The Firmament
Places of the Bible
Grounded, verse-referenced pages for each biblical place in Scripture. 16 pages.
Arimathea
A biblical place name occurring in four verses across Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Cana
Cana is a city in Galilee associated in John with a wedding, Jesus' first sign, and Nathanael.
Elephantine
A city known from the Elephantine papyri, not explicitly named in Scripture.
Forum of Appius
A market town on the Appian Way, about 43 miles from Rome, named in Acts 28:15.
Gamla
Gamla is absent from the biblical text and is identified only through later historical sources.
Gennesaret
Gennesaret is a biblical place named in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Golgotha
Golgotha is named in four biblical references: one each in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Illyricum
A Roman province on the Adriatic named as far as Paul’s preaching reached from Jerusalem.
Jotapata (Yodfat)
A Galilean fortress known from Josephus rather than named in Scripture.
Lydda
Lydda is recorded in four listed verses in Acts.
Myra
Myra is a city in Lycia named in Acts during a sea journey.
Praetorium
Praetorium is referenced in four verses across John and Philippians.
Sardis
Sardis is a city named in Revelation in connection with a message addressed to its assembly.
Siloam
Siloam is a biblical place named in Luke and John.
The Heavenly Places
A biblical-place entry occurring in five verses of Ephesians.
The World
A place entry recorded in three references in 1 Timothy.
All 16 places A–Z
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Every page here is grounded in the Firmament's provenance-labeled graph, how the Firmament works.