A Visual Guide to Bible Events Maps

A Visual Guide to Bible Events Maps

Genesis

Possible locations of the Garden of Eden- Genesis 2:4-25; 3:1-24; Ezekiel 31:1-18

Mt. Ararat- Genesis 8:4

Ham’s descendants move to the plain of Shinar: the land of the Tower at Babel- Genesis 11:1-9

The Promised Land and its location on international roads- Genesis 11:31; 12:1-9; 15:18-21

The Ridge Route- Genesis 12:6-8; 13:18; 28:18-19; 35:6-7

Abram travels to Egypt- Genesis 12:10-20

Lot moves to the cities of the plain- Genesis 13:1-12

Hebron on the Ridge Route- Genesis 13:18; 23:2; 23:19

Joseph is taken to Egypt- Genesis 37:25-28, 36; 39:1

Jacob delays at Beersheba- Genesis 46:1-7

Burial sites of Joseph and Jacob- Genesis 46:4; 49:29–33; 50:1-14; 22-26; Joshua 24:32

Exodus

The wilderness of Paran- Numbers 10:12; 12:16; 13:3, 21, 26; 20:1; 33:36; 34:3-4; Deuteronomy 32:49-50; 34:1, 5; Genesis 50:8; Exodus 8:22; 9:26

Egyptian border defenses, ca. 1450 BC- Exodus 13:17-18

Israelites leave Egypt- Exodus 12:37; 14:9, 20-31

Mount Sinai/Mount Horeb in the Sinai- Exodus 19:1-24

Numbers

Route of the scouts (Numbers 13)- Numbers 13:25-33; 34:1-12

Where Moses struck rocks for water- Numbers 20:1-13; Exodus 17:1-7

The Israelites detour around Edom- Numbers 20:14–21; Deuteronomy 2:1–8

Israel conquers the Transjordan- Numbers 21:1-35; Deuteronomy 2:14–3:11

Mount Nebo and Mount Pisgah- Numbers 22–24; Deuteronomy 3:21–4:14; 34:1

Deuteronomy

Rainfall Patterns of the Promised Land- Deuteronomy 11:10–15

Joshua

Israel encamps on the plains of Moab- Joshua 2:1; 3:1-17; Deuteronomy 34:1-8

Jerico and Gilgal- Joshua 4:19, 20; 5:9-10; 6:1-27

The central hill country- Joshua 8:30–35; Deuteronomy 11:29; 27:1–26; 28:1-68

The Amorite siege and Joshua’s rescue of Gibeon- Joshua 10:1-43

Distribution of the Promised Land- Joshua 13:8-33; 14:1-15; 15:1-63; 16:1-10; 17:1-18; 18:1-28; 19:1-49

Judges

Israel defeats Canaanite chariots in the Jezreel Valley- Judges 4:4-24; 5:1-31

The places of Samson’s exploits- Judges 13:1-25; 14:1-20; 15:1-20; 16:1-31

Ruth

Ruth and Naomi leave Moab for Bethlehem- Ruth 1:6-18

1 Samuel

The travels of the ark- 1 Samuel 4:3-22; 5:1-12; 6:1-21; 7:1-2

Gibeah (of Saul) in Benjamin- 1 Samuel 10:5; 13:1-23; 14:1-46

David meets Goliath in the Elah Valley- 1 Samuel 17:1-58

Transition to the Monarchy- 1 Samuel 17:1-58; 10:26; 11:4; 15:34; 31:1-7; 2 Samuel 5:6-16; 1 Chronicles 10:1-7; 11:4-9; 1 Kings 3:2-15; 2 Chronicles 1:2-13

David hides in En Gedi- 1 Samuel 23:29; 24:1-22

Saul marches to the Jezreel Valley to fight the Philistines- 1 Samuel 28:4-25; 29:1; 31:1-10

2 Samuel

The capitals of the united monarchy: Gilbeah, Hebron, and Jerusalem- 2 Samuel 2:1-7; 5:6-16; 10:26; 11:4; 15:34; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9

1 Kings

The regions of Solomon’s kingdom and the central location of Gibeon- 1 Kings 3:2-15; 2 Chronicles 1:2-13

Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon- 1 Kings 5:1-18; 6:1-38; 7:1-51; 8:1-66; 9:1-28; 1 Chronicles 21:18–26; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18

Gezer’s strategic location- 1 Kings 9:15-19

Kingdom of Solomon and major trade routes- 1 Kings 9:15

Shechem of Israel- 1 Kings 12:1–17; 2 Chronicles 10:1-19

The capitals of the Northern Kingdom- 1 Kings 12:25, 28-33; 15:33; 16:8, 15, 23-24, 29-33

