Interactive maps of where each story happened: the cities, roads, rivers and hills behind the text. Pan, zoom and tap the markers to see what happened at each place and how far people traveled.
Old Testament 32 maps
The World of Abel’s Story
A broad map of the ancient Near East for Abel's story. Genesis doesn't name where Abel lived, so this map deliberately places no marker for him.
Cain · Ancient Near East
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Open the mapShechem in Abimelech’s Story
Map of Shechem in Abimelech's story (Judges 9), the city at Tell Balata near Nablus whose people backed his rise to power.
Shechem · Nablus
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Open the mapHebron and Jerusalem in Absalom’s Story
Map of Absalom's story: born in Hebron, living in Jerusalem, and launching his claim to David's throne from Hebron (2 Samuel 13–18).
King David · Hebron · Jerusalem
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Open the mapJericho and Ai in Achan’s Story
Map of Achan's story in Joshua 6–7, connecting captured Jericho with Israel's failed attack on Ai in the central hill country.
Jericho · Ai
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Open the mapJezreel and Samaria in Ahab’s Story
Map of Ahab's story: Samaria, his capital, and his royal residence at Jezreel in the northern kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 16–22).
Jezebel · Jezreel · Samaria · Kingdom of Israel
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Open the mapJerusalem in Ahithophel’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Ahithophel's story, the city David fled and Absalom entered during the rebellion that Ahithophel advised (2 Samuel 15–17).
Absalom · King David · Jerusalem
Open the mapJerusalem in Athaliah’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Athaliah's story: her rule, the hidden boy king Joash, and the confrontation that ended her reign (2 Kings 11; 2 Chronicles 22–23).
Joash · Jerusalem · Women in the Bible · Kings of Judah
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Open the mapMoab in Balaam’s Story
Map of Moab in Balaam's story (Numbers 22–24): the Moabite highlands above Israel's camp on the plains east of the Jordan, across from Jericho.
Balak · Moab · Plains of Moab · Jordan River
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Open the mapJerusalem in Bathsheba’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Bathsheba's story, with Rabbah, the Ammonite capital near modern Amman where Uriah died (2 Samuel 11–12; 1 Kings 1–2).
King David · Uriah the Hittite · Jerusalem · Rabbah · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapHebron in Caleb’s Story
Interactive map of Caleb's story: the spies sent from Kadesh, Hebron and the sons of Anak, and the hill country Caleb claimed at 85 (Numbers 13–14; Joshua 14–15).
Hebron · Jerusalem · Judean Hill Country
Open the mapShechem in Dinah’s Story
Map of Shechem in Dinah's story (Genesis 34), the ancient city at Tell Balata beside modern Nablus, with notes on what the evidence can and cannot locate.
Shechem · Nablus · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapNob in Doeg’s Story
Map of Nob in Doeg's story (1 Samuel 21–22), the priestly town near Jerusalem where David received bread and Goliath's sword. Its site is unconfirmed.
King David · Nob · Jerusalem
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Open the mapBabylon and Jerusalem in Ezra’s Story
Map of Ezra's journey from Babylon to Jerusalem. The book gives a four-month span but no route, so the map marks endpoints (Ezra 7–10; Nehemiah 8).
Babylon · Jerusalem · Return from Exile · Book of Ezra
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Open the mapBeersheba and Paran in Hagar’s Story
Map of Hagar's story in Genesis 16 and 21: the road to Shur, Beer Lahai Roi, the Desert of Beersheba and Paran, south of Canaan.
Ishmael · Beersheba · Wilderness of Paran · Negev · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapKedesh and Mount Tabor in Jael’s Story
Map of Jael's story in Judges 4–5: Heber's camp near Kedesh, the battle at Mount Tabor and the Kishon, and why her tent can't be placed exactly.
Deborah · Kedesh · Mount Tabor · Kishon River · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapJerusalem in Joab’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Joab's story, the center of David's rule and of Joab's military command, though his campaigns ranged far beyond the city.
King David · Jerusalem
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Open the mapThe Land of Uz
Where was the land of Uz? A map and guide to the setting of the Book of Job, weighing the Edom and southern Syria (Hauran) proposals.
Land of Uz · Edom · Book of Job
Open the mapThe Nile Delta in Jochebed’s Story
Map of the Nile Delta in Jochebed's story (Exodus 2), the region of northern Egypt where Moses' mother hid him. Her home is not identified.
Moses · Nile Delta · Egypt · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapBabylon in Manasseh’s Story
Map of Babylon in Manasseh's story (2 Chronicles 33), whose ruins lie in modern Iraq about 53 miles south of Baghdad.
Babylon · Iraq · Kings of Judah
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Open the mapThe Hill Country in Micah’s Story
Map of the hill country of Ephraim in Micah's story (Judges 17–18), the central highlands north of Jerusalem, using Shechem as a landmark.
Hill Country of Ephraim · Shechem
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Open the mapGibeah and Jerusalem in Michal’s Story
Map of Michal's story, centered on Gibeah, her father Saul's seat, and Jerusalem, King David's capital (1 and 2 Samuel).
