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By Stephen M. Miller

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Bible maps make the Bible clearer

The Casual English Bible® maps tell Bible stories in a captivating way that engages even people who have never read the Bible. Lavishly detailed maps only make the stories of Jesus and others more compelling and easier to picture and to understand.

These 3D-style maps of Bible lands are created from blended high resolution satellite images, matched to precise elevation data from international space agencies.

How to search for maps

—Type “Galilee” into the Casual English Bible’s map search engine, below. Instantly, you’ll see dozens of beautiful maps…many in 3D style. Each one tracks with a different Bible story. These aren’t generic maps with a hundred place names.
—Type “Samson” into the Bible map search engine. You’ll see the tiny village where he lived in the Judean foothills below Jerusalem.
—Type “Corinthians” and you’ll see a gallery full of maps associated with Paul’s letters of 1, 2 Corinthians, to the church in Corinth, Greece.

3D sense of the lay of the land

Get a feel for the lay of the land:

—Ararat Mountains, where Noah’s boat ran aground. The Bible doesn’t say it was Mount Ararat.
—Judean hills where Joshua and the Israelites found most of their battles for the Promised Land. They avoided the plains, where their enemies with armored chariots had the advantage over Israel’s foot soldiers.
—Jesus’ 20-mile climb from Jericho and the Jordan River Valley upward half a mile high, to the crest of the Mount of Olives, overlooking Jerusalem.
—One surprise for some readers is the Jesus Triangle, a plug of ground between three cities. It’s where Jesus spent most of his ministry time. A person can walk that entire triangle in a single day. Type “Jesus triangle” to see it.

Map Romans crush Jewish revolt

map of Roman invasion of Israel copyright Stephen M. Miller

Map Romans crush Jewish revolt

Bible Book: Revelation Type: Maps Location: Azotus, Caesarea, Capernaum, Capharabis, Caphartobas, Decapolis, Galilee, Gamala, Gophna, Hebron, Herodium, Israel, Jamnia, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jezreel Valley, Joppa, Jotapata, Judea, Machaerus, Masada, Nazareth, Pella, Perea, Qumran, Samaria, Sepphoris, Taricheae, Tel Aviv, Tiberias Era: Exiled prophet
Map Romans crush Jewish revolt sending an army and destroying Jerusalem and the Temple, which has never been rebuilt.
Romans crush Jewish revolt
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Map Jewish Revolt

map of Roman invasion of Israel copyright Stephen M. Miller

Map Jewish Revolt

Bible Book: Revelation Type: Maps Location: Azotus, Caesarea, Capernaum, Capharabis, Caphartobas, Decapolis, Galilee, Gamala, Gophna, Hebron, Herodium, Israel, Jamnia, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jezreel Valley, Joppa, Jotapata, Judea, Machaerus, Masada, Nazareth, Pella, Perea, Qumran, Samaria, Sepphoris, Taricheae, Tel Aviv, Tiberias Era: Exiled prophet
Map Jewish revolt against Rome in AD 66. Rome sends an army led by Titus the next year, crushing the revolt and destroying Jerusalem and the Temple, which has never been rebuilt.
Romans crush Jewish revolt
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Holy land map at time of Jesus

map of Israel at time of Jesus, with Tyre and Sidon

Holy land map at time of Jesus

Bible Book: Matthew Type: Maps Location: Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Damascus, Dead Sea, Decapolis, Gaza Strip, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan River, Judea, Lebanon, Mount Hermon, Mount Tabor, Phoenicia, Samaria the city, Sea of Galilee, Sidon, Ten Cities, Tyre, West Bank Era: Jesus
Holy land map at time of Jesus: Judea, Samaria, Galilee, the Decapolis (Ten Towns).
Land of Jesus
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Bible Map of Tyre

