biblical lands

Scripture's ancient geography

Biblical lands refers to the geographic regions described in the Bible, particularly the area around the eastern Mediterranean—ancient Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and surrounding territories.

The term appears most often in religious, historical, and tourism contexts: a pilgrimage to the biblical lands, archaeological discoveries in the biblical lands.

Sometimes used more loosely for anywhere mentioned in scripture.

ExodusMass departure from a place
burning bushDeciduous shrub, vivid fall color
Ten CommandmentsScriptural moral code
IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
PalestineLevantine coastal region

Abraham · King Solomon · Egypt · Golgotha · River Jordan · Dead Sea Scrolls · Mesopotamia · Fertile Crescent · Babylon · Mount Sinai · Bethlehem · Canaan · Moses · Jordan · David · Solomon · Syria · Jesus Christ

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sacred vs. secular geography

biblical landscommercial zones

Areas designated for trade

financial districts · Silicon Valley

historical era

biblical landsnew world

Recently discovered realm

terra incognita

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