NazarethNazarethNazarethNazareth
EASTEAST
Dead (Salt) Sea
Sea ofGalilee
SycharSycharSycharSychar
SOUTHSOUTHNORTHNORTH
WESTWESTFYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented!
East is at the top!
FYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented!
East is at the top!
JerusalemJerusalemJerusalemJerusalem
CapernaumCapernaum
JerichoJerichoJerichoJericho
Jordan ValleyJordan Valley
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Wilderness of Judea
Wilderness of Judea
Sea ofGalilee
Dead (Salt) Sea
Mediterranean Sea
PHOENICIAPHOENICIA GALILEEGALILEE
SAMARIASAMARIA
JUDEAJUDEA
PEREAPEREADECAPOLIS(city states)DECAPOLIS(city states)
GAULANITISGAULANITIS
JerusalemJerusalem
Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima
Herod AntipasHerod Antipas
Herod AntipasHerod Antipas
Pilate(Prefect)
Pilate(Prefect)
PhilipPhilip
IDUMIAIDUMIA
First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine(after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.)
First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine(after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.)
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Sea ofGalilee
Dead (Salt) Sea
Mediterranean Sea
PHOENICIAPHOENICIAGALILEEGALILEE
SAMARIASAMARIA
JUDEAJUDEA
PEREAPEREADECAPOLIS(city sates)
DECAPOLIS(city sates)
GAULANITISGAULANITIS
JerusalemJerusalem
Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima
IDUMIAIDUMIA
First Century A.D. Palestine political regions(Samaria was governed as part of Judea.)
First Century A.D. Palestine political regions(Samaria was governed as part of Judea.)
Wad
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Wad
i Far
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Jacob’sJacob’s WellWell
Jacob’sJacob’s WellWell
JerichoJericho
Mt. GilboaMt. GilboaMt. GilboaMt. Gilboa
JerusalemJerusalemJerusalemJerusalem
Jordan ValleyJordan ValleyJordan ValleyJordan Valley
Plain of SharonPlain of SharonPlain of SharonPlain of Sharon
Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria
Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria
Hill Country Hill Country of Judeaof Judea
Hill Country Hill Country of Judeaof Judea
ScythopolisScythopolisScythopolisScythopolis
The Ridge Road
The Ridge Road
EGYPTEGYPT
MESOPOTAMIAMESOPOTAMIA
-1200’
2300’2300’
3084’3084’BethelBethelBethelBethel
3000’3000’
410’410’
- 374’- 374’
1640’1640’
2526’2526’3000’3000’
Jericho to– Jerusalem
17 miles3500’ascent
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The “International Highway”
The “International Highway”AntipatrisAntipatrisAntipatrisAntipatris
Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof SamariaHill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria
Contours of the landContours of the landContours of the landContours of the land
The Galilee of Jesus’ dayThe Galilee of Jesus’ day
Bet HaccaremValley
Bet HaccaremValley
Bet NetofaValley
Bet NetofaValley
Mt. MeronMt. MeronMt. TaborMt. Tabor
Hill ofMorehHill ofMoreh
Jordan ValleyJordan Valley
Jordan ValleyJordan ValleySea of Galilee
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Valley of the DovesValley of
the Doves
CapernaumCapernaumCapernaumCapernaum
TiberiasTiberiasTiberiasTiberias
CanaCanaCanaCanaNazarethNazarethNazarethNazareth
SepphorisSepphorisSepphorisSepphoris
Mt. GilboaMt. Gilboa
Mt. CarmelMt. Carmel
Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel)
Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel)
UPPER GALILEEUPPER
GALILEE LOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEE
BethsaidaBethsaidaBethsaidaBethsaida
ChorazinChorazinChorazinChorazinCapernaumCapernaumCapernaumCapernaum
GamalaGamalaGamalaGamala
TabghaTabgha
MigdalMigdal
TiberiasTiberias
HippusHippusHippusHippus
KursiKursiKursiKursi
GadaraGadaraGadaraGadara
The Sea of Galilee: Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministryThe Sea of Galilee: Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry
DECAPOLISDECAPOLISDECAPOLISDECAPOLISGAULANITISGAULANITISGAULANITISGAULANITIS
GALILEEGALILEEGALILEEGALILEE
UPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEE
Sea of Galilee
830’ descent to the lake
830’ descent to the lake
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Northwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee
Mount of the Beatitudes?
Mount of the Beatitudes?
TiberiasTiberiasTiberiasTiberias
MigdalMigdalMigdalMigdal
Valley of the DovesValley of the Doves