1504 | Matthew
ISRAEL IN EARLY NEW TESTAMENT TIMES
Extent of Herod ’ s kingdom Herodian fortress city
ABILENE
Decapolis city ( time of Herod ) Other city
Litani R .
Ashkelon
Raphia
Jamnia ( Jabneel )
Ashdod
Gaza
Joppa
Tyre
Megiddo
Sidon
Philadelphia
Jericho Emmaus Cyprus Bethany on the
Mt . of other side of the Jordan ?
Olives Jerusalem
Heshbon Bethany
Mt . Nebo Bethlehem Hyrcania
Medeba
JUDEA Herodium Machaerus
Adora Hebron Dead
Sea
Beersheba
Samaria
Antipatris
Arad
Malatha
Gennesaret
Scythopolis Salim ?
Sychar
Alexandrium
Masada
Caesarea Philippi
Jebel Jarmak |
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Chorazin
Ptolemais
Capernaum
Bethsaida
Sea of Galilee
Cana of Galilee
Gergesa ( Kursi )
Magadan
( Magdala )
Mt . Carmel
Tiberias
Nazareth
Mt . Tabor
Gadara
|
Dor |
|
Nain |
|
Caesarea |
Mt . Gilboa |
Mt .
Moreh
|
Bethany on the other side of the Jordan ? |
M e d i t e r r a n e a n S e a
Besor Valley
0 20 km . 0 20 miles
Yarkon R .
IDUMEA
R .
Kishon
SAMARIA
Mt . Ebal
Mt . Gerizim
Leontes R .
P H O E N I C I A
Jordan R .
Mt . Hermon
Lake Hula
GALILEE
P E R E A
Hippos
Pella
GAULANITIS
Abila
Dion
Amathus
Arnon R .
Zered R .
ITUREA
Yarmuk R .
Gerasa
Jabbok R .
N A
Pharpar R .
BATANEA
B A
Raphana
Abana R .
Damascus
TRACONITIS
D E C A P O L I
T E A
S Y R I A
TETRARCHY OF PHILIP
AURANITIS
S
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