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Khirbet Haiy;[2] others say, Et- Ramallah and al-Bireh Palestinian
What links here Ai[1] Joshua 7:2
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Tell[3] Governorate territories
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Almon[4] Joshua 21:18 Khirbet Almit[5]
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Babylon Jeremiah 50:1 - 50:46 Hillah[6] Babil Governorate Iraq
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Wikidata item Joshua 19:38; Judges
Beth-anath[7] Bi'ina[8] Northern District Israel
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Print/export Beth Arbel[9] Hosea 10:14 Irbid[10] Irbid Governorate Jordan

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 Create a book Beth-tappuah[11] Joshua 15:53 Taffuh[12] Hebron Governorate Palestinian
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Bozrah[13] Amos 1:12 Bouseira[14] Tafilah Governorate Jordan
Languages Chezib[15] Genesis 38:5 Khirbet esh Sheikh Ghazy[16] Jerusalem District Israel
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Cuthah[17] II Kings 17:24 Tell Ibrahim[18] Babil Governorate Iraq
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Edit links Dedan[19] Ezekiel 38:13 Al-'Ula[20] Al Madinah Region Saudi Arabia
Ecbatana[21] Ezra 6:2 Hamadan[22] Hamadan Province Iran
Elim[23] Exodus 16:1 Wadi Gharandel[24] South Sinai Governorate Egypt
Palestinian
En-gannim[25] Joshua 19:21 Jenin[26] Jenin Governorate
territories
Erech[27] Genesis 10:10 Uruk[28] Al Muthanna Governorate Iraq
Palestinian
Eshtemoa[29] Joshua 21:14 as-Samu[30][31] Hebron Governorate
territories
Palestinian
Etam[32] II Chronicles 11:6 Solomon's Pools[33][34] Bethlehem Governorate
territories
Gath Joshua 13:3 Ramla[35][36] Central District Israel
Gath-hepher Joshua 19:13; 2 Kings
Gob'batha of Sepphoris[38] Northern District Israel
(Gittahhepher)[37] 14:25
Gerar[27] Genesis 10:19 Haluza[39] Southern District Israel
Palestinian
Giloh[40] Joshua 15:51 Beit Jala[41][42] Bethlehem Governorate
territories
Gozan[43] I Chronicles 5:26 Tell Halaf Al Hasakah Governorate Syria
Harosheth
Judges 4:13 El Ahwat[45] Haifa District Israel
Haggoyim[44]
Hamath[46] II Samuel 8:9 Hama[47] Hama Governorate Syria
Hammath[48] Joshua 19:35 Tiberias[49] Northern District Israel

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 Hapharaim[50] Joshua 19:19 et T
̣ aiyibeh
̣ [51] Northern District Israel
Hazezon-tamar[52] Genesis 14:7 Ein Gedi[53] Southern District Israel
Hukok[54] Joshua 19:34 Yaquq[55] Northern District Israel
Ible'am[56] Joshua 17:11 Khirbet Yebla[57] Northern District Israel
Iron Joshua 19:38 Yaroun[58] Nabatieh Governorate Lebanon
Jezreel[59] I Kings 18:45 Zir'in[60] Northern District Israel
Joppa[61] Jonah 1:3 Jaffa[62] Tel Aviv District Israel
Kadesh[63] Numbers 20:1 Petra[64] Ma'an Governorate Jordan
Kadesh-barnea[65] Deuteronomy 1:2 Tell el-Qudeirat[66] Sinai Peninsula Egypt
Kedesh-naphtali[44] Judges 4:6 Kedesh[67] Northern District Israel
Kir of Moab[68] Isaiah 15:1 Al Karak[69] Karak Governorate Jordan
Kiriath-Jearim Joshua 9:17 Abu Ghosh[70] Jerusalem District Israel
Kitron[71] Judges 1:30 Sepphoris[72] Northern District Israel
Judges 18:29 &
Laish/Leshem[73][74] Tel Dan (Banias)[75] Northern District Israel
Joshua 19:47
Numbers 21:30 &
Medeba[76][77] Madaba[78] Madaba Governorate Jordan
Joshua 13:9
Nephtoah[79] Joshua 15:9 Lifta[80][81] Jerusalem District Israel
No Ezekiel 30:14 Alexandria[82] Alexandria Governorate Egypt
Noph Isaiah 19:13 Memphis[83][84] Giza Governorate Egypt
No- Ezekiel30:16 & Nahum
Luxor Luxor Governorate Egypt
amon/Thebes[85][86] 3:8
Noph Isaiah 19:13 Memphis[83][84] Giza Governorate Egypt
On/Awen[87] Genesis 46:20 Ayn Shams[88] Cairo Governorate Egypt
Ono I Chronicles 8:12 Or Yehuda[89] Central District Israel

