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Places of the Bible

Enhance your study by reading descriptions of every place in the Bible. Many of the entries come from Smith’s Bible Names Dictionary (1866).

This work is in the public domain and was authored over 100 years ago. In many cases, it does not reflect the findings of modern scholarship, but may be helpful in your personal study.

Abana

Abarim

Abdon

Abel

Abel-meholah

Abel-mizraim

Abez

Accad

Achmetha

Achor, Valley of

Achshaph

Achzib

Acrabbim

Adadah

Adam

Adamah

Adami

Adar

Adithaim

Admah

Adullam

Adummim

Ai

Aiath

Aijalon or Ajalon

Ain

Akrabbim

Alammelech

Allon-bachuth

Almon

Almon-diblathaim

Amad

Amam

Amana

Amorites, Mountain of the

Anab

Anaharath

Anathoth

Aner

Anim

Aphek

Aphekah

Ar

Arab

Arabah

Arabia

Arad

Aram

Aram-naharaim

Aram-zobah

Ararat

Arbah

Archi

Argob

Ariel

Armenia

Arnon

Aroer

Arpad or Arphad

Ashan

Ashdod or Azotus

Ashdoth-pisgah

Asher

Ashkelon or Askelon

Ashnah

Ashtaroth

Ashteroth Karnaim

Detail of an alabaster bas-relief of Ashurbanipal II's lion-hunt scene. 7th century BC. From the North Palace at Nineveh, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The British Museum, London. Picture by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg

Assyria, Assur, or Asshur

Atad

Ataroth

Atroth

Ava

Avith

Azekah

Azem

Azmon

Aznoth-tabor

Azzah

Baal

Baal-shalisha

Baalah

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Babel

Babylon

Baca, The Valley of

Bajith

Bamoth-baal

Bashan

Bashan-havoth-jair

Bealoth

Beer-elim

Beer-Lahai-Roi

Tel Beer Sheva. Photo by gugganij via Wikimedia Commons.

Beer-sheba

Beeroth

Beeroth of the Children of Jaakan

Beesh-terah

Bela

Benjamin, The Land Of

Bered

Beten

Beth-anath

Beth-anoth

Beth-arabah

Beth-aram

Beth-aven

Beth-baal-meon

Beth-birei

Beth-car

Beth-dagon

Beitin, a possible site for Bethel. Photo by Deror_avi via Wikimedia Commons.

Beth-el

Beth-emek

Beth-haran

Beth-hogla or Beth-hoglah

Beth-horon

Beth-jesimoth or Beth-jeshimoth

Beth-lebaoth

Beth-lehem-judah

Beth-marcaboth

Beth-nimrah

Beth-palet

Beth-pazzez

Beth-peor

Beth-shean

Beth-shemesh

Beth-tappuah

Beth-zur

Bether

Bethlehem or Beth-lehem

Bethul

Betonim

Beulah

Bezek

Bezer in the Wilderness

Bizjothjah

Bohan, Stone of

Bozkath

Bozrah

Cabbon

Cabul

Cain

Calah

Calneh

View from Mount Tabor, 2019. Photo by Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons.

Canaan, The Land of

Carchemish

Carmel

Charran

Chephar-haammonai

Chephirah

Cherith, The Brook

Chesalon

Chesil

Chesulloth

Chezib

Chinnereth

Chinnereth, Sea of

Chisloth-tabor

Cuth or Cuthah

Dabareh or Daberath

Dabbasheth

Damascus

Dan

Dannah

David, City of

Debir

Dibon

Dilean

Dimnah

Dimon, The Waters of

Dimonah

Dinhabah

Dizahab

Dophkah

Dor

Dothan at Tell Dotan. Photo by Netanel h via Wikimedia Commons.

Dothan

Dumah

Image of Earth by WikiImages via Pixabay.

Earth

Ebal, Mount

Eben-ezer

Ebronah

Ecbatana

Edar, Tower of

The Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole, 1828.

Eden

Eder

Edom, Idumaea, or Idumea

Edrei

Eglaim

Eglon

The pyramids of Egypt. Photo by TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay.

