Put the Story on the Map

Biblical Geography

Explore the lands, regions, cities, terrain, and journeys that give the biblical story its physical setting.

Map of the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan in the time of the Judges. Each of the twelve tribes has a soft color: Asher, Naphtali, Zebulun and Issachar in the north; Manasseh on both sides of the Jordan; Ephraim, Benjamin and Dan in the middle; Judah and Simeon in the south; Gad and Reuben east of the Jordan. Philistine cities sit on the southern coast. Towns such as Dan, Hazor, Shechem, Shiloh, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Hebron are marked. — Israel in the time of the Judges. Boundaries are approximate. More about this map

Where It Happened

Explore by category

Start wide with the lands and regions, then visit the cities, see the land change through time, and follow the journeys stop by stop, and see which empire held the land in each era.

RegionsThe 12 tribes, the kingdoms, the districts of Jesus’ day and Roman provinces.24 regions in 5 lands
CitiesEvery city page, grouped by land and region.15 cities
The Promised LandThe land through time, map by map.2 maps
JourneysAbraham’s journey and Paul’s, stop by stop.5 journeys
EmpiresWho held the stage over the land, era by era.7 group pages