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 Ophir Job 22:24 Sri Lanka[90] Island country Sri Lanka
Ramallah and al-Bireh Palestinian
Ophrah[91] Joshua 18:23 Taybeh[92]
Governorate territories
Pi-beseth/Bubastis[85] Ezekiel 30:17 Tell Basta[93] Al Sharqia Governorate Egypt
Palestinian
Qiryat Arba[94] Joshua 14:15 Hebron[95] Hebron Governorate
territories
Palestinian
Pirathon[96] Judges 12:15 Fara'ata[97] Qalqilya Governorate
territories
Rabbah[98] Joshua 15:60 Rebbo[nb 1] Jerusalem District Israel
Rabbah[13] Amos 1:14 Amman[101] Amman Governorate Jordan
Rakkath Joshua 19:35 Tiberias[102] Northern District Israel
I Kings 17:9 & Obadiah
Sarepta[103][104] Sarafand Southern Governorate Lebanon
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Seba (Saba)[105] Psalm 72:10 Meroë[106] River Nile Governorate Sudan
Sheba[107] I Kings 10:1 Ma'rib[108] Ma'rib Governorate Yemen
Palestinian
Shechem Genesis 12:6 Nablus[109] Nablus Governorate
territories
Shiloah[110] Isaiah 8:6 Silwan Jerusalem Governorate
Palestinian
Shomron (Samaria) I Kings 16:24 Sebaste[111] Nablus Governorate
territories
II Kings 4:8; Joshua
Shunem[112] Sulam[113] Northern District Israel
19:18
Sin/Pelusium[85] Ezekiel 30:15 Tell el Farama[114] North Sinai Governorate Egypt
Socoh[115] Joshua 15:35 Kh. Shuweika[116] Jerusalem District Israel
Succoth[117] Joshua 13:27 Deir Alla[118] Balqa Governorate Jordan
Susa[119] Nehemiah 1:1 Shush[120] Khūzestān Province Iran

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 Syene[85][121] Ezekiel 29:10 & 30:6 Aswan[122] Aswan Governorate Egypt
Tadmor[123] II Chronicles 8:4 Palmyra[124][125] Homs Governorate Syria
Tahpanhes[126] Jeremiah 44:1 Tell Defenneh[127] Dakahlia Governorate Egypt
Timnah[128] Judges 14:1 Khirbet Tibneh[129] Jerusalem District Israel
Khirbet Tibnah,[131] others say Kifl Ramallah and al-Bireh Palestinian
Timnath-heres[130] Joshua 19:50
Haris[132][133] Governorate[134] territories
Genesis 11:31 &
Ur[135][136] Tell el Muqayyar Dhi Qar Governorate Iraq
Nehemiah 9:7
Zaphon[117] Joshua 13:27 Amathus[137] Jordan
Zephathah
II Chronicles 14:10 Tell es-Safi Southern District Israel
(Zephath)[138]
Ziddim Joshua 19:35 Hittin[139] Northern District Israel
Zoan[140] Numbers 13:22 Tanis[141] Al Sharqia Governorate Egypt
Zorah[142] Joshua 15:33 Sar'a[143][144] Jerusalem District Israel

New Testament [ edit ]

