Firmament

The Firmament

Places of the Bible

Grounded, verse-referenced pages for each biblical place in Scripture. 36 pages.

All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ammon is the kingdom east of the Jordan whose capital was Rabbah, identified with modern Amman.

A biblical place name occurring in four verses across Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Cana is a city in Galilee associated in John with a wedding, Jesus' first sign, and Nathanael.

A biblical region named with Tarsus, Syria, and travel routes in Acts and Galatians.

Cyprus is a Mediterranean island named in Acts along several sailing routes and as the origin of some believers.

Edom is a biblical region south of the Dead Sea, associated with Esau’s descendants and frequently named at Israel’s borders.

A city known from the Elephantine papyri, not explicitly named in Scripture.

Ezion-geber is a city near Eloth on the Red Sea shore in the land of Edom, associated with camps and ships in several biblical books.

Forum of Appius

A market town on the Appian Way, about 43 miles from Rome, named in Acts 28:15.

A central Asia Minor region addressed in New Testament letters and greetings.

Gamla is absent from the biblical text and is identified only through later historical sources.

Gennesaret is a biblical place named in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Golgotha is named in four biblical references: one each in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

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 is recorded in four listed verses in Acts.

Megiddo is a city named in biblical accounts of Manasseh, royal administration, conflict, and mourning.

Mount of Olives

A mountain ridge east of Jerusalem, called Olivet in several New Testament passages.

Myra is a city in Lycia named in Acts during a sea journey.

A coastal region of southern Asia Minor, including Perga and Attalia, named in Acts.

Philippi is a Macedonian city named in Acts, Philippians, and 1 Thessalonians, while Matthew and Mark mention Caesarea Philippi.

Pisidia is a mountainous region north of Pamphylia, named in Acts as the setting of Antioch in Pisidia.

Plain of Sharon

A fertile coastal plain of Israel, Sharon is named in Chronicles, Song of Songs, Isaiah, and Acts.

Pontus is a southern Black Sea region named in Acts and among the regions addressed in 1 Peter.

Praetorium is referenced in four verses across John and Philippians.

Riblah is a biblical city named in boundary, judgment, and desolation passages.

Rome is a city attested in Acts, Romans, and 2 Timothy, connected in the supplied passages with Paul’s journey, testimony, and guarded stay.

Sardis is a city named in Revelation in connection with a message addressed to its assembly.

Siloam is a biblical place named in Luke and John.

Solomon's Portico

A biblical place named in John and Acts in at least three verse references.

Tarsus is a city of Cilicia in Asia Minor, named in Acts as Paul’s birthplace.

The Heavenly Places

A biblical-place entry occurring in five verses of Ephesians.

The Heavens is named in at least 17 verses across Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, and 2 Thessalonians.

A place entry recorded in three references in 1 Timothy.

Tyre is a sea-entry city named across the biblical canon, especially in prophetic oracles and travel accounts.

A valley in the Shephelah where Saul’s forces camped and where David struck down Goliath.

All 36 places A–Z

A

Ammon · Arimathea

C

Cana · Cilicia · Cyprus

E

Edom · Elephantine · Ezion-geber

F

Forum of Appius

G

Galatia · Gamla · Gennesaret · Golgotha

I

J

Jotapata (Yodfat)

L

M

Megiddo · Mount of Olives · Myra

P

Pamphylia · Philippi · Pisidia · Plain of Sharon · Pontus · Praetorium

R

S

Sardis · Siloam · Solomon's Portico

T

Tarsus · The Heavenly Places · The Heavens · The World · Tyre

V

Every page here is grounded in the Firmament's provenance-labeled graph, how the Firmament works.