NEW TESTAMENT SITES.
In the column ‘Modern Identification,’ those marked with a single ? are doubtful; those with double ?? are very doubtful; those marked with a star are due to the Survey. In the column of Remarks the letters ‘Mem. II. 387; Sh. IV.’ refer to the Memoirs of the Survey of Palestine, with the Volume, Page, and Sheet of the Great Map. The letters Q. S., Quarterly Statement; O. T. S., Old Testament Sites; Grove’s B. I., Bible Index; Smith’s D. of B., Dictionary of the Bible; Jer. Vol., Jerusalem Volume.
| New Testament Name. | References (New Testament and Josephus). | Modern Identification. | No. of Sheet on ⅜-in. Map. | Remarks, References, and No. of Sheet on Large Map. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABILENE | Luke iii. 1; 19 Ant. v. 1; 20 Ant. vii. 1; 2 Wars xii. 8 | 3 | A district of which the capital was Abila in the Anti-Lebanon. (Smith’s D. of B.; Special Papers, 112.) | |
| ACELDAMA (R.V. AKELDAMA) | Acts i. 19 | Hakk ed Dumm | 14 | The traditional site since the 4th century has been shown at Hakk ed Dumm, south of Zion. (Jer. Vol. 380; Smith’s D. of B.; Q. S. 271, 1881.) |
| ACHAIA (In Rom. xvi. 5, the true reading is Asia, as in R.V.) | Acts xviii. 12; xix. 21; Rom. xv. 26; xvi. 5; 1 Cor. xvi. 15; 2 Cor. ii. 1; ix. 2; xi. 10; 1 Thess. i. 7, 8; 3 Wars i. 3 | Greece | — | A Roman province, including the Peloponnesus and greater part of Hellas proper. (Smith’s D. of B.) |
| ÆNON | John iii. 23 | The springs in W. Fârʾah.* The springs near Umm el ʾAmdân (?) | 10 | The springs in Wâdy Fârʾah, between the villages of ʾAinûn and Salim, proposed by Captain Conder. (Conder’s Handbook to the Bible, 320.) Also the springs near Umm el ʾAmdân, 7½ miles below Beisân, by Col. Sir Charles Wilson. (Mem. II. 234; Sh. XII.; Q. S. 141, 1874; 32, 1875.) |
| AMPHIPOLIS | Acts xvii. 1 | Jeni Keui | — | Three miles from the sea, on the river Strymon in Macedonia. |
| ANTIOCH | Acts vi. 5; xi. 19–27; xiii. 1; xiv. 26 | ʾAntâkia | — | Capital of Northern Syria; site of first Christian Church. |
| ANTIOCH of Pisidia | Acts xiii. 14; xiv. 19, 21; 2 Tim. iii. 11 | Yalovatch | — | The ruins at Yalovatch. (Smith’s D. of B.) |
| ANTIPATRIS | Acts xxiii. 31; 13 Ant. xv. 1; 16 Ant. v. 2; 1 Wars iv. 7; xxi. 9; 2 Wars xix. 1, 9; 4 Wars viii. 1 | Kŭlʾat Râs el ʾAin | 9 | The distances given in various Itineraries fix this site at the large ruin of Râs el ʾAin. (Mem. II. 258–262; Sh. XIII.; Conder’s Handbook to the Bible, 307; Q. S. 184, 1874; 32, 1875; 47, 1881.) |
| APOLLONIA | Acts xvii. 1 | Pollina | — | In Macedonia, 30 Roman miles from Amphipolis. |
| APPII FORUM (R.V. MARKET OF APPIUS) | Acts xxviii. 15 | — | The ruins near Treponti on the Appian Way. | |
| AREOPAGUS, or Mars Hill | Acts xvii. 19, 22 | — | A rocky hill at Athens. | |
| ARIMATHEA | Matt. xxvii. 57; Mark xv. 43; Luke xxiii. 51; John xix. 38 | Not identified | — | The town of Joseph. (Q. S. 20, 1878.) |
| ARMAGEDDON (R.V. HARMAGEDON) | Rev. xvi. 16 | Not identified | 10 | The hill near Lejjûn, overlooking Esdraelon (Smith’s D. of B.) The hill overlooking Kh. el Mujeddʾa on the west, is suggested in Conder’s Primer of Bible Geography, 127. |
| ASIA | Acts ii. 9; vi. 9; xvi. 6; xix. 10–31; xx. 4, 16, 18; xxi. 27; xxiv. 18; xxvii. 2; 1 Cor. xvi. 19; 2 Cor. i. 8; 2 Tim. i. 15; 1 Peter i. 1; Rev. i. 4, 11 | — | ‘Not “Asia,” nor “Asia Minor”; but a Roman province, of which Ephesus was capital.’ (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| ASSOS | Acts xx. 13, 14 | Behram Keui | — | A seaport town in Mysia. |
| ATHENS | Acts xvii. 15, 16, 22; xviii. 1; 1 Thess. iii. 1; 14 Ant. viii. 5; xv. 5; 1 Wars xvi. 4 | Athens | — | The capital of Greece. |
| ATTALIA | Acts xiv. 25 | Adal | — | A coast town in Asia Minor. (Smith’s D. of B.) |
