Biblical Geography & Historical Context
Biblical Map Explorer
Move between the present world and biblical history using historical maps, geographic layers, regions, dates, and journey routes.
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How to Read This Map
Biblical cityEstablished or commonly identified site
Capital / major hubMajor political or ministry center
Archaeological siteMapped ancient site or ruins
Mountain / highlandNamed biblical mountain or ridge
Water featureSea, river, lake, or spring
Uncertain locationApproximate or disputed identification
Territory / kingdom / empireHistorical or schematic territorial boundary
Journey routeBiblical or apostolic travel path
Scripture eventEvent tied to a mapped biblical setting
Modern boundaryPresent day reference layer
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Biblical Places Then & Now
Compare ancient biblical names with present-day geography across Iraq, Türkiye, Syria, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, and surrounding regions. Modern borders are reference layers and do not imply equivalence with ancient territorial claims.
Places on this map
Ur of the Chaldees Tell el-Muqayyar, IraqBabylon near Hillah, IraqNineveh Mosul area, IraqHaran Harran, TürkiyeDamascus Damascus, SyriaJerusalemShechem Tell Balatah / Nablus areaHebronBeersheba Beersheba / Tel Beer ShevaRameses Qantir / eastern Nile DeltaMount Sinai / Horeb Jebel Musa traditional locationAlexandria Alexandria, EgyptEphesus Selçuk, TürkiyeSmyrna İzmir, TürkiyePergamum Bergama, TürkiyeAntioch in Pisidia near Yalvaç, Türkiye
Journeys & routes
MesopotamiaLevant & IsraelEgypt & SinaiAsia Minor
Scripture scope
Genesis through Revelation