The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.

A Absalom's Monument Achaia Admah Ai Akko Akkad – Mesopotamian state Allammelech – within the Tribe of Asher land, described in the Book of Joshua. Allon Bachuth Alqosh, in the Nineveh Plains, mentioned in the Book of Nahum Ammon – Canaanite state Attalia – In Asia Minor Antioch – In Asia Minor Antipatris Arabia – (in biblical times and until the 7th century AD Arabia was confined to the Arabian Peninsula) Aram/Aramea – (Modern Syria) Arbela (Erbil/Irbil) – Assyrian city Archevite Armenia – Indo-European kingdom of eastern Asia Minor and southern Caucasus. Arrapkha – Assyrian city, modern Kirkuk Ashdod Ashkelon Ashur/Asshur/Assur – capital city of Assyria Assyria – Mesopotamian Semitic state

B Baal-hazor – Canaanite city Babel Babylon/Babylonia – Mesopotamian state Beer-Sheba Beirut Berea Beth-Anath Bethany Bethel Bethharan Bethlehem Beth-rehob Bethsaida Beth Shemesh in Judah (distinct from those in Naphtali and Issachar) Betshean Bochim Byblos – Phoenician state

C Cabul Calah/Kalhu/Nimrud – Assyrian city Calneh – Assyrian city Cana – Galilee Canaan – Region on the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Capernaum Cappadocia – Region in Asia Minor Carchemish – Assyrian city Caria – Nation in Asia Minor Cenchrea Chaldea – Mesopotamian state, eventually encompassing Babylonia Chezib of Judah Chorazin Cilicia – Nation in Asia Minor Crete, Greek island Commagene – Nation in Asia Minor Corduene – Nation in central Asia Minor, homeland of the Kurds Corinth, City in Greece Cush – African state Cyprus

D Damascus Dan (formerly Laish)

E Ebla – East Semitic state in northern Syria Edom –Ancient kingdom in Transjordan Egypt Ekron Elam – Pre-Iranic Nation in Ancient Iran Elim Emmaus En Gedi Ephesia/Ephesus – Greek city in Asia Minor Eridu – Mesopotamian city Eritrea- Erythraean Sea Ancient name for Red Sea and surrounding region Eshcol Eshnunna – Mesopotamian city state Esthaol Ethiopia

G Gabatha (disambiguation) - several, listed by Eusebius together with Gaba, Giv'a etc. Gabbatha or Lithostrotos Galilee Garden of Eden Gath Gaul – modern France Gaza Georgia Gerar Gezer Gethsemane Gibeon Gilead Gilgal Golgotha Gomorrah Goshen Great Sea – Mediterranean Sea in the Bible Greece Gutium – state in Iran

H Heaven Haran Harran – Assyrian City Hattusa – Capital of Hittite Empire in Asia Minor Hatti – Nation in Asia Minor Havilah Hazazon Tamar (also Hazazon-tamar or Hatzatzon-Tamar) – Ein Gedi Hebron Helam Hell Hill of Gash Hurri Nation – Nation in Asia Minor

I Israel Imgur-Enlil – Assyrian City India – Esther 1:1 J Jabbok Jaffa Jarmuth (Yarmut) Jeshanah Jerash (Gerasa) Jericho Jerusalem Jordan River Judah Judea Jubilee

K Kabzeel Kadesh-Barnea Kaska – Nation in Asia Minor Kassite state – in Iran Keilah Kiriath-Jearim – City in Gibeon Kish – Mesopotamian City State Kush/Cush – in northeast Africa

L Lachish Laish Laodicea Larsa – Mesopotamian city Lebanon Lehi Lycia – Nation in Asia Minor Lydia – Nation in Asia Minor Lystra

M Machpela Macedonia Magan – Pre-Arab state in Oman Malta Mamre Plain Mannea – Nation in Iran Marah Mari – Assyrian city Mareshah Media – Nation in Iran Megiddo Meluhha – Pre-Arab state in the Arabian Peninsula Memphis Mesopotamia – Includes the kingdoms of Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylonia, Chaldea, and the neo Assyrian states of Adiabene, Osroene and Hatra. Midian Moab – Cannanite state Mount Carmel Mount Ephraim Mount Hermon Mount Nebo Mount of Olives Mount Sinai Mount Tabor Mount Zemaraim Mount Zion Mysia – state in Asia Minor

N Naarath Nahor Nahrain (Mesopotamia) Nazareth Nimrud – later name for the Assyrian city of Kalhu/Calah Nineveh – Capital of Assyria Nile – river in northeastern Africa Nod

O Ono Ophir Opis – Mesopotamian/Babylonian City Osroene – Neo-Assyrian state

P Palmyra – Aramean state in Syria Paran Parthia – Nation in Iran Penuel Perga – Town In Asia Minor Persia – Nation in Iran Petra Philistia – Original name of Palestine Phrygia – Nation in Asia Minor Phut Phoenicia Pithom Punt Puqudu, as "Pekod" Patmos

R Ramathlehi Rapiqum – Assyrian City Rehoboth (Bible) Rephidim Roman Empire – Rome

S Samaria – Nation of the Samaritans Sardis Scythia – Nation in Asia Minor Shalem Sheba – Pre-Arab state in Yemen Shechem Sheol Shiloh Shinar – Mesopotamian city Shomron Shubat-Enlil – Assyrian city Shur (Bible), also Sur (wilderness of ~, way of ~) Sidon Sin Desert Sinai Smyrna Sodom Spain – Romans 15.24 Sumer/Sumeria – Mesopotamian state and region Syria/Aramea

T Tabal – Georgian state in Asia Minor Tarshish Tarsus Tel Dan Teqoa Til-barsip – Assyrian city Timnath-serah Timnath Trachonitis Tushhan – Assyrian city Tyre

U Ugarit – Amorite state Umma – Mesopotamian state and city Ur – Mesopotamian state and city Urartu – Hurrian state in the Caucasus Urkish – Mesopotamian state and city Uruk – Mesopotamian state and city The Land of Uz

V Via Dolorosa

X Xaloth – the biblical Chesulloth (now Iksal)

Y Yarmut: see Jarmuth Yemen

Z Zanoah Zelah, Judea Zelzah Zemaraim Zeredathah Zoara Zorah Zion Zobah

See also List of archaeological sites in Israel and Palestine List of biblical names List of cities of the ancient Near East List of Hebrew place names List of modern names for biblical place names List of nations mentioned in the Bible Cities in the Book of Joshua

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