| AZOTUS | Acts viii. 40; 5 Ant. i. 22; 4 Wars iii. 2 | Esdûd | 13 | The Greek form of Ashdod. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 89, 1871; 157, 1875. |
| BABYLON | Matt. i. 11, 12, 17; Acts vii. 43; 1 Peter v. 13; Rev. xiv. 8; xvi. 19; xvii. 5; xviii. 2, 21. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | — | See O. T. S. | |
| BEREA | Acts xvii. 10, 13 | Verria | — | Verria, in Roumelia. |
| BETHABARA (R.V. BETHANY) | John i. 28 | Makht. ʾAbârah (?)* or the traditional site near Jericho | 10 | Captain Conder suggests Makht. ʾAbârah, a ford in the Jordan, at the point where the road crosses over to Decapolis, a little north of Beth-shan. Sir Charles Wilson thinks the traditional site near Jericho likely to be correct. (See Mem. II. 89; Sh. IX.; Conder’s Handbook to the Bible, 320, and Primer of Bible Geography, 149; Q. S. 1875, 1877, 1878, 1881; Special Papers, p. 131.) |
| BETHANY | Matt. xxi. 17; xxvi. 6; Mark xi. 1, 11, 12; xiv. 3; Luke xix. 29; xxiv. 50; John xi. 1, 18; xii. 1 | el ʾAzerîyeh | 14 | A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. The modern name is el ʾAzerîyeh. (Mem. III. 27; Sh. XVII.; Q. S. 173, 1874.) |
| BETHESDA, The Pool (R.V. BETHSAIDA, or BETHZATHA Margin) | John v. 2 | Not identified | 14 | ‘By the sheep gate a pool, having five porches.’ According to tradition of early part of 4th century it was north of the Temple. Captain Conder proposes the spring in the Kidron valley, called Gihon and En-rogel. (Handbook to the Bible, 334; Primer of Bible Geography, 157; Q. S. 1869, 1872; Recovery of Jerusalem.) |
| BETHLEHEM | Matt. ii. 1, 5, 6, 8, 16; Luke ii. 4, 15; John vii. 42; 5 Ant. vii. 13; ix. 1, 2; 6 Ant. viii. 1, 2; xi. 7; 7 Ant. 1, 3; xii. 4; 8 Ant. ii. 3; x. 1 | Beit Lahm | 14 | The present village Beit Lahm, south of Jerusalem. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 1874, 1881. |
| BETHPHAGE | Matt. xxi. 1; Mark xi. 1; Luke xix. 29 | Kefr et Tôr (??) | 14 | According to the Jerusalem Talmud (Menakhoth, 11–2) Bethphage marked the Sabbatical limit East of Jerusalem; this limit was called the Wall of Bethphage. ‘Kefr et Tôr,’ on the Mount of Olives, is about 2000 cubits from the east wall of Jerusalem, and is possibly Bethphage. (Q. S. 1874, 1878; Conder’s Handbook, 326, and Primer, 156.) |
| BETHSAIDA | Matt. xi. 21; Mark vi. 45; viii. 22; Luke x. 13; ix. 10; John i. 44; xii. 21 | et Tabghah (?) el Mesadîyeh (?) et Tell (?) ed Dikkeh (?) | 6 | The exact site of this place has not been discovered. Four ruined sites have been proposed, three east, one west of Jordan. For various remarks as to whether there were one or two Bethsaidas, see Conder’s Handbook, 322; and Primer, 153; Recovery of Jerusalem, Art. Sea of Galilee; Q. S. 1877, 1879, 1881. |
| BITHYNIA | Acts xvi. 7; 1 Peter i. 1; 14 Ant. xii. 2; 1 Wars xii. 4; 2 Wars xvi. 4; 6 Wars i. 8 | — | A Roman province at north-west corner of Asia Minor. | |
| CÆSAREA | Acts viii. 40; ix. 30; x. 1, 24; xi. 11; xii. 19; xviii. 22; xxi. 8, 16; xxiii. 23, 33; xxv. 1–4, 6, 13. Frequently mentioned in Josephus as Cesarea, Sebaste and Strato’s Tower | Kaisârieh | 9 | The extensive ruined town now called Kaisârieh on the coast north of Jaffa. (Mem. II. 13; Sh. VII.; Q. S. 1873, 1874; 147, 1884.) Referred to by Josephus as originally called Strato’s Tower. |
| CÆSAREA PHILIPPI | Matt. xvi. 13; Mark viii. 27. Jos. Life, 13; 18 Ant. ii. 1; 20 Ant. ix. 4; 2 Wars ix. 1; 3 Wars ix. 7; 7 Wars ii. 1; iii. 1 | Banias | 7 | The present village Banias, at the Jordan Springs. (Q. S. 171, 1877; 1878. Recovery of Jerusalem, Mem. I.; Sh. II.) |
| CALVARY (R.V. The Skull) | Luke xxiii. 33 | — | See [Golgotha]. | |
