List of modern names for biblical place names

While the main Biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed through the years.

Biblical name Mentioned in Present name Province/Region Country Name Country Flag
Adramyttium Acts 27:2 Burhaniye Balıkesir Province Turkey Turkey
Antioch Acts 11:26 Antakya[1] Hatay Province Turkey Turkey
Antipatris Acts 23:31 Rosh HaAyin[2] Central District Israel Israel
Assos Acts 20:13 Behramkale[3] Çanakkale Province Turkey Turkey
Attalia Acts 14:25 Antalya[4] Antalya Province Turkey Turkey
Babylon Jeremiah 50:1 - 50:46 Hillah[5] Babil Governorate Iraq Iraq
Berea Acts 17:10-13 Veria Imathia Greece Greece
Beth Arbel[6] Hosea 10:14 Irbid[7] Irbid Governorate Jordan Jordan
Bozrah[8] Amos 1:12 Bouseira[9] Tafilah Governorate Jordan Jordan
Cauda Acts 27:16 Gavdos Chania Greece Greece
Cenchrea Romans 16:1 Kechries Korinthía Greece Greece
Cuthah[10] II Kings 17:24 Tell Ibrahim[11] Babil Governorate Iraq Iraq
Dedan[12] Ezekiel 38:13 Al-'Ula[13] Al Madinah Region Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Ecbatana[14] Ezra 6:2 Hamadan[15] Hamadan Province Iran Iran
Elim[16] Exodus 16:1 Wadi Gharandel[17] South Sinai Governorate Egypt Egypt
Erech[18] Genesis 10:10 Uruk[19] Al Muthanna Governorate Iraq Iraq
Gerasa Mark 5:1 & Luke 8:26 Jerash[20] Jerash Governorate Jordan Jordan
Gozan[21] I Chronicles 5:26 Tell Halaf Al Hasakah Governorate Syria Syria
Harosheth Haggoyim[22] Judges 4:13 El Ahwat[23] Haifa District Israel Israel
Hamath[24] II Samuel 8:9 Hama[25] Hama Governorate Syria Syria
Iconium Acts 14:1 Konya Konya Province Turkey Turkey
Iron Joshua 19:38 Yaroun[26] Nabatieh Governorate Lebanon Lebanon
Joppa[27] Jonah 1:3 Jaffa[28] Tel Aviv District Israel Israel
Kir of Moab[29] Isaiah 15:1 Al Karak[30] Karak Governorate Jordan Jordan
Laish/Leshem[31][32] Judges 18:29 & Joshua 19:47 Tel Dan Northern District Israel Israel
Lydda Acts 9:32 Lod[33] Central District Israel Israel
Lystra Acts 14:8 Klistra[34] Konya Province Turkey Turkey
Medeba[35][36] Numbers 21:30 & Joshua 13:9 Madaba[37] Madaba Governorate Jordan Jordan
Mitylene Acts 20:14 Mytilene[38] Lesbos Greece Greece
Myra Acts 27:5 Demre[39] Antalya Province Turkey Turkey
Neapolis Acts 16:11 Kavala[40] East Macedonia and Thrace Greece Greece
Nicopolis Titus 3:12 Preveza[41] Epirus Greece Greece
Nineveh[42] Jonah 1:2 & Matthew 12:41 Mosul[43] Ninawa Governorate Iraq Iraq
No-amon/Thebes[44][45] Ezekiel30:16 & Nahum 3:8 Luxor Luxor Governorate Egypt Egypt
Noph Isaiah 19:13 Memphis[46] Giza Governorate Egypt Egypt
On/Awen[47] Genesis 46:20 Ayn Shams[48] Cairo Governorate Egypt Egypt
Pergamum Revelation 2:12 Bergama İzmir Province Turkey Turkey
Philadelphia Revelation 3:7 Alaşehir[49] Manisa Province Turkey Turkey
Pi-beseth/Bubastis[50] Ezekiel 30:17 Tell Basta[51] Al Sharqia Governorate Egypt Egypt
Ptolemais Acts 21:7 Acre Northern District Israel Israel
Puteoli Acts 28:13 Pozzuoli Campania Italy Italy
Qiryat Arba[52] Joshua 14:15 Hebron[53] Hebron Governorate Palestine State of Palestine
Rabbah[54] Amos 1:14 Amman[55] Amman Governorate Jordan Jordan
Rhegium Acts 28:13 Reggio Calabria Calabria Italy Italy
Sarepta[56][57] I Kings 17:9 & Obadiah 20 Sarafand Southern Governorate Lebanon Lebanon
Sin/Pelusium[58] Ezekiel 30:15 Tell el Farama[59] North Sinai Governorate Egypt Egypt
Smyrna Revelation 2:8 İzmir İzmir Province Turkey Turkey
Susa[60] Nehemiah 1:1 Shush[61] Khūzestān Province Iran Iran
Syene[62][63] Ezekiel 29:10 & 30:6 Aswan[64] Aswan Governorate Egypt Egypt
Tadmor[65] II Chronicles 8:4 Palmyra[66][67] Homs Governorate Syria Syria
Tahpanhes[68] Jeremiah 44:1 Tell Defenneh[69] Dakahlia Governorate Egypt Egypt
Thessalonica I & II Thessalonians Thessaloniki Central Macedonia Greece Greece
Thyatira Revelation 2:18 Akhisar Manisa Province Turkey Turkey
Ur[70][71] Genesis 11:31 & Nehemiah 9:7 Tell el Muqayyar Dhi Qar Governorate Iraq Iraq
Zoan[72] Numbers 13:22 Tanis[73] Al Sharqia Governorate Egypt Egypt

