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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.

Boundary of Promised Land

map of boundaries of Promised Land as described in Numbers 34

Boundary of Promised Land

Bible Book: Numbers, Deuteronomy, 2 Kings Type: Maps Location: Aleppo, Beersheba, Bethel, Canaan, Carchemish, Damascus, East Manasseh, Edom, Euphrates River, Gad, Gaza Strip, Gerar, Hamath, Haran, Hebron, Israel, Jerusalem, Mount Seir, Nablus, Negev, Paddan-Aram, Peniel, Petra, Ramoth in Gilead, Reuben, Route of the Israelite spies, Shechem, Sinai Peninsula, West Bank Era: Conquering Canaan, Exodus
Boundary of Promised Land After King David died, his son Solomon didn't waste time. He took charge of the kingdom like a boss. But he didn't stop there—he wanted to make the nation even stronger and richer? Solomon wasn't about to let his enemies walk all over him. He gathered his troops and went on the offense against hostile neighbors: Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, and even the Philistines. His enemies learned quickly learned not to mess with him. Solomon also had a knack for business. He knew the importance of expanding his kingdom's wealth. So, he started making big trade deals with countries like Egypt and Phoenicia. He brought in all sorts of extravagant products—gold, silver, horses—you name it. His kingdom turned into this buzzing hub where people from all over would swing by to trade and network.

Solomon's harem

And there were the women. King Solomon, renowned for his wisdom, unfortunately succumbed to the allure of foreign women. Despite divine warnings against marrying multiple wives, he married an astounding 700, along with 300 concubines. These unions were politically motivated, aimed at forging alliances and establishing bonds with neighboring nations. However, these marriages ultimately led Solomon to idolatry, as his wives introduced foreign gods and rituals into his kingdom. This deviation from worshiping God alone, as Jewish law required, displeased the Lord, who eventually punished Solomon for his sins.

Solomon beautifies Jerusalem

Jerusalem became the pride and joy of Solomon's reign. He had big plans for the capital city. He went all out and built this beautiful temple for the Almighty himself. Picture this: gold decorations, exquisite furnishings, and amazing artwork everywhere you looked. People were absolutely dazzled by it and came from far and wide just to see it. Jerusalem became the talk of the region.

WHERE TO FIND MORE BIBLE MAPS

The Casual English Bible® has more than 900 Bible maps, many in 3D style. You can search for maps by place name, such as "Sea of Galilee."

Dedicated Bible map search engine

But you can also search for maps by Bible book, such as searching for all the maps in the book of Joshua. In addition, you can search by country, region, or era on a timeline, such as when Israel had kings or when Jesus was on earth. Here's a link to the dedicated Map Search Engine.

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Map Abraham’s journey

map of Abraham's journey to Canaan

Map Abraham's journey

Bible Book: Genesis, Matthew Type: Maps Location: Abraham's road to Haran, Babylon, Babylonia, Baghdad, Canaan, Chaldea, Elam, Ephrates River, Fertile Crescent, Haran, Iraq, Mosul, Nineveh, Sumer, Ur Era: Israel’s founding fathers

Map Abraham's journey

Mesopotamia

From the ancient NYC

Mapping Abraham's journey begins in Mesopotamia. In Bible times, this part of the world was like the ancient version of the buzzing New York City, only much bigger. It was the vibrant hub of a civilization that emerged from land sandwiched between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. That's mainly in Iraq and western Iran.

This area was prime real estate for early human settlers because those rivers brought life to the arid land. The word "Mesopotamia" itself means "between the rivers" in Greek. It's a fair name because these rivers provided water for farming and transportation.

Mesopotamia such a big deal in Bible times because it became the stage where many biblical stories played out. This was where we would have found:

  • the famous city of Babylon
  • the Tower of Babel (that's the one where people tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, and it didn't go too well).
  • home to Abraham (city of Ur) the father of three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He came hailed from the city of Ur, which was right there in Mesopotamia.

Daniel in Mesopotamian lion's den

Also, Israelites spent decades in Mesopotamia during their exile to Babylon's land. That's where we come across the story of the prophet Daniel and the lions' den. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, who had a starring role in the Bible by destroying Jerusalem, ruled this land too.

Mesopotamia was like the biblical backdrop for many important events in the Bible. Those rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, made it into a thriving civilization.