| CANA OF GALILEE | John ii. 1, 11; iv. 46; xxi. 2; Jos. Life, 16, 71; 13 Ant. xv. 1; 15 Ant. v. 1; 1 Wars iv. 7; xvii. 5 | Kefr Kenna (?) Kh. Kanah (?) | 6 | Early Christian tradition places it at Kefr Kenna, on the road from Nazareth to Tiberias. The Crusaders, supposed Kh. Kanah, further north, to be the true site. General opinion seems to be in favour of Kefr Kenna. (Conder’s Primer, 150; Mem. I. 287; Sh. V.; 367, Sh. VI; Q. S. 67, 1878; 143, 1883.) |
| CANAAN and CHANAAN | Matt. xv. 22; Acts vii. 11; xiii. 19. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | Canaanite, Matt. x. 4 (of Luke vi. 15; Acts i. 13) is a different word, meaning ‘Zealot.’ See R.V. | ||
| CAPERNAUM | Matt. iv. 13; viii. 5; xi. 23; xvii. 24; Mark i. 21; ii. 1; ix. 33; Luke iv. 23, 31; vii. 1; x. 15; John ii. 12; iv. 46; vi. 17, 24, 59; Jos. Life, 72; 3 Wars x. 8 | Tell Hum, or Kh. Minieh | 6 | Either ‘Tell Hum’ or ‘Kh. Minieh.’ The former is suggested by Sir Charles Wilson (Recovery of Jerusalem, 371–380). The latter by Captain Conder. In Josephus’ Capharnaum, 3 Wars 1, 8; Capharnome or Capernaum Life, sect. 72. For the various theories, see Recovery of Jerusalem; Mem. I. 369–417; Sh. VI.; Tent Work (Conder), 182–190; Q. S. 1877, 1885; Rob Roy on the Jordan (Macgregor), chap. 21; Land of Israel (Tristram), 428–434; Biblical Researches (Robinson), 348–360; Sinai & Palestine (Stanley); Land and the Book (Thomson), 352–356. |
| CAPPADOCIA | Acts ii. 9; 1 Peter i. 1; 13 Ant. x. 4; 14 Ant. vi. 4; 16 Ant. ii. 2; x. 6; 17 Ant. xiii. 4; 1 Wars xxv. 1; xxvi. 4; xxviii. 1; 2 Wars xvi. 4; 4 Wars xi. 1; 7 Wars i. 3 | — | A district in the east of Asia Minor. | |
| CEDRON, The Brook | John xviii. 1; 8 Ant. i. 5; 9 Ant. vii. 3; 5 Wars ii. 3; iv. 2; vi. 1; vii. 3; xii. 2; 6 Wars iii. 2 | Wâdy en Nâr | 14 | The Kidron Valley. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 1869, 1870. |
| CENCHREA (R.V. CENCHREÆ) | Acts xviii. 18; Rom. xvi. 1 | Kikries | — | The modern village of Kikries, 9 miles from Corinth. |
| CHARRAN (R.V. HARAN) | Acts vii. 2, 4 | Harrân | — | For Haran, see O. T. S. |
| CHIOS | Acts xx. 15 | Scio | — | The island of Scio, off west coast of Asia Minor. |
| CHORAZIN | Matt. xi. 21; Luke x. 13 | Kh. Kerâzeh | 6 | The ruins called ‘Kh. Kerâzeh,’ some 2½ miles north of Tell Hum. (Mem. I. 365–368, Sh. VI.; Conder’s Primer, 152; Recovery of Jerusalem; Q. S. 134, 1879.) |
| CILICIA | Acts vi. 9; xv. 23, 41; xxi. 39; xxii. 1; xxiii. 34; xxvii. 5; Gal. i. 21; 9 Ant. x. 2, etc.; 1 Wars vii. 7, etc. | — | A maritime province on south-east coast of Asia Minor, the native country of St. Paul. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| CLAUDA | Acts xxvii. 16 | Gozzo | — | Now the island Gozzo, at the south-west end of Crete. |
| CNIDUS | Acts xxvii. 7 | — | A town at the extreme south-west end of Asia Minor, in Caria, on Cape Crio. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| COLOSSE | Col. i. 2 | — | In Phrygia, on the river Lycus. | |
| CORINTH | Acts xviii. 1; xix. 1; 1 Cor. i. 2; 2 Cor. i. 1–23; 2 Tim. iv. 20 | Corinth, now Gortho | — | On the isthmus between Peloponnesus and the mainland of Greece. |
| COOS (R.V. COS) | Acts xxi. 1 | Stanchio | — | An island north-west of Rhodes. |
| CRETE | Acts xxvii. 7, 12, 13, 21; Tit. i. 5; Jos. Life, 76; 13 Ant. iv. 39; 17 Ant. xii. 2; 2 Wars vii. 1 | Candia | — | The large island to the south of the Grecian Archipelago. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| CYPRUS | Acts iv. 36; xi. 19, 20; xiii. 4; xv. 39; xxi. 3; 16; xxvii. 4; 1 Ant. vi. 1; 13 Ant. x. 4; xii. 2, 3; 16 Ant. iv. 5; 20 Ant. ii. 5; 2 Wars vii. 2 | Cyprus | — | See O. T. S. |
| CYRENE | Matt. xxvii. 32; Mark xv. 21; Luke xxiii. 26; Acts ii. 10; vi. 9; xi. 20; xiii. 1; Jos. Life, 3, 76; 14 Ant. vii. 2; 16 Ant. vi. 1, 5; 7 Wars xi. 1 | el Krenna | — | The chief town of the district, now Tripoli, lying between Carthage and Egypt. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| DALMANUTHA | Mark viii. 10 | Not identified | — | See Conder’s Handbook, 322. |