map of Holy Land in time of Jesus

Bible Map of Tyre

Bible Book: Matthew Type: Maps Location: Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Damascus, Dead Sea, Decapolis, Gaza Strip, Israel, Jerusalem, Jordan River, Judea, Lebanon, Mount Hermon, Mount Tabor, Phoenicia, Samaria the city, Sea of Galilee, Sidon, Ten Cities, Tyre, West Bank Era: Jesus
Bible Map of Tyre, and Sidon, where Jesus traveled during his ministries.
Jesus goes to Lebanon
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Map Romans attack Jews – The Romans are coming

map of Roman invasion of Holy Land

Map Romans attack Jews - The Romans are coming

Bible Book: Luke Type: Maps Location: Azotus, Caesarea, Capernaum, Capharabis, Caphartobas, Decapolis, Galilee, Gamala, Gophna, Hebron, Herodium, Israel, Jamnia, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jezreel Valley, Joppa, Jotapata, Judea, Machaerus, Masada, Nazareth, Pella, Perea, Qumran, Samaria, Sepphoris, Taricheae, Tel Aviv, Tiberias Era: Church, Letters
Map Romans attack Jews - The Romans are coming. Jews rebelled around the Roman occupation in AD 66. But Romans returned in force and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70, then banned Jews from the city.
The Romans are coming
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Map of Judea, ruled by Pilate AD 28

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Map of Judea, ruled by Pilate AD 28

Bible Book: Luke Type: Maps Location: Bethlehem, Caesarea, Damascus, Decapolis, Galilee, Gaulanitis, Gaza Strip, Israel, Iturea, Jericho, Jerusalem, Joppa Judea, Phoenicia, Samaria, Tiberias, Traconitis Era: Jesus

Map of Judea, ruled by Pilate AD 28

Israel's territory of Judea in Roman times was part of the larger Roman province of Judea. Romans established it after the Roman Empire had conquered the region in 63 BC.

The Roman governor rule the province included Judea proper, Samaria, and Idumea. Pontius Pilate was one of the governors. 

Governor Pilate

Pontius Pilate was the fifth prefect (governor) of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius during the trial of Jesus Christ. He is known for his role in the crucifixion of Jesus, as depicted in the New Testament. Historians debate Pilate's actions during this event. Some say he was reluctant to carry out the execution and others paint him as a ruthless authority seeking to suppress dissent. Regardless of his true intentions, Pilate's name has become synonymous with the power and cruelty of the Roman Empire in Judea.

The Roman presence in Judea triggered a series of big events in the Bible. It was during the Roman occupation that Jesus was born in Bethlehem and eventually crucified in Jerusalem. In Judeo-Christian tradition, the Roman Empire is represented as the oppressive power that ruled the region and allowed the persecution of Jews by their neighbors.

Judea: King David's home

Judea was home to a number of key biblical figures, including King David and King Solomon. It was also the site of important biblical events such as the birth, ministry, and execution of Jesus Christ.

Jewish revolts

The Roman occupation of Judea was marked by numerous uprisings, some of which had religious motivations. Zealots, a group of Jewish rebels, believed in the imminent arrival of the Messiah. They saw the Roman presence as a desecration of Jewish land. This led to a number of rebellions against the Roman authorities during the first century AD, such as the Great Jewish Revolt from 66-73 AD. These uprisings ultimately ended in AD 70 with Roman crushing the revolt and destroying the Second Temple, a traumatic event in Jewish history. The Temple has never been rebuilt.

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Edited by Miller

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Pilate ruled Judea AD 28
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Map Romans destroy the Temple

Romans destroy the Temple

Map Romans destroy the Temple

Bible Book: Mark Type: Maps Location: Azotus, Caesarea, Capernaum, Capharabis, Caphartobas, Decapolis, Galilee, Gamala, Gophna, Hebron, Herodium, Jamnia, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jezreel Valley, Joppa, Jotapata, Judea, Machaerus, Masada, Nazareth, Pella, Perea, Qumran, Samaria, Sepphoris, Taricheae, Tel Aviv, Tiberias Era: Jesus
Romans destroy the Temple
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