Egypt

Egypt, River of

Ekron

El-beth-el

El-elohe-Israel

El-paran

Elah, Valley of

Elam

Elath or Eloth

Elealeh

Eleph

Elim

Ellasar

Elon

Eltekeh

Eltekon

Eltolad

En-dor

En-eglaim

En-gannim

En-gedi or Engedi

En-haddah

En-hazor

En-mishpat

En-rogel

En-shemesh

En-tappuah

Enam

Enoch

Ephes-dammim

Ephraim

Ephraim, Mount

Ephratah

Ephrath

Ephron, City of

Ephron, Field of

Ephron, Mount

Uruk archaeological site at Warka, possibly the location of ancient Erech. Photo by SAC Andy Holmes (RAF)

Erech

Esek (well)

Eshcol, The Valley or Brook of

Eshean

Eshtaol

Eshtemoa or Eshtemoh

Etham

Ether

Ethiopia

Euphrates

Ezion-gaber or Ezion-geber

Gaash

Gaba

Galeed

Galilee

Gallim

Gath

Gath-hepher or Gittah-hepher

Gath-rimmon

Gaza

Geba

Gebal

Gebim

Geder

Gederah

Gederoth

Gederothaim

Gedor

Geliloth

Tel Haror, a possible location of Gerar. Photo by Aaadir via Wikimedia Commons.

Gerar

Gerizim

Gezer

Giants, Valley of the

Gibbethon

Gibeah

Gibeath

Gibeon

Gihon

Modern Burma, the site of Gilead. Photo by Adeeb Atwan via Wikimedia Commons.

Gilead

Gilgal

Giloh

Golan

Ghawr Almazra'a Sub-District, Jordan. Photo by Adeeb Atwan via Wikimedia Commons.

Gomorrah

The likely site of Goshen in Egypt. Photo by Didia vis Wikimedia Commons.

Goshen

Gozan

Gudgodah

Habor

Hadashah

Hadattah

Hai

Halah

Halak, Mount

Halhul

Hali

Ham

Hamath

Hammath

Hammon

Hammoth-dor

Hamor, City of

Hanes

Hannathon

Haphraim or Hapharaim

Haradah

Harran beehive houses. Photo by Zhengan via Wikimedia Commons.

Haran

Hashmonah

Havilah

Havoth-jair

Hazar or Hazer

Hazerim

Hazeroth

Hazezon-tamar

Hazor

Heaven

Hebron

Heleph

Helkath

Hell

Hena

Hepher

Hermon

Hermonites, The

Heshbon

Heshmon

Hezron

Hiddekel

Hinnom, Valley of

Hobah

Holon

Hor

Hor-hagidgad

Horeb

Horem

Hormah

Horonaim

Hosah

Hukkok

Humtah

Ibleam

Idalah

Iim

Ije-abarim

India

Ir-shemesh

Irpeel

Israel, Kingdom Of

Issachar

Ithnan

Ittah-kazin

Ivah

Jaazer or Jazer

Jabbok

Jabneel

Jagur

Jahaz, Jahaza, Jahazah, and Juhzah

Janohah

Janum

Japhia

Japhleti

Jarmuth

Jattir

Javan

Jearim, Mount

Jebus

Jebusi

Jebusite

Jegar-sahadutha

Jehovah-jireh

Jehovah-nissi

Jekabzeel

Jericho

Jerusalem

Jeshimon

Jethlah

Jezreel

Jiphtah

Jiphthah-el, Valley of

Jokdeam

Jokneam

Joktheel

Joppa or Japho

Jordan

Jordan, Plain of

Jotbath or Jotbathah

Judaea or Judea

Judah, Kingdom Of

Juttah

Kabzeel

Kadesh or Kadesh-barnea

Kanah

Karkaa

Kartah

Kartan

Kattath

Kedemoth

Kedesh

Kehelathah

Keilah

Kenath

Kerioth

Keziz, Valley of

Kibroth-hattaavah

Kibzaim

Kidron or Kedron

Kir of Moab

Kir-haraseth or Kir-hareseth

Kirjath

Kirjath-arba

Kirjath-huzoth

Kirjath-jearim

Kirjath-sannah

Kirjath-sepher

Kirjathaim

Kishion

Kishon

Kison

Kithlish

Laban

Lachish

Lahai-roi

Lahmam

Lakum

Lasha

Lasharon

Lebanon

Lebaoth

Leshem

Libnah

Luhith, The Ascent of

Luz

Maaleh-acrabbim

Maarath

Machpelah, Cave of

Machpelah, Field of

Madmannah

Madmenah

Madon

Magog

Mahanaim. Tel edh Dhahab viewed from the Jabbok river. Photo by E. Rehfeld via Wikimedia Commons.

Mahanaim

Makheloth

Makkedah

Ramat el Khalil. Photo by Yywilk via Wikimedia Commons.

