Biblical Geography

Regions & Lands

The lands between the towns: Canaan, Galilee, Judea, Samaria, Gilead and the wider regions of the biblical world.

  • CanaanLand

    The land promised to Abraham and settled under Joshua, between the Jordan, the sea, the desert and Lebanon.

    Regions & LandsGenesis 12:5-7

  • GalileeRegion

    The northern hill country around the Sea of Galilee where Jesus grew up and where most of his ministry happened.

    Regions & LandsThe GalileeMatthew 4:13-16

  • JudeaRegion

    The southern hill country of the New Testament, containing Jerusalem and Bethlehem, the old kingdom of Judah under Rome.

    Regions & LandsLuke 2:4

  • SamariaRegion and city

    The central hill country between Galilee and Judea, and the capital city of the northern kingdom built by Omri.

    Regions & LandsSebastia1 Kings 16:24

  • GileadRegionidentification debated

    The wooded highlands east of the Jordan, between the Yarmuk and the Arnon, home of Jephthah and Elijah.

    Regions & LandsGenesis 31:47-49

  • BashanRegion

    The rich volcanic plateau north-east of the Sea of Galilee, famed for its cattle, oaks and its giant king Og.

    Regions & LandsNumbers 21:33-35

  • DecapolisLeague of citiesidentification debated

    The league of ten Greek cities east of the Jordan where crowds heard Jesus and the healed man bore witness.

    Regions & LandsMark 5:20

  • The peninsula of Paul's first journey, the seven churches of Revelation, and much of the New Testament's world.

    Regions & LandsTürkiyeActs 13:1-4

  • The land between the Tigris and the Euphrates: Babel, Ur, Haran, Babylon, Nineveh, and the homeland Abraham was called from.

    Regions & LandsGenesis 11:31

  • The NegevRegion

    The dry southland of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, between Hebron and the wilderness of Sinai.

    Regions & LandsThe NegevGenesis 12:9

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