Mount Carmel Ridge in the Northern Kingdom of Israel- 1 Kings 18:16-40

Beersheba to Dan- Judges 18:29–31; 1 Kings 12:28–33; Judges 20:1; 1 Samuel 3:20; 2 Samuel 3:10; 17:11; 24:2, 15; 1 Kings 4:25; 2 Kings 10:29; Jeremiah 48:13; Hosea 10:15; Genesis 12:8; 28:16–19; 35:1; 1 Samuel 7:16

2 Kings

Fall of the Northern Kingdom- 2 Kings 17:1-6, 24-34; 1 Chronicles 5:26; Hosea 7:11; 12:1

Assyrian Attach on Judah and Jerusalem- 2 Kings 18:14-17; 2 Chronicles 32:9; Isaiah 36:2

Sennacherib’s attack of Lachish and seige of Jerusalem- 2 Kings 18:13-37; 2 Chronicles 32:1-23; Isaiah 36:1–22

The Jewish Exiles- 2 Kings 25:11; 1 Chronicles 6:15; 9:1; 2 Chronicles 36:20-21; Jeremiah 1:3; 39:9; 41:16–18; 43:6-7; 44:1; 52:15, 29; Ezra 5:12

Josiah died at Megiddo- 2 Kings 23:29–30; 2 Chron. 35:20–26

Babylon and Jerusalem- 2 Kings 24:1-17; 2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21

Judeans flee to Egypt before Babylonian army, ca. 560 BC- Jeremiah 41:16–18; 43:6-7; 2 Kings 25:26; Jeremiah 44:1

Ezra

Persian Empire and the province of Yehud (Judah)- Ezra 2:1-34; Nehemiah 7:6-38; Nehemiah 3:1-32; 11:20-26

Esther

Central and western Persia, ca. 500 BC- Ezra 2:1-34; Nehemiah 3:1-32; 7:6-38; 11:20-26; Esther 1:1-22; 2:1-23; 3:1-15; 4:1-17; 5:1-14; 6:1-14; 7:1-10; 8:1-17; 9:1-32; 10:1-3; Daniel 6:1-3

Isaiah

Agriculture of the Promised Land- Isaiah 5:1-7

Ezekiel

The Dead Sea- Ezekiel 47:1-12

Daniel

Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms, ca. 323–198 BC- Daniel 11:5-35

Obadiah

Edom at the time of Obadiah- Obadiah 1:1-21

Jonah

Jonah, Joppa and Nineveh- Jonah 1:1-17; 2:1-10; 3:1-10; 4:1-11

Matthew

Eastern border of the Roman Empire, first century AD- Matthew 2:1-12

The road from Galilee to Jerusalem- Matthew 2:13–20; Hosea 11:1

Jesus’s baptism at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan- Matthew 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21–22; John 1:28–34; Numbers 24:17, 23; 2 Kings 2:1-18

Locations of the three temptations- Matthew 4:1–11

Jesus moves from Nazareth (in Zebulun) to Capernaum (in Naphtali)- Matthew 4:12–17; 1 Maccabees 5:15

The Evangelical Triangle- Matthew 11:20–24

Area of the traditional location for the feeding of the five thousand- Matthew 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–15

Tyre and Sidon in Phoenicia- Matthew 15:21–28; Mark 7:24–30

The Decapolis and feeding of the four thousand- Matthew 15:29–39; Mark 7:31; 8:1–10

Mount Hermon and Caesarea Philippi- Matthew 16:13–20; Mark 8:27–30

Mount Hermon, Mount Tabor, and Mount of Olives as possible locations for the transfiguration- Matthew 16:28; 17:1-9; Mark 9:1–9; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:17, 18

Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus- Matthew 19:1-30; 20:1-34; 21:1-46; 22:1-46; 23:1-39; 24:1-51; 25:1-46; 26:1-75; 27:1-66; 28:1-20; Mark 10:1-52; 11:1-33; 12:1-44; 13:1-37; 14:1-72; 15:1-47; 16:1-20; Luke 18:1-43; 19:1-48; 20:1-47; 21:1-38; 22:1-71: 23:1-56; 24:1-53; John 11:1-57; 12:1-50; 13:1-38; 14:1-31; 15:1-27; 16:1-33; 17:1-26; 18:1-40; 19:1-42; 20:1-31; 21:1-25

