Biblical Places A–Z

Every place on our hand-drawn Map of Biblical Israel, with where it was, how sure we can be, and the verses that mention it.

A

• Abel Beth Maacah אָבֵל בֵּית־מַעֲכָה Tel Abel Beth Maacah, just south of Metula
• Abel Meholah אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה Tel Abu Sus or Tel Sakut, near Moshav Mehola
• Abel Shittim אָבֵל הַשִּׁטִּים Tell el-Hammam, in the Jordan Valley, in Jordan
• Acco (Akko) עַכּוֹ Tel Akko, east of the Old City of Akko
• Achzib (Achziv) אַכְזִיב Tel Achziv, north of Nahariya
• Adam אָדָם Tell ed-Damiyeh, by the Damiya Bridge, in Jordan
• Adullam עֲדֻלָּם Khirbet esh-Sheikh Madhkur, Adullam Park
• Ai הָעַי et-Tell, 2 km east of Beitin, by Deir Dibwan
• Aijalon (Ayalon) אַיָּלוֹן Ruins of Yalo in Canada Park, near Latrun
• The Aijalon Valley עֵמֶק אַיָּלוֹן Nahal Ayalon and the Ayalon Valley near Latrun
• Ammon בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן The plateau around Amman, in Jordan
• Anathoth עֲנָתוֹת 'Anata, about 4 km northeast of Jerusalem's Old City
• Anim עָנִים Horvat Anim, in Yatir Forest near Livne
• Aphek אֲפֵק Tel Afek, at the Yarkon springs, Rosh HaAyin
• Aphek in Asher אֲפֵק Tel Afek, Ein Afek reserve near Kiryat Bialik
• Arad עֲרָד Tel Arad National Park, west of modern Arad
• The Aravah עֲרָבָה The whole Jordan Rift, from the Kinneret down to Eilat
• The Arnon River נַחַל אַרְנֹן Wadi Mujib, in Jordan
• Aroer in the Negev עֲרֹעֵר Tel Aroer, by Route 80 southeast of Beersheba
• Aroer on the Arnon עֲרֹעֵר Khirbet 'Ara'ir, on the rim of the Arnon gorge, in Jordan
• The Ascent of Adumim מַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים The old Jericho road, near the Good Samaritan Inn
• The Ascent of Ziz מַעֲלֵה הַצִּיץ From the Ein Gedi shore up toward Tekoa
• Ashdod אַשְׁדּוֹד Tel Ashdod, inland, with its port at Ashdod-Yam
• Ashkelon אַשְׁקְלוֹן Tel Ashkelon, Ashkelon National Park, on the coast
• Ashtaroth עַשְׁתָּרוֹת Tell Ashtara, in the Hauran, Syria
• Azekah עֲזֵקָה Tel Azekah, Britannia Park, above the Elah Valley

B

• Baal Hazor בַּעַל חָצוֹר Tell 'Asur, near Taybeh, northeast of Beit El
• Bashan הַבָּשָׁן The Golan and the Hauran of southern Syria
• Beer Lahai Roi בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי Unknown. Proposed: Ein Avdat, in the Zin canyon
• Beersheba (Be'er Sheva) בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע Abraham's Well, Old City of modern Beersheba
• Bene Berak בְּנֵי־בְרַק Ibn Ibraq (al-Khayriyya), 3 km south of modern Bnei Brak
• Beth Dagon בֵּית דָּגוֹן Bayt Dajan, beside modern Beit Dagan, southeast of Tel Aviv
• Beth Hoglah בֵּית חָגְלָה Near Ein Hajla and Deir Hajla, southeast of Jericho
• Beth Horon בֵּית חוֹרֹן Beit Ur al-Fauqa and Beit Ur al-Tahta, by Route 443
• Beth Jeshimoth בֵּית הַיְשִׁמֹת Sweimeh area, NE of the Dead Sea, in Jordan
• Beth Shean (Beit She'an) בֵּית שְׁאָן Tel Beit She'an, in Beit She'an National Park
• Beth Shemesh בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Tel Beit Shemesh, just northeast of modern Beit Shemesh
• Bethel (Beit El) בֵּית־אֵל Beitin, about 5 km northeast of Ramallah
• Bethlehem בֵּית לֶחֶם Bethlehem, about 9 km south of Jerusalem
• The Brook Besor נַחַל הַבְּשׂוֹר Nahal Besor, from the Negev to the coast south of Gaza
• The Brook of Egypt נַחַל מִצְרַיִם Wadi el-Arish, northern Sinai, in Egypt
• The Brook Zered נַחַל זֶרֶד Wadi al-Hasa, in Jordan

