Places

Canaanite city near Bethel that initially defeated Israel because of Achan's sin, then fell when the sin was dealt with.

Base of operations for Paul's missionary journeys and the first church to send out missionaries. Followers of Jesus were first called Christ…

City in the highlands of Galatia where Paul and Barnabas preached in the synagogue on their first journey, then were expelled by jealous Jew…

Cultural center of the Greek world where Paul preached on the Areopagus, addressing the altar to the unknown god.

City praised in Acts for its people's willingness to examine the scriptures daily to verify Paul's teaching.

Small town 9 km south of Jerusalem. Birthplace of King David, and of Jesus Christ. Name means 'house of bread' in Hebrew.

Roman administrative capital of Judea and home of Cornelius, the first Gentile convert. Paul was imprisoned here for two years.

Cosmopolitan seaport where Paul spent eighteen months planting a church, later addressing moral and doctrinal problems in two letters.

Southernmost city on Paul's first missionary journey, where many disciples were made before the missionaries retraced their steps.

Ancient kingdom of the Nile. Refuge of Abraham and Joseph, then a house of slavery, then the place from which Moses led Israel out.

Prominent port city where Paul spent three years and a riot erupted in defense of the goddess Artemis. John addressed one of his seven lette…

Northern region of ancient Israel, fertile and lake-fringed. Most of Jesus' ministry happened here.

City that tricked Israel into a peace treaty, resulting in the famous day the sun stood still during Joshua's battle.

The largest Canaanite city-state, called the head of all those kingdoms, destroyed by Joshua and later rebuilt by Solomon.

City in Galatia where Paul and Barnabas preached with great effect, then fled when a plot formed to stone them.

Ancient fortified city whose walls fell at Joshua's command. Jesus healed Bartimaeus and stayed with Zacchaeus here.

Capital of Judah on a ridge in the Judean hills at 750 m elevation. Site of the Temple. Jesus was crucified and rose outside its walls.

Long, narrow river flowing south from Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea. Israel crossed it to enter Canaan; Jesus was baptised here.

City where Paul healed a lame man and was mistaken for the god Hermes, then stoned and left for dead.

Island where Paul's ship wrecked on the voyage to Rome. He survived a snakebite and healed many on the island.

Mountain in the southern Sinai peninsula where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Torah from God.

Hill town in Lower Galilee, about 25 km west of the Sea of Galilee. The boyhood home of Jesus.

Capital of Roman Cyprus where Paul confronted the sorcerer Bar-Jesus and converted the proconsul Sergius Paulus.

City in Pamphylia where John Mark left Paul and Barnabas to return to Jerusalem during the first missionary journey.

First city in Europe where Paul planted a church. Lydia was baptized here, and Paul and Silas were jailed before a miraculous earthquake fre…

Capital of the Roman Empire where Paul was imprisoned and wrote several letters. The center of early Christianity's westward expansion.

Port city on Cyprus where Paul and Barnabas began their first missionary journey, preaching in the Jewish synagogues.

Ancient crossroads city where Abraham first stopped in Canaan and Jacob bought land. Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman at its well.

City of the plain destroyed by God with fire and brimstone because of its wickedness. Lot escaped; his wife looked back and became a pillar …

Major Macedonian city where Paul preached for three Sabbaths before being driven out by a Jewish mob.

Port city where Paul received the Macedonian vision calling him to Europe, and later raised Eutychus from the dead.

Ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates in southern Mesopotamia. Abraham's birthplace, called 'Ur of the Chaldeans'.