| DALMATIA | 2 Tim. iv. 10; 2 Wars xvi. 4 | A district in Illyricum, east of the Adriatic Sea. (Grove’s B. I.) | ||
| DAMASCUS | Acts ix. 2–27; xxii. 5–11; xxvi. 12, 20; 2 Cor. xi. 32; Gal. i. 17; Jos. Life, 6, etc., etc. | Dimeshk esh Sham | 4 | The ancient city now called Dimeshk esh Sham. One of the cities included in the Decapolis. See O. T. S. |
| DECAPOLIS | Matt. iv. 25; Mark v. 20; vii. 31; Jos. Life, 65, 74; 3 Wars ix. 7 | 7 | The name applied to a confederation of ten cities which lay to the south-east of the Sea of Galilee, viz., Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara, Philadelphia, Pella, Gerasa, Dion, Canatha, Damascus, Raphana. All except the first are on the east of the Jordan. (Conder’s Handbook, 36; Primer, 146.) | |
| DERBE | Acts xiv. 6, 20; xvi. 1; xx. 4 | Ambarrarasi | — | Ambarrarasi, west of Eregli, in Asia Minor. |
| EMMAUS | Luke xxiv. 13 | Kh. el Khamaseh (?)* Kulonieh (?) el Kubeibeh (?) Urtas (?) | — | The village of Emmaus (Luke xxiv. 13) was, according to A.V., 60 furlongs from Jerusalem, and according to the Sinaitic 160. Kh. el Khamaseh, 8 miles south-west of Jerusalem, proposed by Captain Conder. (Handbook and Mem. III. 36; Sh. XVII.; Q. S. 172, 1876; 105, 1879; 46, 237, 1881.) Kulonieh, 4½ miles west of Jerusalem. (Grove’s B. I.) el Kubeibeh, 7½ miles north-west of Jerusalem, was recognised by the Crusaders. (Mem. III. 131; Sh. XVII.) Urtas, 7 miles south of Jerusalem, proposed by Mrs. Finn. (Q. S. 53, 1883; 243, 1884. See also 1885, 1886.) |
| EGYPT | Matt. ii. 13–19, etc., etc. | See O. T. S. | ||
| EPHRAIM, or APHARAIM | John xi. 54 | Taiyibeh (?) | 14 | See Conder’s Handbook, O. T. S. and Q. S. 1872, 1877, and 1881. |
| EPHESUS | Acts xviii. 19, 21, 24; xix. 1, 17, 26, 35; xx. 16, 17; 1 Cor. xv. 32; xvi. 8; Ephes. i. 1; 1 Tim. i. 3; 2 Tim. i. 18; iv. 12; Rev. i. 11; ii. 1; 14 Ant. x. 3, 16; xii. 2, 3, 4; 16 Ant. ii. 2; vi. 7 | Ephesus | — | A city of Ionia in Asia Minor, near Smyrna. The seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. See Smith’s D. of B. and Baedeker’s Handbook. |
| ETHIOPIA | Acts viii. 27 | — | See O. T. S. | |
| FAIR HAVENS, The | Acts xxvii. 8 | — | On the south side of Crete, 4 or 5 miles east of Cape Matala. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| GABBATHA | John xix. 13 | Not identified | — | The ‘pavement’ in Jerusalem. Believed to have been in the citadel of Antonia. |
| GALATIA | Acts xvi. 6; xviii. 23; 1 Cor. xvi. 1; Gal. i. 2; 2 Tim. iv. 10; 1 Peter i. 1 | — | A province of Asia Minor. | |
| GALILEE, Upper GALILEE, Lower | Matt. ii. 22; iii. 13; iv. 12, 15, 23, 25; xvii. 22; xix. 1; xxi. 11; xxvi. 32; xxvii. 55; xxviii. 7, 10, 16; Mark i. 9, 14, 28, 39; iii. 7; vi. 21; ix. 30; xiv. 28; xv. 41; xvi. 7; Luke i. 26; ii. 39; iii. 1; iv. 14, 31, 44; v. 17; viii. 26; xvii. 11; xxiii. 5, 6, 49, 55; xxiv. 6; John i. 43; ii. 11; iv. 3, 43, 45, 47; vii. 1, 9, 41, 52; xii. 21; xxi. 2; Acts i. 11; v. 37; ix. 31; x. 37. Very frequently mentioned in Josephus | — | See O. T. S. | |
| GALILEE, Sea of | Matt. iv. 18; xv. 29; Mark i. 16; vii. 31; John vi. 1 | Bahr Tŭbarîya | — | See Recovery of Jerusalem, Conder’s Handbook, 215; Tent Work, 36; Q. S. 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1881. |
| GAZA | Acts viii. 26; 1 Ant. vi. 2; 5 Ant. i. 22; ii. 4; viii. 10; 6 Ant. i. 2; 7 Ant. iv. 1; 9 Ant. xiii. 3; 11 Ant. viii. 3, 4; 13 Ant. v. 5; xii. 2, 4; xiii. 1, 2, 3; xv. 4; 14 Ant. iv. 4; v. 3; 15 Ant. vii. 3, 9; 17 Ant. xi. 4; 1 Wars iv. 2; vii. 7; xx. 3; 2 Wars vi. 3; xviii. 1; 4 Wars xi. 5 | Ghŭzzeh | 13 | See O. T. S. and Q. S. 1869–1875, 1878. (Mem. III. 248; Sh. XIX.) |
| GENNESARET, Lake of | Luke v. 1; 5 Ant. i. 22; 13 Ant. v. 7; 3 Wars x. 1, 7, 8 | Bahr Tŭbarîya | 6 | Another name for the Sea of Galilee. In the Old Testament Chinnereth, and in Josephus Lake of Genesareth. |