See also

List of Biblical place names in North America

References

  1. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/syrian_antioch.htm
  2. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/antipatris.htm
  3. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/assos.htm
  4. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/attalia.htm
  5. ↑ Babylon
  6. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1310.htm
  7. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/beth-arbel.htm
  8. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1501.htm
  9. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/bozrah.htm
  10. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09b17.htm
  11. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/cuthah.htm
  12. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1238.htm
  13. ↑ http://nabataea.net/dedan.html
  14. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a06.htm
  15. ↑ http://www.hegmataneh.ir/
  16. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0216.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.bibleistrue.com/qna/pqna47.htm
  18. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0110.htm
  19. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/erech.htm
  20. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/gerasa.htm
  21. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a05.htm
  22. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0704.htm
  23. ↑ http://www.jpost.com/ChristianInIsrael/Features/Article.aspx?id=180213
  24. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt08b08.htm
  25. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/regional/hamath.htm
  26. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/yiron.htm
  27. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1701.htm
  28. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/joppa.htm
  29. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1015.htm
  30. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/kir.htm
  31. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0718.htm
  32. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0619.htm
  33. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/lod.htm
  34. ↑ http://www.kilistra.org.tr/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30
  35. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0421.htm
  36. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0613.htm
  37. ↑ http://www.visitmadaba.org/
  38. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/mitylene.htm
  39. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/myra.htm
  40. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/neapolis.htm
  41. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/nicopolis.htm
  42. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1701.htm
  43. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/nineveh.htm
  44. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1230.htm
  45. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1903.htm
  46. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/memphis.htm
  47. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0146.htm
  48. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/on.htm
  49. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/philadelphia.htm
  50. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1230.htm
  51. ↑ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2000). The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 109
  52. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0614.htm
  53. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/kiriath-arba.htm
  54. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1501.htm
  55. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/rabbah.htm
  56. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09a17.htm
  57. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1601.htm
  58. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1230.htm
  59. ↑ http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/pelusium/
  60. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b01.htm
  61. ↑ http://www.livius.org/su-sz/susa/susa00.html
  62. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1229.htm
  63. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1230.htm
  64. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/syene.htm
  65. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b08.htm
  66. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/tadmor.htm
  67. ↑ http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/palm/hd_palm.htm
  68. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1144.htm
  69. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/tahpanhes.htm
  70. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0111.htm
  71. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b09.htm
  72. ↑ http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0413.htm
  73. ↑ http://bibleatlas.org/zoan.htm
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