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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Brook Gaash
The Brook Gaash, or the ravines of Gaash, is a biblical location situated in the hill country of Ephraim. Known as the burial region of Joshua and the...
Brook Kanah
The Brook Kanah is a significant biblical wadi that marked the ancient geographical border between the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh in Canaan. Menti...
Brook Kidron
The Brook Kidron is a seasonal ravine separating Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, featured prominently in the trials of David, Josiah's purges of i...
Brook Kishon
The Brook Kishon is a historic watercourse flowing through northern Israel's Jezreel Valley to the Mediterranean Sea. In Scripture, God used its sudde...
Brook of Egypt
The Brook of Egypt (Nachal Mitzrayim) served as the traditional south-western frontier of the Promised Land, separating the tribal allotment of Judah...
Brook Zered
The Brook Zered is a significant stream valley east of the Dead Sea marking the geographical boundary between Edom and Moab, noted in Scripture as the...
Caesar's Household in Rome
Caesar's household refers to the extensive administrative staff of slaves, freedmen, and officials serving the Roman emperor. Mentioned in Philippians...
Caesarea
Caesarea Maritima was a major Mediterranean port city built by Herod the Great. Prominent in the Book of Acts, it served as the Roman administrative c...
Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima was a grand Greco-Roman port city built by Herod the Great on the Mediterranean coast. It served as the administrative capital of Ro...
Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi was an ancient Greco-Roman city located at the base of Mount Hermon. Prominently featured in the Gospels, it served as the backdrop...
Cana
Cana is a Galilean village prominent in the Gospel of John as the location of Jesus' first sign—turning water into wine—and the healing of a nobleman'...
Capernaum
Capernaum was a prominent Galilean fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It served as the operational headquarters for Jesus C...
Capernaum’s surrounding villages
Capernaum’s surrounding villages formed the immediate setting for the itinerant ministry of Jesus Christ in Galilee. Located around the northwestern s...
Cappadocia
Cappadocia was a mountainous region in central Asia Minor featured in the New Testament. Its residents heard the Gospel at Pentecost in Jerusalem, and...
Carchemish
Carchemish was an important ancient Neo-Hittite and Syrian city situated on the Euphrates River. Celebrated in Scripture for the decisive 605 BC battl...
Casiphia
Casiphia is a Babylonian location mentioned in the Book of Ezra. It was the settlement where Ezra summoned Levites and temple servants to assist in re...
Cave at En-gedi
The Cave at En-gedi is a prominent wilderness cavern located near the western shore of the Dead Sea where David hid from King Saul. It is famously rec...
Cave of Adullam
The Cave of Adullam was a natural cavern and stronghold located in the Shephelah region of Judah, where David fled from King Saul. It served as a sanc...
Cave of Elijah at Horeb
The Cave of Elijah at Horeb is the sacred mountain shelter where the prophet Elijah sought refuge from Queen Jezebel. Located at Mount Horeb, it serve...
Cave of Lazarus
The Cave of Lazarus in Bethany is the traditional tomb where Jesus Christ dramatically raised Lazarus from the dead after four days. Situated near Jer...
Cave of Lot near Zoar
The Cave of Lot near Zoar is the biblical shelter where Lot and his daughters fled after Sodom's destruction, serving as the setting for the tragic or...
Cave of Machpelah
The Cave of Machpelah, located in Hebron, is the ancestral burial place purchased by Abraham to inter his wife Sarah. It subsequently became the final...
Cave of Makkedah
The Cave of Makkedah is the ancient Canaanite site where five Amorite kings hid during Joshua's southern campaign. Functioning first as a temporary re...
Cave of the Five Kings
The Cave of the Five Kings at Makkedah served as a temporary refuge and final tomb for five Amorite monarchs defeated by Joshua during Israel's victor...