| GENNESARET, Land of | Matt. xiv. 34; Mark vi. 53 | el Ghuweir | 6 | The plain of ‘el Ghuweir,’ north of Magdala, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Extent 3 miles long by 1¼ mile broad. |
| GERGESENES, or GERASENES City of | Matt. viii. 28; Mark v. 1; Luke viii. 26 and 37 | Kersa, or Khersa (?) | 6 | Possibly the present ruin Kersa, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. In Matt. viii. 28 Gergesenes; Mark v. 1, Luke viii. 26 and 37 Gadarenes (A.V.) In Matt. viii. 28 Gadarenes; Mark v. 1, Luke viii. 26 and 37 Gerasenes (R.V.) Recovery of Jerusalem, Schumacher’s Jaulan, 1888. Conder’s Handbook. |
| GETHSEMANE | Matt. xxvi. 36; Mark xiv. 32 | 14 | Probably at or near the enclosed olive garden, still so called, in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. | |
| GOLGOTHA | Matt. xxvii. 33; Mark xv. 22; John xix. 17 | 14 | The knoll outside of the Damascus Gate proposed by Captain Conder, has lately received many supporters. Luke xiii. 33 Calvary (A.V.), The Skull (R.V.). See Recovery of Jerusalem. Conder’s Primer, 160; Q. S. 198, 1879; 109, 1880; 69, 148, 1883; 78, 1885. | |
| GOMORRHA (R.V. GOMORRAH) | Matt. x. 15; Mark vi. 11; Rom. ix. 29; Jude 7; 2 Pet. ii. 6 | Not identified | — | The Gomorrah of the Old Testament. (See O. T. S. and Memoirs of Eastern Survey.) The name is omitted in Mark vi. 11 in the R.V. |
| GREECE | Acts xx. 2 | |||
| HIERAPOLIS | Col. iv. 13 | Pambûk Kalessi | — | Now called Pambûk Kalessi. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| ICONIUM | Acts xiii. 51; xiv. 1, 19, 21; xvi. 2; 2 Tim. iii. 11 | Konieh | — | Now the modern Konieh. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| IDUMÆA | Mark iii. 8; 4 Wars iv. 1–7, etc. | 14 21 | The Greek form of [Edom]. See O. T. S. | |
| ILLYRICUM | Rom. xv. 19 | — | A district on the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| ITALY | Acts xviii. 2; xxvii. 1, 6; Heb. xiii. 24 | — | ||
| ITURÆA | Luke iii. 1; 13 Ant. xi. 3 | Jedûr | 7 | The present district of Jedûr, extending from Hermon towards the Lejah. (Conder’s Handbook, 316; Recovery of Jerusalem, 416.) |
| JACOB’S WELL | John iv. 6 | Bîr Yʾakûb | 10 | At the foot of Gerizim, where the Vale of Shechem joins the plain of Moreh, is Jacob’s Well, 70 feet deep, and at times containing water. There is a vault over it now, and remains of an ancient church. For plans and sketches and detailed accounts see Recovery of Jerusalem. (Mem. II. 172; Sh. XI.; Q. S. 71, 1873; 72, 1877; 9, 1878; 87, 1879; 195, 1881.) |
| JERICHO | Matt. xx. 29; Mark x. 46; Luke x. 30; xviii. 35; xix. 1; Heb. xi. 30. Frequently mentioned by Josephus | Eriha | 14 | Jericho. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 1869, 1870, 1874. |
| JERUSALEM | Very frequently mentioned | el Kuds | — | Memoirs, Jer. Vol.; Recovery of Jerusalem, etc. |
| JOPPA | Acts ix. 36–43; x. 5, 8, 23, 32; xi. 13 | Yâfa | 9 | The Japho of Joshua, xix. 46. See O. T. S. |
| JORDAN | Matt. iii. 5, 6, 13; iv. 15, 25; xix. 1; Mark i. 5, 9; iii. 8; x. 1; Luke iii. 3; iv. 1; John i. 28; iii. 26; x. 40 | esh Sheriʾah | — | See O. T. S. |
| JUDAH, or JUDEA | Matt. ii. 1, 5, 22, etc., etc. | — | See O. T. S. | |
| LAODICEA | Col. iv. 13, 15; Rev. i. 11; iii. 14; 1 Wars xi. 7 | near Denislu | — | In Asia Minor. Was the seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. |
| LASEA | Acts xxvii. 8 | Lasea | — | A ruin of that name in Crete. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| LIBYA | Acts ii. 10; 1 Ant. vi. 2; 10 Ant. x. 1; 12 Ant. x. 5; 14 Ant. i. 4; 16 Ant. vi. 1; 2 Wars xvi. 4; xviii. 8; 3 Wars v. 7; 4 Wars x. 5; 7 Wars xi. 1 | — | The part of Africa west of the Delta. Mentioned by Josephus under the form of Libya, Libyia, Libyan Pentapolis. See O. T. S. | |