King Saul · King David · Gibeah · Jerusalem · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapEgypt and the Wilderness in Miriam’s Story
Map of Miriam's story, from the Nile in Egypt through Israel's wilderness journey, with notes on why the Exodus routes remain disputed.
Moses · Egypt · Nile River · Wilderness Journey · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapDamascus and the Jordan in Naaman’s Story
Map of Naaman's story (2 Kings 5): from the Aramean capital region around Damascus to Israel and the Jordan River, where he washed.
Elisha · Damascus · Aram · Jordan River
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Open the mapCarmel in Nabal’s Story
Map of Carmel in Nabal's story (1 Samuel 25), the southern Judean village of al-Karmil, about eight miles south-southeast of Hebron.
Abigail · King David · Carmel · Hebron
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Open the mapMoab and Bethlehem in Naomi’s Story
Map of Naomi's journey between Bethlehem and Moab in the Book of Ruth. The Moabite marker is regional because Ruth names no town or route.
Moab · Bethlehem · Book of Ruth · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapJerusalem in Nathan’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Nathan's story, the city where the prophet advised and confronted King David (2 Samuel 7; 12).
Nathan the Prophet · King David · Jerusalem
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Open the mapHarran and Bethlehem in Rachel’s Story
Map of Rachel's story from Harran to the road near Ephrath (Bethlehem) in Genesis, marking endpoints the text names rather than an unrecorded route.
Jacob · Harran · Bethlehem · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapShechem in Rehoboam’s Story
Map of Shechem in Rehoboam's story (1 Kings 12), where the assembly that split the kingdom met, at Tell Balata near Nablus.
Divided Kingdom · Shechem · Nablus · Kings of Judah
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Open the mapHebron in Sarah’s Story
Map of Hebron in Sarah's story, near Mamre where Abraham and Sarah camped, about 19 miles south of Jerusalem in today's West Bank.
Abraham · Hebron · Mamre · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapJerusalem and Rabbah in Uriah’s Story
Map of Uriah's story: summoned to Jerusalem while Israel's army besieged Rabbah, the Ammonite capital near modern Amman (2 Samuel 11).
King David · Jerusalem · Rabbah · Ammon
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Open the mapRebuilding in Zechariah’s Story
Map of Jerusalem's temple site in Zechariah's story, where the prophet encouraged rebuilding after the exile. It marks the wider compound only.
Temple Mount · Second Temple · Jerusalem · Book of Zechariah
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Open the mapMidian in Zipporah’s Story
Map of Midian in Zipporah's story, the region east of the Gulf of Aqaba in northwestern Arabia where Moses lived with her family (Exodus 2, 4 and 18).
Moses · Midian · Arabia · Women in the Bible
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The Sea of Galilee in Andrew’s Story
Map of the Sea of Galilee in Andrew's story: his home town of Bethsaida and the lake region where he worked, with notes on debated sites.
Apostles · Sea of Galilee · Bethsaida · Galilee · Gospel of John
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Open the mapThe Temple in Anna’s Story
Map of Jerusalem's temple in Anna's story (Luke 2), where the prophetess met the infant Jesus, marking the Temple Mount compound in today's Old City.
Anna the Prophetess · Temple Mount · Jerusalem · Gospel of Luke · Jesus · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapCaesarea in Cornelius’s Story
Map of Caesarea in Cornelius's story (Acts 10), the Roman port on Israel's Mediterranean coast about 30 miles north of Tel Aviv.
Peter · Caesarea · Caesarea Maritima · Early Church
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Open the mapElizabeth and the Hills Near Jerusalem
Map of Elizabeth's story in Luke 1: the hill country of Judea and Ein Karem, traditionally linked to Mary's visit, about five miles from Jerusalem.
Mary · John the Baptist · Ein Karem · Judean Hill Country · Gospel of Luke · Women in the Bible
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Open the mapGalilee and Jerusalem in James’s Story
Map of James son of Zebedee's story, from his call by the Sea of Galilee to his death in Jerusalem under Herod Agrippa I (Mark 1; Acts 12).
James son of Zebedee · Apostles · Sea of Galilee · Galilee · Jerusalem · Gospel of Mark
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Open the mapCapernaum in Matthew’s Story
Map of Capernaum in Matthew's story, the village on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus called him from his tax booth.
Matthew the Apostle · Apostles · Capernaum · Sea of Galilee · Galilee · Gospel of Matthew
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Open the mapJerusalem in Nicodemus’s Story
Map of Jerusalem in Nicodemus's story. All three of his appearances in John take place in the city during Jesus's ministry and death.
Jerusalem · Gospel of John · Jesus
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Open the mapCyrene and Jerusalem in Simon’s Story
Map of Simon of Cyrene's story: from Cyrene, a Greek-speaking city in today's Libya, to Jerusalem, where he carried Jesus's cross.
Libya · Jerusalem · Crucifixion · Gospels · Jesus
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Open the mapJericho in Zacchaeus’s Story
Map of Jericho in Zacchaeus's story (Luke 19), in the Jordan Valley northeast of Jerusalem, where Jesus stopped on his way to the city.
Jericho · Jordan Valley · Gospel of Luke · Jesus
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