C

• Carmel in Judah כַּרְמֶל Khirbet el-Kirmil, in al-Karmil south of Hebron

D

• Dan דָּן Tel Dan, at the Dan spring
• The Dead Sea (Salt Sea) יָם הַמֶּלַח The Dead Sea, between Israel and Jordan
• Debir (Kiriath Sepher) דְּבִר · קִרְיַת סֵפֶר Khirbet Rabud, southwest of Hebron
• Dibon דִּיבֹן Tall Dhiban, beside the town of Dhiban, in Jordan
• Dor דּוֹר Tel Dor, beside Kibbutz Nahsholim on the Carmel coast
• Dothan דֹּתָן Tel Dothan, in the Dothan Valley southwest of Jenin

E

• Edom אֱדוֹם Southern Jordan, east of the Aravah
• Edrei אֶדְרֶעִי Daraa, in Syria
• Egypt מִצְרַיִם Northern Sinai, toward the Nile, in Egypt
• Ekron עֶקְרוֹן Tel Miqne, beside Kibbutz Revadim
• En Gedi (Ein Gedi) עֵין גֶּדִי Tel Goren, below the Ein Gedi spring
• Endor עֵין דֹּר Hurvat Tsaftsafot, near Kibbutz Ein Dor
• Eshtaol אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל Moshav Eshtaol, just east of Tel Tzora
• Eshtemoa אֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ Old core of as-Samu', south of Hebron

G

• The Galilee הַגָּלִיל Northern Israel, from the Jezreel Valley to Lebanon
• Gath גַּת Tel Tzafit (Tell es-Safi), Tel Tzafit National Park
• Gath Rimmon גַּת־רִמּוֹן Tel Gerisa, on the Yarkon in Tel Aviv / Ramat Gan
• Gaza עַזָּה The ancient mound under Gaza's Old City
• Gerar גְּרָר Tel Haror, on Nahal Gerar northwest of Beersheba
• Geshur גְּשׁוּר East of the Sea of Galilee, capital likely et-Tell
• Gezer גֶּזֶר Tel Gezer National Park, between Ramla and Beit Shemesh
• Gibeah of Saul גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל Tell el-Ful, northern Jerusalem
• Gibeon גִּבְעוֹן el-Jib, about 9 km northwest of Jerusalem
• Gilead הַגִּלְעָד The Ajlun highlands of northern Jordan
• Gilgal גִּלְגָּל East of Jericho, toward the Jordan

H

• Hammath חַמַּת Hammat Tiberias National Park, south of Tiberias
• Harosheth Haggoyim חֲרֹשֶׁת הַגּוֹיִם Proposed: el-Ahwat, near Katzir by Nahal Iron
• Hazor חָצוֹר Tel Hazor, north of Rosh Pinna
• Hebron חֶבְרוֹן Tel Rumeida, across from the Cave of Machpelah
• Heshbon חֶשְׁבּוֹן Tell Hesban, near Madaba, in Jordan
• The Hill Country of Judah הַר יְהוּדָה From Jerusalem south through Hebron to the Negev

I

• Iye Abarim עִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִים The desert edge near Wadi al-Hasa, in Jordan (unlocated)