| LYCAONIA | Acts xiv. 6, 11 | — | A district of Asia Minor. | |
| LYCIA | Acts xxvii. 5 | — | A district in Asia Minor, opposite Rhodes. | |
| LYDDA | Acts ix. 32, 35, 38; 14 Ant. xi. 2; xv. 3; 20 Ant. vi. 2; 1 Wars xv. 6; 2 Wars xii. 6; xix. 1; xx. 4; 3 Wars iii. 5; 4 Wars viii. 1 | Ludd | 9 | The ancient ‘Lod.’ See O. T. S. |
| LYSTRA | Acts xiv. 6, 8, 21; xvi. 1, 2; 2 Tim. iii. 11 | Khatûn Serai | — | Khatûn Serai, east of Konieh. |
| MACEDONIA | Acts xvi. 9, 10, 12; xviii. 5; xix. 21, 22, 29; xx. 1, 3; Rom. xv. 26; 1 Cor. xvi. 5; 2 Cor. i. 16; ii. 13; vii. 5; viii. 1; ix. 2, 4; xi. 9; Philip iv. 15; 1 Thess. i. 7, 8; iv. 10; 1 Tim. i. 3; 12 Ant. i.; 14 Ant. xii. 3 | Macedonia | — | The country to the north of Greece. In the Apocrypha Chittim. See O. T. S., under head Chittim. |
| MADIAN | Acts vii. 29 | — | The Greek form of Midian. See O. T. S. | |
| MAGDALA (R.V. MAGADAN) | Matt. xv. 39 | Mejdel (?) | 6 | The present village Mejdel, north of Tiberias. (Mem. I. 365, 369; Sh. VI.; Q. S. 121, 1877.) Magadan might (if correct) represent Megiddo. See O. T. S. |
| MELITA | Acts xxviii. 1 | Malta | — | The island on which St. Paul was wrecked. |
| MESOPOTAMIA | Acts ii. 9; vii. 2 (frequently mentioned in Josephus) | — | Country between the Euphrates and Tigris. See O. T. S. | |
| MILETUS | Acts xx. 15, 17; 2 Tim. iv. 20 | — | A city of Asia Minor, south of Ephesus. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| MITYLENE | Acts xx. 14; 15 Ant. x. 2; 16 Ant. ii. 2 | Castro | — | The chief town of Lesbos. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| MYRA | Acts xxvii. 5 | Dembra | — | A city of Lycia. |
| MYSIA | Acts xvi. 7, 8; 1 Wars xxi. 11; 4 Wars x. 6; 7 Wars iv. 3; v. 3 | — | A district in the north-west of Asia Minor. | |
| NAIN | Luke vii. 11 | Nein | 10 | The village Nein, west of Endor. (Mem. II. 86; Sh. IX; Q. S. 115, 1878.) |
| NAZARETH | Matt. ii. 23; iv. 13; xxi. 11; Mark i. 9; Luke i. 26; ii. 4, 39, 51; iv. 16, 34; xviii. 37; John i. 45, 46 | en Nâsirah | 6 | The town en Nâsirah, in Lower Galilee. For various descriptions, see Mem. I. 275–279; Sh. V; Tent Work, 57; Primer, 147 (Conder); Q. S. 1869, 1870, 1873, and Dean Stanley’s Sinai and Palestine, 365. |
| NEAPOLIS | Acts xvi. 11 | Kavalla | — | See [Philippi]. |
| NICOPOLIS | Titus iii. 12 | — | Thought to be Paleoprevêsa, west of the Bay of Actium. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| NINEVEH | Matt. xii. 41 | — | On the left bank of the Tigris, opposite Mosul. See O. T. S. | |
| OLIVES, Mount of OLIVET, The Mount Called | Matt. xxi. 1; xxiv. 3; xxvi. 30; Mark xi. 1; xiii. 3; xiv. 26; Luke xix. 29, 37; xxi. 37; xxii. 39; John viii. 1; Acts i. 12; 7 Ant. ix. 2; 20 Ant. viii. 6; 2 Wars xiii. 5; 5 Wars ii. 3; iii. 5; xii. 2; 6 Wars ii. 8 | Jebel et Tôr | 14 | The hill called Jebel et Tôr on the east of Jerusalem. See O. T. S. ‘Five furlongs from the city’ (20 Ant. viii. 6); ‘six furlongs from Jerusalem, on the eastern side of the Cedron Valley’ (5 Wars ii. 3). |
| PAMPHYLIA | Acts ii. 10; xiii. 13; xiv. 24; xv. 38; xxvii. 5; 11 Ant. viii. 1; 14 Ant. xiv. 3; 1 Wars xiv. 3; 2 Wars xiv. 4 | — | A district on the south coast of Asia Minor between Lycia and Cilicia. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| PAPHOS | Acts xiii. 6 | Bafo | — | A town at the south-west end of Cyprus. |
| PATMOS | Rev. i. 9 | Patmo | — | In the Ægean, near Samos. Now Patmo. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| PERGA | Acts xiii. 13; xiv. 25 | Eski-Kalesi | — | A city of Pamphylia, now called Eski-Kalesi, situate on the river Cestus. |
| PERGAMOS (R.V. PERGAMUM) | Rev. i. 11; ii. 12; 1 Wars ix. 3; xxi. 11 | Bergama | — | Now Bergama. The seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. |
| PHENICE | Acts xi. 19; xv. 3 | See the next. | ||