Matthew traces the family tree of Jesus, back to southern Iraq, home of Abraham, father of the Jewish people. Matthew 1

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Abraham's journey
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Map of Jacob leaving Shechem

map of Jacob's route to Shechem

Map of Jacob leaving Shechem

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Aleppo, Beersheba, Bethel, Canaan, Carchemish, Damascus, Edom, Euphrates River, Gaza Strip, Gerar, Hamath, Haran, Hebron, Jerusalem, Mount Seir, Nablus, Negev, Peniel, Petra, Ramoth in Gilead, Shechem, Succoth Era: Israel’s founding fathers
Map of Jacob leaving Shechem for Bethel.
Goodbye what's left of Shechem
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Map of Abraham leaving Haran

map of Abraham's trip from Haran to Egypt, copyright Stephen M. Miller

Map of Abraham leaving Haran

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Ai, Aleppo, Beersheba, Bethel, Canaan, Carchemish, Damascus, Egypt, Euphrates River, Gaza Strip, Gerar, Hamath, Haran, Hebron, Israel, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jordan, Lebanon, Nablus, Shechem, Syria, West Bank Era: Israel’s founding fathers
Map of Abraham leaving Haran for Canaan. Abe leaves home at age 75
Abe leaves home at age 75
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Abraham’s trail

map of mesopotamia

Abraham's trail

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Babylon, Canaan, Damascus, Egypt, Euphrates River, Fertile Crescent, Haran, Hebron, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Mesopotamia, Mount Ararat, Nineveh, Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tigris River, Ur Era: Israel’s founding fathers

Abraham's trail

Mesopotamia

From the ancient NYC

Mapping Abraham's journey begins in Mesopotamia. In Bible times, this part of the world was like the ancient version of the buzzing New York City, only much bigger. It was the vibrant hub of a civilization that emerged from land sandwiched between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. That's mainly in Iraq and western Iran.

This area was prime real estate for early human settlers because those rivers brought life to the arid land. The word "Mesopotamia" itself means "between the rivers" in Greek. It's a fair name because these rivers provided water for farming and transportation.

Mesopotamia such a big deal in Bible times because it became the stage where many biblical stories played out. This was where we would have found:

  • the famous city of Babylon
  • the Tower of Babel (that's the one where people tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, and it didn't go too well).
  • home to Abraham (city of Ur) the father of three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He came hailed from the city of Ur, which was right there in Mesopotamia.

Daniel in Mesopotamian lion's den

Also, Israelites spent decades in Mesopotamia during their exile to Babylon's land. That's where we come across the story of the prophet Daniel and the lions' den. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, who had a starring role in the Bible by destroying Jerusalem, ruled this land too.

Mesopotamia was like the biblical backdrop for many important events in the Bible. Those rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, made it into a thriving civilization.

Matthew traces the family tree of Jesus, back to southern Iraq, home of Abraham, father of the Jewish people. Matthew 1.

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Map Jacob’s journey

Map of Jacob's Ladder trip

Map Jacob's journey

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Aleppo, Beersheba, Bethel, Canaan, Carchemish, Damascus, Edom, Gaza Strip, Gerar, Haran, Hebron, Luz, Mount Seir, Negev, Paddan-Aram, Peniel, Petra, Ramoth in Gilead, Shechem Era: Israel’s founding fathers
Map of Jacob's journey from Canaan to Haran, where he married two sisters and raised a family and livestock.
Jacob runs for his wife
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Map Jacob travels to Haran

map of Jacob's trip to Haran, copyright Stephen M Miller

Map Jacob travels to Haran

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Beersheba, Bethel, Canaan, Hamath, Haran, Luz, Paddan-Aram Era: Israel’s founding fathers
Map Jacob meets the relatives in Haran. He leaves Canaan to get away from his angry brother Esau. He travels to Haran in what is now Turkey to find a wife. He marries two, after his father-in-law tricked him into marrying the oldest daughter first, before the younger daughter that Jacob wanted.
Jacob meets the relatives
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Cain banished East of Eden

map of Cain banished east of Eden

Cain banished East of Eden

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Babylon, Canaan, Damascus, Eden, Euphrates River, Fertile Crescent, Haran, Jerusalem, Nineveh, Tigris River, Ur Era: Creation, Flood

Cain banished East of Eden

CAIN KILLS HIS BROTHER ABEL

8Cain told Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were there, Cain killed him. 7Sometime later the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain answered, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s watchman?”

10God said, “What have you done? Your brother is crying out to me—through his blood in the ground. 11You’re a farmer no more. I’m banishing you from the ground you’ve polluted with your brother’s blood. 12Anything you try to grow won’t grow; so don’t try. Hit the road. It’s your home now, drifter.”

13Cain pleaded with the LORD, “I can’t handle that! 14You’ve cursed the ground I farm. You’re kicking me off my property and out of your sight. You’re leaving me broke, homeless, and vulnerable. Anyone I come across will kill me.” 15The LORD said, “That’s not going to happen. Whoever kills you will get seven times the payback." "Then the LORD put a mark on Cain—something that would keep people from killing him.

