Mesopotamia
The world of the Tigris and Euphrates, including the settings associated with Ur, Haran, Assyria, and Babylon.
Put the Story on the Map
Biblical Geography
Explore the lands, regions, cities, terrain, and journeys that give the biblical story its physical setting.
How to use this hub
Geography explains movement, conflict, and connection.
Mountains, deserts, rivers, coastlines, roads, and imperial borders shape what people could do and where events unfolded. This hub organizes the visual material by scale instead of placing every map in one long gallery.
Each place connects a map or image with biblical references, historical context, and a clear note about what is known or debated.
From Wide to Close
Lands and regions
Start with the broad world, then move toward the land, districts, cities, and individual sites.
Egypt & Sinai
The Nile world, routes out of Egypt, wilderness terrain, and the geographical questions surrounding Sinai.
Canaan & Israel
Coastal plain, central highlands, Jordan Valley, Galilee, Judea, Negev, and the lands east of the Jordan.
Neighboring Nations
Aram, Phoenicia, Philistia, Ammon, Moab, Edom, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia.
Mediterranean World
Roman Judea, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and the wider network traveled by early Christians.
The Bible on the Map
Books of the Bible in the Lands of the Bible
Where each book is set, or where it was written or sent. Some books appear in more than one land, and a few cannot be placed with confidence.
Mesopotamia
Egypt & Sinai
Canaan & Israel
- Genesis chapters 12–36, the patriarchs in Canaan
- Joshua
- Judges
- Ruth Moab and Bethlehem
- 1 Samuel
- 2 Samuel
- 1 Kings
- 2 Kings
- 1 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles
- Ezra return to Jerusalem from Persia
- Nehemiah Jerusalem, with Persia as the opening scene
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Songs
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Micah
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
- Acts chapters 1–12, Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria
- James a letter to Jewish believers; the place of writing is not stated
Neighboring Nations
- Deuteronomy Moses’ speeches in Moab
- Job land of Uz, location uncertain
- Obadiah about Edom
- Esther set in Susa, Persia
- Acts chapters 9 and 11–13, Damascus and Syrian Antioch
Mediterranean World
- Acts chapters 13–28, Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome
- Romans written from Corinth to Rome
- 1 Corinthians to Corinth, written from Ephesus
- 2 Corinthians to Corinth, written from Macedonia
- Galatians to churches in Galatia
- Ephesians to Ephesus and nearby churches
- Philippians to Philippi in Macedonia
- Colossians to Colossae in Asia Minor
- 1 Thessalonians to Thessalonica, written from Corinth
- 2 Thessalonians to Thessalonica
- 1 Timothy to Timothy at Ephesus
- 2 Timothy written from Rome
- Titus to Titus on Crete
- Philemon to Colossae, written from prison
- 1 Peter to Asia Minor, written from “Babylon” (usually Rome)
- 1 John traditionally Ephesus
- 2 John traditionally Ephesus
- 3 John traditionally Ephesus
- Revelation from Patmos to seven churches in Asia
Not tied to one place
Places With a Story
Cities and significant sites
City pages connect a location to its era, people, biblical texts, and available historical evidence.
Patriarchs & Exodus
Land & Kingdom
Exile & Return
Jesus & Early Church
Movement Through the Story
Journeys and routes
Route pages show not only where people traveled, but why the journey matters in the connected biblical story.
Abraham’s journey
Mesopotamia through Haran into Canaan and Egypt.
The Exodus and wilderness
From Egypt toward Sinai, the wilderness, and the land of Canaan.
Exile and return
Forced movement to imperial centers and the later return to Judah.
Jesus in Galilee and Judea
The geographical movement of the Gospel narratives toward Jerusalem.
Paul and the early Church
Mission across the eastern Mediterranean and onward to Rome.