| PHENICIA (R.V. PHŒNICIA) | Acts xxi. 2. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | — | The maritime portion of country containing Tyre and Sidon. The limits are variously stated by ancient writers. | |
| PHILADELPHIA | Rev. i. 11; iii. 7 | Alla Shehr | — | A city on the confines of Lydia and Phrygia. Now called Alla Shehr. Was the seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| PHILIPPI | Acts xvi. 12; xx. 6; 1 Thess. ii. 2 | Near Bereketli | — | A city of Macedonia, its seaport Neapolis is now called Kavalla. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| PHRYGIA | Acts ii. 10; xvi. 6; xviii. 23; Ant. iii. 4; 16 Ant. ii. 2; 4 Wars xi. 1 | — | In west central Asia Minor. | |
| PISIDIA | Acts xiii. 14; xiv. 24; 13 Ant. xiii. 5 | — | In Asia Minor, north of Pamphylia. (Grove’s B. I.) | |
| POTTER’S FIELD, THE | Matt. xxvii. 7 | — | The traditional site is at [Aceldama], which see. | |
| PRÆTORIUM (R.V. THE PALACE) | Matt. xxvii. 27; Mark xv. 16; John xviii. 28, 33; xix. 9; Acts xxiii. 35; Philip i. 13 | — | The head-quarters of the Roman Governor at Jerusalem. The Common Hall, or Hall of Judgment. | |
| PTOLEMAIS | Acts xxi. 7; Jos. Life 22, 24, 43, 65, 74, etc., etc. | Akka | 6 | The modern town of Akka. The Accho of Judges i. 31 and the Talmud. See O. T. S. |
| PUTEOLI | Acts xxviii. 13; Jos. Life 3; 18 Ant. vi. 4 | Pozzuoli | — | On the west coast of Italy, near Naples. |
| RAMA (R.V. RAMAH) | Matt. ii. 18 | Not identified | — | See [Ramah (1)] of Benjamin, O. T. S. |
| RHEGIUM | Acts xxviii. 13 | Reggio | — | Reggio, at the southern entrance of the straits of Messina. |
| RHODES | Acts xxi. 1; 14 Ant. xiv. 3; 16 Ant. ii. 2, v. 3; 1 Wars xiv. 3; xx. 1; xxi. 11; 7 Wars ii. 1 | Island of Rhodes | — | The Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. (Smith’s D. of B.) |
| ROME | Acts ii. 10; xviii. 2; xix. 21; xxiii. 11; xxviii. 14, 16; Rom. i. 7, 15; 2 Tim. i. 17; Life Chap. 3, 76, etc., etc. | Rome | — | (Smith’s D. of B.) |
| SALAMIS | Acts xiii. 5 | — | A town on the coast of Famagusta Bay, Cyprus. | |
| SALEM | Heb. vii. 1, 2 | See O. T. S. | ||
| SALIM | John iii. 23 | Sâlim | 10 | The present village, Sâlim, east of Shechem, and probably the Caphar Shalem of the Talmud. (Mem. II. 230; Sh. XII.; Conder’s Handbook, 320; Q. S. 32, 1875; 72, 1876.) |
| SALMONE | Acts xxvii. 7 | Salmone | — | The eastern point of the island of Crete. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| SAMARIA | Luke xvii. 11; John iv. 4–9; Acts i. 8; viii. 1, 5, 9, 14; ix. 31; xv. 3. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | Sebŭstieh | 10 | The Samaria of the Old Testament. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 1871, 1872, 1876, 1877. |
| SAMOS | Acts xx. 15; 16 Ant. ii. 2, 4 | Samos | — | See O. T. S. |
| SAMOTHRACIA (R.V. SAMOTHRACE) | Acts xvi. 11 | Samothraki | — | An island in the north part of the Ægean Sea. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| SARDIS | Rev. i. 11; iii. 1, 4 | Sert-Kalessi | — | Now Sert-Kalessi, between Smyrna and Philadelphia. Was the seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. (Grove’s B. I.) |
| SAREPTA (R.V. ZAREPHATH) | Luke iv. 26 | Surafend | 2 | The ruined town Sarafend. South of Sidon. See O. T. S. |
| SARON (R.V. SHARON) | Acts ix. 35 | es Sahel | 9, 10 | The great plain extending from Lydda and Joppa on the south to Mount Carmel on the north. See O. T. S. Q. S. 13, 1874; 127, 1876; 46, 51, 1878. |
| SELEUCIA | Acts xiii. 4 | es Suweidiyeh | — | The seaport town of Antioch. The Seleucia of the Maccabees. See Chesney’s Euphrates Expedition, and Baedeker’s Handbook, for accounts of the ruins. |
| SHEPHERD’S FIELD | Luke ii. | Keniset er Rʾawât | 14 | Below Bethlehem. (Mem. III.; Sh. XVII.) |
| SHEEP-MARKET | John v. 2 | 14 | At Jerusalem. | |