CAIN MOVES EAST OF EDEN

16Cain left the LORD and settled in the Land of Nomads, east of Eden. 17He had sex with his wife, who got pregnant and gave birth to a son named Enoch. Cain built a city and named it Enoch. 18Enoch had a son named Irad, who had a son named Mehujael, who had a son named Methushael, who had a son name Lamech. 19Lamech married two women: Adah and Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal, the first-known migrating herder. He raised livestock and lived in tents. 21Jabal’s brother was Jubal, the first-known musician. He played harps and flutes. 22Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to Tubal-cain. He became a blacksmith who made bronze and iron tools and other implements. Zillah also had a daughter, Naamah.

23Lamech said to his two wives, “Listen carefully to me. I killed a young man who attacked and hurt me. 24If anyone who kills Cain gets seven times the payback, anyone who kills me gets 77 times the payback.”

25Adam had sex with his wife and she gave birth to their third son. She named him Seth because she said, “God gave me another son because Cain killed Abel.” 26Seth had a son named Enosh. That’s when people started worshiping the LORD and praying to him.

Genesis 4, Casual English Bible

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Map of Mesopotamia – Born here: Civilization

map showing birthplace of civilization in what is now the Middle East

Map of Mesopotamia - Born here: Civilization

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Babylon, Damascus, Eden, Egypt, Euphrates River, Fertile Crescent, Haran, Israel, Jerusalem, Mesopotamia, Mount Ararat, Nineveh, Tigris River, Ur Era: Creation, Flood

Map of Mesopotamia - Born here: Civilization

Mesopotamia

Ancient NYC

Mesopotamia in Bible times was like the ancient version of the buzzing New York City, only much bigger. It was the vibrant hub of a civilization that emerged from land sandwiched between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. That's mainly in Iraq and western Iran.

This area was prime real estate for early human settlers because those rivers brought life to the arid land. The word "Mesopotamia" itself means "between the rivers" in Greek. It's a fair name because these rivers provided water for farming and transportation.

Mesopotamia such a big deal in Bible times because it became the stage where many biblical stories played out. This was where we would have found:

  • the famous city of Babylon
  • the Tower of Babel (that's the one where people tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, and it didn't go too well).
  • home to Abraham (city of Ur) the father of three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He came hailed from the city of Ur, which was right there in Mesopotamia.

Daniel in Mesopotamian lion's den

Also, Israelites spent decades in Mesopotamia during their exile to Babylon's land. That's where we come across the story of the prophet Daniel and the lions' den. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, who had a starring role in the Bible by destroying Jerusalem, ruled this land too.

Mesopotamia was like the biblical backdrop for many important events in the Bible. Those rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, made it into a thriving civilization.

For the Garden of Eden stories, Genesis 2-3, Casual English Bible. Compare to other Bible versions, Bible Gateway.

 

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Edited by Miller
 
Born here: Civilization
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Rebooting Earth in Mesopotamia

map of Mesopotamia

Rebooting Earth in Mesopotamia

Bible Book: Genesis Type: Maps Location: Ararat Mountains, Canaan, Damascus, Euphrates River, Fertile Crescent, Haran, Mount Ararat, Mount Nisir, Nineveh, Tigris River, Ur, Zagros Mountains Era: Creation, Flood

Rebooting Earth

God told Noah, “Leave the boat now. Take your family with you. Release every living thing you brought with you—birds, land animals, and every bug and other life form that creeps and crawls along the dirt. Release them so they will reproduce and fill the world again with critters of every kind.” Genesis 8:15-17, Casual English Bible

Mesopotamia

Ancient NYC

Mesopotamia in Bible times was like the ancient version of the buzzing New York City, only much bigger. It was the vibrant hub of a civilization that emerged from land sandwiched between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. That's mainly in Iraq and western Iran.

This area was prime real estate for early human settlers because those rivers brought life to the arid land. The word "Mesopotamia" itself means "between the rivers" in Greek. It's a fair name because these rivers provided water for farming and transportation.

Mesopotamia such a big deal in Bible times because it became the stage where many biblical stories played out. This was where we would have found:

  • the famous city of Babylon
  • the Tower of Babel (that's the one where people tried to build a tower to reach the heavens, and it didn't go too well).
  • home to Abraham (city of Ur) the father of three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He came hailed from the city of Ur, which was right there in Mesopotamia.

Daniel in Mesopotamian lion's den

Also, Israelites spent decades in Mesopotamia during their exile to Babylon's land. That's where we come across the story of the prophet Daniel and the lions' den. The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar, who had a starring role in the Bible by destroying Jerusalem, ruled this land too.

Mesopotamia was like the biblical backdrop for many important events in the Bible. Those rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, made it into a thriving civilization.

 

By ChatGPT
Edited by Miller
 
Rebooting Earth
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