J

• The Jabbok River יַבֹּק Zarqa River, in Jordan
• Jabesh Gilead יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד Tell el-Maqlub, above Wadi el-Yabis, in Jordan
• Jarmuth יַרְמוּת Tel Yarmut, 3 km south of modern Beit Shemesh
• Jattir יַתִּר Horvat Yattir (Khirbet 'Attir), by the Yatir Forest
• Jericho יְרִיחוֹ Tell es-Sultan, at Elisha's Spring, north Jericho
• Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַם The City of David ridge and the Temple Mount
• Jezreel יִזְרְעֶאל Tel Jezreel, by Kibbutz Yizre'el
• The Jezreel Valley עֵמֶק יִזְרְעֶאל From Megiddo and Yokneam east to Beit She'an
• Jokneam (Yokneam) יָקְנְעָם Tel Yokneam, beside Yokneam Illit
• Joppa (Jaffa) יָפוֹ Old Jaffa, the hill above the port, Tel Aviv-Yafo
• The Jordan River יַרְדֵּן From the springs at Dan and Banias, through the Kinneret, to the Dead Sea
• Juttah יוּטָּה Old core of the town of Yatta, south of Hebron

K

• Kadesh Barnea קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ · רֶקֶם Ein el-Qudeirat in northern Sinai, or Petra in Jordan
• Karnaim קַרְנַיִם Sheikh Sa'd, near Nawa, in Syria
• Kedesh Naphtali קֶדֶשׁ Tel Kedesh, near Kibbutz Malkiya
• The Kidron Valley נַחַל קִדְרוֹן Between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives
• The King's Highway דֶּרֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ Jordan's plateau road, Aqaba to Damascus
• Kir Moab (Kir Hareseth) קִיר מוֹאָב Al-Karak (Kerak), in Jordan
• Kiriath Jearim קִרְיַת יְעָרִים Deir el-Azar, the church hill above Abu Ghosh
• The Kishon River נַחַל קִישׁוֹן Jezreel Valley to Haifa Bay, along the foot of Carmel

L

• Lachish לָכִישׁ Tel Lachish, near Moshav Lachish
• Lebanon הַלְּבָנוֹן The Lebanon mountains, in Lebanon

M

• Mahanaim מַחֲנָיִם Tulul edh-Dhahab, the twin hills on the Jabbok, in Jordan
• Makkedah מַקֵּדָה Khirbet el-Qom, west of Hebron (proposed)
• Maon מָעוֹן Tel Maon, beside the community of Ma'on
• Mareshah מָרֵשָׁה Tel Maresha, Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park
• Medeba מֵידְבָא Madaba, in Jordan
• Megiddo מְגִדּוֹ Tel Megiddo National Park, at the mouth of Wadi Ara
• Michmash מִכְמָשׂ Mukhmas village, across Wadi Suweinit from Jaba
• Mizpah הַמִּצְפָּה Tell en-Nasbeh, north of Jerusalem near al-Bireh
• Moab מוֹאָב The plateau east of the Dead Sea, in Jordan
• Mount Carmel הַר הַכַּרְמֶל The Carmel ridge, Haifa to Yokneam
• Mount Ebal (Eival) הַר עֵיבָל Jebel Eslamiyeh, north of Nablus (Shechem)
• Mount Gerizim הַר גְּרִזִּים Jebel et-Tur, south of Nablus (Shechem)
• Mount Gilboa הַר הַגִּלְבֹּעַ The Gilboa ridge, above the Harod and Jezreel valleys
• Mount Hermon הַר חֶרְמוֹן Mount Hermon, at the north end of the Golan
• Mount Nebo הַר נְבוֹ Siyagha ridge, west of Madaba, in Jordan
• Mount Tabor תָּבוֹר Mount Tabor, above Kfar Tavor and Daburiyya
• Mozah (Motza) מֹצָה Tel Motza, by Route 1 at Jerusalem's western entrance

N

• Nephtoah מֵי נֶפְתּוֹחַ The spring of Lifta, at the entrance to Jerusalem
• Nob נֹב The ridge north of Jerusalem, at Shuafat (approximate)

O

• Ophrah עׇפְרָה Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah

P

• The Patriarchs' Path דֶּרֶךְ הָאָבוֹת The watershed ridge road, today largely Route 60
• Penuel (Peniel) פְּנוּאֵל Tulul edh-Dhahab, the twin hills on the Jabbok, in Jordan
• Perath (Wadi Qelt) פְּרָת Nahal Prat / Wadi Qelt, from Ein Prat to Jericho
• Philistia פְּלֶשֶׁת Southern coastal plain, from Gaza north to the Yarkon
• Punon פּוּנֹן Khirbat Faynan, Wadi Faynan, in Jordan

