesis 14 where a coalition of four kings fought a coalition of five kings, including the kings of Sodom and G…
Valley of SorekThe Valley of Sorek is the valley named in Judges 16:4 as the home of Delilah, the woman Samson loved. It runs from the hill country of Judah down to…
Valley of ZephathahThe Valley of Zephathah is a valley near Mareshah where King Asa of Judah confronted the vast army of Zerah the Cushite (Ethiopian). In the Old Testa…

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Waters of MeromThe waters of Merom are the site where, according to Joshua 11, a northern Canaanite coalition led by Jabin king of Hazor encamped and was defeated i…
Wilderness of JudahThe Wilderness of Judah is an arid region stretching from the eastern slopes of the Judean hill country down to the Dead Sea. Scripture presents it a…
Wilderness of JudeaThe Wilderness of Judea is the arid land that descends east of Jerusalem and the hill country of Judah toward the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley. Scr…
Wilderness of ParanThe Wilderness of Paran is a wilderness generally identified with the northeastern Sinai Peninsula. Scripture presents it as the place where Ishmael …
Wilderness of ShurThe Wilderness of Shur was a desert region between the eastern frontier of Egypt and southern Canaan. It was the first place the Israelites entered a…
Wilderness of Sin and Wilderness of ZinIn the Old Testament of the New Korean Revised Version, "Sin gwangya" (Wilderness of Sin) is the name of a wilderness. In the original Hebrew, howeve…
Wilderness of SinaiThe Wilderness of Sinai is the wilderness where Israel, after the Exodus, encamped before Mount Sinai for nearly a year, received the Law, and set up…
Wilderness of ZiphThe Wilderness of Ziph is the wilderness surrounding the town of Ziph in the hill country of Judah. David hid there while Saul pursued him, met Jonat…
Wilderness of ZiphThe Wilderness of Ziph is a tract of wilderness surrounding Ziph, a town in the hill country of Judah. It appears in 1 Samuel 23 and 26 as a place wh…

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ZarephathZarephath was a Phoenician town on the Mediterranean coast between Tyre and Sidon. The prophet Elijah stayed there during a drought and was provided …
ZephathZephath was a town in southern Canaan mentioned in Judges 1:17. According to the biblical account, the tribes of Judah and Simeon together attacked a…
ZiklagZiklag was a town in the Negev region of southern Judah. Achish king of Gath gave it to David, who used it as his base while taking refuge in Philist…
ZionZion was originally the name of the Jerusalem stronghold that David captured. The name later came to refer to the mountain on which the temple stood,…
ZoarZoar was the small city to which Lot fled when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. It was one of the five cities of the plain of the Jordan, and its o…
ZobahZobah was an Aramean kingdom mentioned in the Old Testament. Located in the region of Syria north of Damascus, it fought against Israel during the re…
ZorahZorah was a town in the lowland of Judah that appears in the Book of Joshua in the territorial lists of both Judah and Dan. It was the hometown of Ma…