Mamre (plain)

Manahath

Maon

Marah

Maralah

Mareshah

Masrekah

Massah

Mattanah

Me-jarkon

Mearah

Medeba

Medes or Media

Megiddo

Mephaath

Meribah

Merom, Waters of

Mesha

Mesopotamia

Michmas or Michmash

Michmethah

Middin

Midian

Migdal-el

Migdal-gad

Migdol

Migron

Millo

Mishal or Misheal

Misrephoth-maim

Mithcah

Mizar

Mizpah

Moab

Moab, Field of

Moladah

Moreh

Aerial photo of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo by Andrew Shiva via Wikimedia Commons.

Moriah

Moserah

Mozah

Naamah

Naarath

Nahalal or Nahallal

Nahaliel

Nahor, City of

Naioth

Naphtali, Mount

Neah

Nebo

Neiel

Nekeb

Nephtoah, Water of

Nezib

Nibshan

Nimrah

Nimrim, The Waters of

Detail of an alabaster bas-relief of Ashurbanipal II's lion-hunt scene. 7th century BC. From the North Palace at Nineveh, in modern-day Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. The British Museum, London. Picture by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg

Nineveh

Nob

Nod

Nophah

Oboth

On

Ono

Ophir

Ophni

Ophrah

Oreb, The Rock

Padan-aram

Palestine or Palestina

Parah

Paran

Pathros

Pau

Tel edh Dhahab Identified as Penual or Mahanaim. Photo by Jacob via Wikimedia Commons.

Peniel or Penuel

Peor

Perazim, Mount

Persia

Pethor

Philistia

Philistines, Land of the

Philistines, Sea of the

Pi-hahiroth

Pisgah

Pison

Pithom

Plains

Pul

Punon

Rabbah

Rabbath

Rabbith

Rahab

Rakkath

Rakkon

Ramah

Ramath of the South

Ramathaim-zophim

Rameses or Raamses

Ramoth-gilead

Red Sea

Refuge, Cities of

Rehob

Rehoboth

Rekem

Remathaim-zophim

Remeth

Remmon

Remmon-methoar

Rephaim, Valley of

Rephidim

Resen

Reuben

Rezeph

Riblah

Rimmon

Rissah

Rithmah

Salcah or Salchah

Salem

Salmon

Salt Sea

Salt, City of

Samaria

Samaria, Country Of

Sansannah

Sarid

Seba

Secacah

Sechu

Seir

Sela or Selah

Seneh

Sephar

Sepharvaim

Shaalbim or Shaalabbin

Shahazimah

Shalem

Shalim, The Land Of

Shalisha, The Land Of

Shamir

Shapher, Mount

Sharaim or Shaaraim

Sharon

Sharuhen

Shaveh

Shaveh Kiriathaim

Sheba

Shebah (well)

Shebam

Shebarim

Shechem at Tell Balatah. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Shechem

Shechem, City of

Shema

Shen

Shenir

Shepham

Shicron

Shihon or Shion

Shihor-libnath

Shilhim

Shiloah, The Waters of

Shiloh

Shimron

Shimron-meron

Shinar

Shittim

Shophan

Shual, The Land of

Shunem

Shur

Shushan or Susa

Sibmah

Sichem

Siddim

Sidon

Sihor

Sin, Wilderness of

Sinai

Sion, Mount

Sirion

Sitnah (well)

Socoh

Ghawr Almazra'a Sub-District, Jordan. Photo by Adeeb Atwan via Wikimedia Commons.

Sodom

Succoth

Syria

Taanach

Taanath-shiloh

Taberah

Tabor

Tahath

Tamar

Tanach

Tappuah

Tarah

Taralah

Tarshish

Telaim

Telassar or Thelasar

Telem

Tema

Teman

Temani, Land of

Thimnathah

Timnah or Timnath

Timnath-serah

Tirzah

Tophel

Tophet or Topheth

Tyre

Ummah

Ur

Uzza, The Garden Of

Wilderness of the Wandering

Zalmon, Mount

Zalmonah

Zanoah

Zaphon

Zared or Zered

Zarephath

Zaretan

Zareth-shahar

Zarthan

Zeboim or Zeboiim

Zebulun

Zedad

Zelah

Zelzah

Zemaraim

Zenan

Zer

Zereda

Ziddim

Zidon

Ziklag

Zin

Zin, Wilderness of

Zion

Zior

Ziph

Ziphron

Zoan

Zoar

Zoba or Zobah

Zophim, The Field of

Zorah

Zoreah

Zuph

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