R

• Rabbah of Ammon רַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן The Amman Citadel, downtown Amman, in Jordan
• Rakkath רַקַּת Tel Rakkat, on the shore 2 km north of Tiberias
• Ramah (Ramathaim Zophim) הָרָמָה Er-Ram, about 5 miles north of Jerusalem
• Ramoth Gilead רָמֹת גִּלְעָד Ar-Ramtha, in northern Jordan near the Syrian border

S

• Samaria (Shomron), the City שֹׁמְרוֹן Sebastia, Samaria National Park, northwest of Nablus
• Samaria, the Region שֹׁמְרוֹן Central hill country, from Benjamin to the Jezreel Valley
• The Scorpions' Ascent מַעֲלֵה עַקְרַבִּים Scorpions' Pass, from Nahal Tzin up to the Negev
• The Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) יָם כִּנֶּרֶת The Sea of Galilee, northern Jordan Valley
• Sela סֶלַע As-Sila', near Buseira (Bozrah), in Jordan
• Shaalbim שַׁעַלְבִים Khirbet Selbit, beside Kibbutz Sha'alvim
• The Sharon Plain הַשָּׁרוֹן Coastal plain from the Yarkon north to the Carmel
• Sheba (Tel Be’er Sheva) שֶׁבַע Tel Be'er Sheva, east of modern Beersheba
• Shechem שְׁכֶם Tell Balata, eastern edge of Nablus
• The Shephelah (Judean Lowlands) הַשְּׁפֵלָה Foothills from the Ayalon Valley south to Lachish
• Shiloh שִׁלֹה Tel Shiloh (Khirbet Seilun), beside the town of Shilo
• Shunem שׁוּנֵם Sulam village, on the Hill of Moreh, east of Afula
• Socoh שׂוֹכֹה Khirbet Abbad, south side of the Elah Valley
• Sodom סְדֹם Mount Sodom, southwest shore of the Dead Sea
• The Spring in Jezreel הָעַיִן אֲשֶׁר בְּיִזְרְעֶאל Below Tel Jezreel, near Kibbutz Yizre'el
• The Spring of Harod עֵין חֲרֹד Ma'ayan Harod National Park, at the foot of Gilboa
• Succoth סֻכּוֹת Tell Deir Alla, Jordan Valley, in Jordan

T

• Taanach תַּעְנַךְ Tel Taanach, by the village of Ti'innik
• Tappuah תַּפּוּחַ Tell Abu Zarad, south of Yasuf, near Tapuach Junction
• Tekoa תְּקוֹעַ Khirbet et-Tuqu', south of Bethlehem
• Timnah תִּמְנָה Tel Batash, in the Sorek Valley
• Timnath Serah תִּמְנַת־סֶרַח Kifl Haris, west of Ariel
• Tirzah תִּרְצָה Tell el-Far'ah (North), northeast of Nablus
• Tophel תֹּפֶל At-Tafila, in Jordan
• Tyre צֹר Sur, in Lebanon

V

• The Valley of Elah עֵמֶק הָאֵלָה From the Hebron Hills west toward Ashdod
• The Valley of Gerar נַחַל גְּרָר Nahal Gerar, from near Beersheba to the Besor
• The Valley of Sorek נַחַל שֹׂרֵק Nahal Sorek, from the Jerusalem hills to Palmachim

W

• The Way of the Setting Sun דֶּרֶךְ מְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ Adam Bridge up the Tirzah Valley to Shechem, roughly Route 57
• The Wilderness of Zin מִדְבַּר צִן Nahal Zin, from the Ramon highlands to the Aravah

Y

• The Yarkon River מֵי הַיַּרְקוֹן Rosh HaAyin springs to the sea at Tel Aviv

Z

• Zarephath צָרְפַת Ras el-Qantara, below Sarafand, in Lebanon
• Ziklag צִקְלַג Tel Sera', on Nahal Gerar northwest of Beersheba
• Ziph זִיף Tel Zif, southeast of Hebron by Route 356
• Zoar צֹעַר Ghor es-Safi, in Jordan
• Zobah (Tzova) צֹבָה Tel Tzova, above Kibbutz Tzuba
• Zorah (Tzorah) צָרְעָה Tel Tzora, on the ridge above Kibbutz Tzora

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