Biblical Geography

Journeys

The long movements of Scripture: Abraham, the Exodus, the exile, the return, the ministry of Jesus and the journeys of Paul.

  • The Journey of AbrahamJourneyidentification debated

    From Ur of the Chaldeans up the Euphrates to Haran, then down through Canaan to Egypt and back: the migration that began the covenant story.

    JourneysGenesis 12:1-5

  • The ExodusJourneyidentification debated

    From the brick fields of Egypt through the sea to Sinai and the edge of the promise: the forty years that made Israel a nation.

    JourneysExodus 12:37-39

  • Entering CanaanJourneyidentification debated

    From the plains of Moab across the Jordan at flood stage: Jericho, Ai, and the taking of the hill country under Joshua.

    JourneysJoshua 3:16-17

  • The Journeys of ElijahJourneyidentification debated

    From Gilead to the Kerith ravine, up the coast to Zarephath, to Carmel's fire, then south through the desert to Horeb, and back to the Jordan.

    Journeys1 Kings 19:8

  • The forced march east: Jerusalem's fall, the deportations of 597 and 586 BC, and the seventy years by the rivers of Babylon.

    Journeys2 Kings 24:14-16

  • The long road home under Cyrus: Zerubbabel's caravans, Ezra's dangerous journey, and Nehemiah's commission.

    JourneysEzra 7:8-9

  • The Ministry of JesusJourneyidentification debated

    From Nazareth to the lakeshore, through Samaria, up to the feasts, and at last the road up to Jerusalem: the Gospels' geography of three years.

    JourneysLuke 9:51

  • Three missionary journeys and a voyage to Rome: Antioch to Asia Minor, Macedonia, Achaia, Ephesus, Jerusalem, and the storm to Italy.

    JourneysActs 13:2-4

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