| SIDON | Matt. xi. 21, 22; xv. 21; Mark iii. 8; vii. 24, 31; Luke iv. 26; vi. 17; x. 13, 14; Acts xii. 20. Frequently mentioned by Josephus | Saida | 2 | The present town Saida, on the Mediterranean coast. See O. T. S. |
| SILOAM | Luke xiii. 4 | Silwân | 14 | The village Silwân, south-east of Jerusalem. (Q. S. 141, 1874.) |
| SILOAM, Pool of | John ix. 7, 11; 2 Wars xvi. 2; 5 Wars iv. 1–2; vi. 1; ix. 4; xii. 2; 6 Wars vii. 2 | Birket Silwân | 14 | One of the pools south of Jerusalem. In the Old Testament Siloah. See O. T. S. Q. S. 1869–70, 1872, 1878–1887. Memoirs, Jer. Vol. |
| SILOAM, Tower in | Luke xiii. 4 | — | See [Siloam]. | |
| SINA, Mount SINAI | Acts vii. 30, 38; Gal. iv. 24, 25; 2 Ant. xiii. 3; xiv. 3; 3 Ant. v. 7, 8; viii. 10; xii. 3; xiii. 8; 4 Ant. iii. 2; 8 Ant. xiii. 7 | Jebel Mûsa | — | See O. T. S. |
| SION | Matt. xxi. 5; John xii. 15 | — | ||
| SION, Mount | Heb. xii. 22; 1 Peter ii. 6; Rev. xiv. 1 | — | See O. T. S. | |
| SMYRNA | Rev. i. 11; ii. 8 | Smyrna | — | Smyrna, on the coast of Asia Minor. Was the seat of one of the seven Churches of Asia. |
| SODOM | Matt. x. 15; xi. 23, 24; Mark vi. 11; Luke x. 12; xvii. 29; Rom. ix. 29; 2 Peter ii. 6; Jude 7; Rev. xi. 8; 1 Ant. viii. 3; ix. 1; xi. 2; 4 Wars viii. 2, 4 | Not identified | — | ‘On the borders of Lake Asphaltitis’ (4 Wars viii. 2). (Omitted in Mark vi. 11 of the R.V.) See O. T. S. |
| SOLOMON’S PORCH | John x. 23; Acts iii. 11; v. 12 | — | One of the cloisters of the Jerusalem Temple. | |
| SPAIN | Rom. xv. 24, 28; 2 Wars ix. 6; xvi. 4 | — | ||
| SYCHAR | John iv. 5 | ʾAskar | 10 | A little village on the east slope of Ebal and north of Jacob’s Well. (Mem. II. 168; Sh. XI.; Q. S. 149, 1877; 114, 1878; 93, 1879; 47, 1881.) |
| SYCHEM (R.V. SHECHEM) | Acts vii. 16. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | Nâblus | 10 | The Greek form of Shechem. The Shechem of Gen. xii. 6, etc. See O. T. S.; Q. S. 126, 192, 1876; 149, 1877; 88, 90, 93, 1879. |
| SYRACUSE | Acts xxviii. 12 | — | The celebrated city on the eastern coast of Sicily. | |
| SYRIA | Luke ii. 2; Acts xv. 23, 41; xviii. 18; xx. 3; xxi. 3; Gal. i. 21. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | — | See O. T. S. | |
| TARSUS | Acts ix. 11, 30; xi. 25; xxi. 39; xxii. 3; 1 Ant. vi. 1; 9 Ant. x. 2; 7 Wars vii. 3 | Tersûs | — | Chief city of Cilicia. The birth-place of St. Paul. See O. T. S. |
| TAVERNS, The Three | Acts xxviii. 15 | — | A station on the Appian Way, along which St. Paul travelled from Puteoli to Rome. | |
| THESSALONICA | Acts xvii. 1, 11, 13; xxvii. 2; Phil. iv. 16; 2 Tim. iv. 10 | Salonika | — | Now Salonika, on the coast of Macedonia. |
| THYATIRA | Acts xvi. 14; Rev. i. 11; ii. 18, 24 | Akhissar | — | Akhissar, north-west of Sardis. |
| TIBERIAS | John vi. 23. Frequently mentioned in Josephus | Tŭbarîya | 6 | One of the three greatest cities in Galilee (Jos. Life, 25). (Mem. I. 371 and 418; Sh. IV.; Recovery of Jerusalem; Q. S. 99, 1869–70; 74, 1872; 121, 1877; 141, 1879; 85, 1887.) |
| TIBERIAS, Sea of | John vi. 1; xxi. 1; 3 Wars iii. 5; 4 Wars viii. 2 | Bahr Tŭbarîya | 6 | Sea of Galilee. |
| TRACHONITIS | Luke iii. 1; Life, chap. 23, 73; 1 Ant. vi. 4; 13 Ant. xvi. 5, etc., etc. | el Lejah | 7 | A Greek name meaning rugged. The Argob of the Old Testament. See O. T. S.; Conder’s Handbook, 315; Recovery of Jerusalem. |
| TROAS | Acts xvi. 8, 11; xx. 5, 6; 2 Cor. ii. 12; 2 Tim. iv. 13 | Eski Stambûl | — | Now called Eski Stambûl. |
| TROGYLLIUM (Omitted in R.V.) | Acts xx. 15 | — | South of Ephesus, on the end of the ridge of Mycae. | |
| TYRE | Matt. xi. 21, 22; xv. 21; Mark iii. 8; vii. 24, 31; Luke vi. 17; x. 13, 14; Acts xii. 20; xxi. 3, 7; Jos. Life, 66, 74, etc., etc. | es Sûr | 6 | The town ‘es Sûr,’ on the east coast. See O. T. S. and Q. S. 1877, 1878, 1880, 1881. |
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