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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.

Stealing King Saul’s body

3d Bible map of King Saul's death and burial for The Casual English Bible

Stealing King Saul's body

Bible Book: 1 Samuel Type: Maps Location: Beth-shan, Haifa, Hill of Moreh, Jabesh in Gilead, Jebus, Jerusalem, Jezreel Spring, Jezreel Valley, Jordan River, Magiddo, Mount Gilboa, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Shunem Era: Heroes, kings

Stealing King Saul's body

 

SAUL’S POSITION OVERRUN

Philistines attacked Saul’s Israelite army and sent the warriors running for their lives. Many died on Mount Gilboa. Philistines began to overrun King Saul’s position. They killed three of his sons there: Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

Saul falls on his sword

Philistines pushed hard, and soon the archers got Saul in range. They hit him and wounded him badly. Saul told the soldier in charge of his armor and weapons, “Finish this. Take your sword and drive it through me. I don’t want pagan Philistines to use me for target practice before they kill me,” The terrified soldier refused. So, Saul picked up his own sword and fell on it. When the soldier saw the king was dead, he fell on his sword, too. He died with his king. Saul and his three sons and his weapons man all died the same day.

THE KING IS DEAD

News of Israel’s defeat spread. Many Israelites emptied their towns because they knew the Philistines were coming to take them. These included Israelites beyond the north side of the Jezreel valley and Israelites east of the Jordan River. Philistines moved into those homes. The story is in 1 Samuel 31. For other Bible versions, see Bible Gateway.  
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Philistines go to war with Israel

3d Bible map of Philistines leaving Aphek to destroy King Saul's army at Mount Gilboa. For The Casual English Bible.

Philistines go to war with Israel

Bible Book: 1 Samuel Type: Maps Location: Aphek, Beth-shan, Caesarea, Carmel mountains, Endor, Haifa, Jaffa, Jebus, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jezreel Valley, Megiddo, Mount Carmel, Mount Gilboa, Netanya, Shunem, Tel Aviv Era: Heroes, kings

Philistines prep for war with Israel

King Saul and three sons will die in the battle

Philistines assembled their armies at Aphek. Israel’s warriors gathered at Jezreel Spring. Philistine rulers led their armies into the camp, marching them in companies of 100 or battalions of 1,000. King Achish’s army from Gath arrived last, with David’s army marching at the rear.

Shocked to see David marching with Philistines

Philistine commanders were shocked to see David there, with his men. They said, “Are you kidding? Hebrews? What are they doing here? That’s David, one of Saul’s men.” King Achish said, “Not anymore. He’s with me now. He defected over a year ago. And he has never given me any reason to doubt him.” Philistine commanders didn’t buy it. Furious, they told Achish, “Send that guy back to wherever you had him. We don’t want him up here in the battle. He might turn on us. If he gave our heads to Saul, that would go a long way to restoring their friendship. This is the guy who got the Hebrews dancing as they sang:  

Song of David, not so much of King Saul

Saul killed a thousand men. David, a thousand times ten.

David an "angel"

Achish told David, “I know you’re an honest man. I’d swear it. In all the time you’ve been with me, I’ve seen you do nothing wrong. If it were up to me, I’d take you into battle alongside me and my men. But the other rulers won’t let me. So go back peacefully. Don’t cause a scene or do anything to upset the Philistine rulers.” David said, “I don’t understand this. What have I done wrong? Name one thing in all the time I’ve been with you. Why am I suddenly not fit to fight the enemies of my king?” Achish said, “David, as far as I’m concerned, you’re as righteous as an angel. But the commanders don’t want you in this fight. They said, ‘He’s not going into the battle with us. Period.’ Spend the night here, but I want you to leave at dawn. Take your men back to their regular duties.”

David skips the battle

David and his men left for Philistine territory early the next morning. But the Philistine armies marched up to Jezreel. 1 Samuel 29
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Map of Jezreel

Map of Jezreel and the Jezreel Valley

Map of Jezreel

Bible Book: Hosea Type: Maps Location: Amman, Capernaum, Dead Sea, Haifa, Heshban, Jerusalem, Jezreel, Jezreel Valley, Jordan River Valley, Judean hills, Megiddo, Mount Carmel, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Plains of Moab, West Bank Era: Heroes, kings, Prophets, Jews exiled

Map of the ancient city of Jezreel, with it's getaway palace of Israel's kings. It was located on the southern edge of the sprawling Jezreel Valley. Here is where an Israelite chariot corps commander launched a coup by assassinating the last king in the royal family dynasty of King Ahab and his father, King Omri.

Map Jezreel, Jezreel Valley
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