Places
Explore the cities, regions, mountains, rivers, and nations mentioned throughout Scripture. Understand their historical setting, geographical significance, and role in biblical events.
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Wall of Samaria
The Wall of Samaria was the formidable defensive fortification protecting the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Built by the Omride dynasty,...
Wall rebuilt by Nehemiah
The wall rebuilt by Nehemiah restored the defensive perimeter of Jerusalem in 445 BC following the Babylonian exile. Completed in fifty-two days, this...
Watchtower of Jezreel
The Watchtower of Jezreel was a prominent military lookout post in the royal city of Jezreel. It provided strategic oversight over the Jezreel Valley,...
Water Gate
The Water Gate was an eastern gate in the wall of Jerusalem, situated near the Gihon Spring. It gained special prominence in the post-exilic period as...
Well at Sychar
The Well at Sychar, traditionally known as Jacob's Well, is a significant biblical site in Samaria where Jesus Christ conversed with a Samaritan woman...
Well of Beersheba
The Well of Beersheba is a landmark in the southern Negev where God forged enduring covenants with the patriarchs. Abraham and Isaac dug wells, establ...
Well of Bethlehem
The Well of Bethlehem is a celebrated biblical landmark associated with King David and his mighty men. Located near the gate of Bethlehem, its water b...
Well of Elim
The Well of Elim was a vital desert oasis in the Sinai Peninsula where the Israelites encamped after Marah, featuring twelve springs of water and seve...
Well of Esek
The Well of Esek was a water well dug by the patriarch Isaac's servants in the Valley of Gerar, recorded in Genesis 26:20. It became the site of a bit...
Well of Harod
The Well of Harod is a spring at the foot of Mount Gilboa in the Jezreel Valley, famous for where God instructed Gideon to select three hundred men to...
Well of Moses
The Well of Moses refers to biblical sites and enduring traditions associated with Moses, including the well in Midian where he met Zipporah and deser...
Well of Rehoboth
The Well of Rehoboth was an ancient water source dug by Isaac in the Negev desert following disputes with Philistine herdsmen. Named for room and reli...
Well of Seven
The Well of Seven, known in Hebrew as Beer-sheba, is a foundational biblical landmark in the southern Negeb. Associated with patriarchal covenants, it...
Well of Sirah
The Well of Sirah is a biblical location situated near Hebron, mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:26. It was the site where Joab's messengers intercepted Abner,...
Well of Sitnah
The Well of Sitnah was a well dug by Isaac's servants in the Valley of Gerar, recorded in Genesis 26:21. Named for the enmity encountered from local h...
Well of the Oath
The Well of the Oath, historically known as Beersheba, is the crucial biblical site in the southern Negeb where Abraham and Isaac established covenant...
Wilderness of Beersheba
The Wilderness of Beersheba refers to the harsh desert region surrounding ancient Beersheba in southern Canaan. It forms a crucial setting for divine...
Wilderness of Beth-aven
The Wilderness of Beth-aven is an arid region in the hill country of Israel, situated east of Bethel in the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjami...
Wilderness of Damascus
The Wilderness of Damascus is the arid region surrounding the ancient city of Damascus. In Scripture, it serves as the backdrop for Elijah's divine co...
Wilderness of Engedi
The Wilderness of Engedi, located along the western shore of the Dead Sea, is a rugged desert oasis famous as King David's sanctuary from Saul and a s...
Wilderness of Ephraim
The Wilderness of Ephraim refers to the uncultivated, hilly terrain associated with the tribe of Ephraim, most famously remembered as the treacherous...
Wilderness of Etham
The Wilderness of Etham is a desert region on the border of Egypt where the Israelites encamped after leaving Succoth and traversed following their mi...
Wilderness of Jeruel
The Wilderness of Jeruel is a desert region in Judah featured in 2 Chronicles 20. It was the strategic location where God delivered King Jehoshaphat f...
Wilderness of Judea
The Wilderness of Judea is a barren desert stretching from the Judean mountains to the Dead Sea. In biblical history, it served as David's refuge, the...