Jesus curses a fig tree- Matthew 21:18–22; Mark 11:20–26

Jerusalem and the traditional location of the upper room- Matthew 26:17–35; Mark 14:12–31; Luke 22:7–38; John 13:1-38; 14:1-31; 15:1-27; 16:1-33; 17:1-26

New Testament Jerusalem and the Garden of Gethsemane- Matthew 26:36–56; Mark 14:32–52; Luke 22:39–53; John 18:1–11

Location of Sanhedrin courts- Matthew 26:57–68; Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:12–24

Caesarea Maritima- Matthew 27:11–26; Mark 15:1–15; Luke 23:1–25; John 18:29–40; 19:1-16

Pilate’s Jerusalem Residence- Matthew 27:11–26; Mark 15:1–15; Luke 23:1–25; John 18:29–40; 19:1-16

Traditional locations of Golgotha- Matthew 27:27–56; Mark 15:16–41; Luke 23:33–49; John 19:17–37

Mark

Gadara, Gerasa, and Gergesa- Mark 4:35–41; 5:1-20

Luke

The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem- Luke 2:1–7

Bethlehem Ephrathah of Judea- Luke 2:1–7

Grain fields around Bethlehem- Luke 2:8–20

Shunem and Nain on Mount Moreh- Luke 7:11–17; 2 Kings 4:8–37

Jesus encountered ten lepers; Elisha encountered Naaman- Luke 17:11–19; 2 Kings 5:1-19; 6:13

John

Nazareth of the Lower Galilee- Matthew 2:23; Mark 1:9; 10:47; Luke 1:26; 4:16; John 1:35-51; 19:19

Cana of Galilee, Nain and Jacob's Well- John 2:1-11; 4:4-26; Luke 7:11-16

Cana (Khirbet Qana) of Galilee- John 2:1-11

Sychar and Shechem between Mounts Ebal and Gerizim in Samaria- John 4:1–42

The road from Bethany on the other side of the Jorden to Bethany of Judea- John 10:40-42; 11:1-44

Triumphal Entry- Matthew 21:1–11; John 12:12–19

Jesus’s route into Jerusalem

Resurrection Appearance in Galilee and Resurrection Appearances of Jesus- John 21:1-25

Acts

The Holy Spirit comes to Jerusalem- Acts 2:1-41

Jerusalem Temple First Century AD- Acts 3:1-26; 4:1-22

Philip’s possible route to Samaria- Acts 8:4-25

The Journeys of Philip. Peter and Paul- Acts 8:4-25; Acts 9:1-31; Acts 10:1-48

Philip met the Ethiopian eunuch along the road to Gaza- Acts 8:26–40

Road taken by Paul to Damascus- Acts 9:1-31

Peter goes from Joppa to Caesarea Maritima- Acts 10:1-48

Archaeological sites of first-century AD Caesarea Maritima- Acts 10:1-48

Antioch of Syria- Acts 13:1-3

Paul’s first missionary journey- Acts 13:1-52; 14:1-28

Concentrations of Jews in first-century AD Roman provinces- Acts 15:1-35

Paul’s second journey- Acts 15:39-41; 16:1-40; 17:1-34; 18:1-22

Athens in Roman times- Acts 17:16–34

Paul’s third journey- Acts 18:22-28; 19:1-41; 20:1-38; 21:1-16

Traos and nearby cities in the first century AD- Acts 20:7–12

Romans

Ancient Rome- Romans 1:7

Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Revelation- Romans 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:2; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Revelation 1:9

1 and 2 Corinthians

Ancient Corinth- 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Acts 18:1–17; 20:1–3

Galatians

Galatia- Galatians 1:2; Acts 13:14; 14:1

Ephesians

Ancient Ephesus- Ephesians 1:1; Acts 18:19-28; 19:1-41

Paul’s travels through Galatia and Phrygia- Colossians 1:2; 4:13; Acts 18:23

Philippians

Philippi- Philippians 1:1

Colossians

Cities of Phrygia: Hierapolis, Laodicea, Colosse- Colossians 1:2; 4:13, 15, 16; Acts 18:23; Revelation 1:11; 3:14-22

1 and 2 Thessalonians

Corinth, Ephesus, and Thessalonica- 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Acts 17:5–10; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Philippians 1:1;

Revelation

The island of Patmos- Revelation 1:9

The island of Patmos detailed view- Revelation 1:9

Cities of the seven churches- Revelation 2:1-29; 3:1-22

Laodicea- Revelation 1:11; 3:14-22; Colossians 2:1; 4:13, 15, 16

Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley- Revelation 16:16