Biblical name Mentioned in Present name Province/Region Country Name Country Flag
Adramyttium Acts 27:2 Burhaniye Balıkesir Province Turkey
Antioch Acts 11:26 Antakya[145] Hatay Province Turkey
Aphek Acts 23:31 Rosh HaAyin[146] Central District Israel
Assos Acts 20:13 Behramkale[147] Çanakkale Province Turkey
Attalia Acts 14:25 Antalya[148] Antalya Province Turkey
Berea Acts 17:10-13 Veria Imathia Greece
Cauda Acts 27:16 Gavdos Chania Greece
Cenchrea Romans 16:1 Kechries Korinthía Greece

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 Gerasa Mark 5:1 & Luke 8:26 Jerash[149] Jerash Governorate Jordan
Iconium Acts 14:1 Konya Konya Province Turkey
Lod Acts 9:32 Lod[150] Central District Israel
Lystra Acts 14:8 Klistra[151] Konya Province Turkey
Mitylene Acts 20:14 Mytilene[152] Lesbos Greece
Myra Acts 27:5 Demre[153] Antalya Province Turkey
Neapolis Acts 16:11 Kavala[154] East Macedonia and Thrace Greece
Nicopolis Titus 3:12 Preveza[155] Epirus Greece
Pergamum Revelation 2:12 Bergama İzmir Province Turkey
Philadelphia Revelation 3:7 Alaşehir[156] Manisa Province Turkey
Ptolemais Acts 21:7 Acre Northern District Israel
Puteoli Acts 28:13 Pozzuoli Campania Italy
Rhegium Acts 28:13 Reggio Calabria Calabria Italy
Smyrna Revelation 2:8 İzmir İzmir Province Turkey
Thessalonica I & II Thessalonians Thessaloniki Central Macedonia Greece
Thyatira Revelation 2:18 Akhisar Manisa Province Turkey

See also [ edit ]

List of minor biblical places

Cities in the Book of Joshua
List of Biblical place names in North America

Notes [ edit ]

1. ^ Tentatively identified by Conder & Kitchener with the biblical city of Rabba (Josh. 15:60) because of their phonetic similarity, and which site is
located in the territory given by lot to the tribe of Judah. Still, it is only a conjecture, without any valid oral tradition to substantiate the claim, or
otherwise refute the claim.[99] Others have speculated that the Rabbah of Joshua 15:60 may be the town known as Rbt, an unidentified town

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 believed to have been near the biblical Gezer and mentioned in Thutmosis III’s list of Canaanite cities (no. 105), and what is also thought to be
mentioned in a cuneiform letter found at Taanach. According to two el-Amarna letters (289, 290) sent by the king of Jerusalem to the pharaoh,
Milkilu, the king of Gezer, together with Shuwardata captured Rubutu with the aid of mercenaries.[100] The problem with this identification,
however, is that no one has yet found a city near Gezer by the name of Rbt or Rubutu, and even if they had, Gezer - and by way of extension,
Rabbah - would not be in the territorial domain of the tribe of Judah, but rather in what belonged to Ephraim (cf. Josh. 21:20–21). It was,
therefore, imperative to look for the Rabbah in the tribal inheritance of Judah.

References [ edit ]

1. ^ "Joshua 7 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon- 9. ^ "Hosea 10 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mamre.org. mechon-mamre.org.
2. ^ W.F. Birch, On the Identification of "Ai" , Palestine Exploration 10. ^ "Bible Map: Beth-arbel" . bibleatlas.org.
Fund - Quarterly Statement for 1877, London 1878, pp. 132–133. 11. ^ "Joshua 15 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
3. ^ Watson E. Mills & Roger Aubrey Bullard, Mercer Dictionary of the mechon-mamre.org.
Bible , Mercer University Press 1990, p. 18 ISBN 978-0-86554- 12. ^ See page 310 in:Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The
373-7 Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography,
4. ^ "Joshua 21 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology . 3. London:
mechon-mamre.org. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
5. ^ "The Cities of the Tribe of Benjamin" . www.jewish-history.com. 13. ^ a b "Amos 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
6. ^ Babylon mechon-mamre.org.

7. ^ "Joshua 19:38 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 14. ^ "Bible Map: Bozrah" . bibleatlas.org.
mechon-mamre.org. 15. ^ "Genesis 38 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
8. ^ Albright, W.F. (1923). "Contribution to the Historical Geography of mechon-mamre.org.
Palestine". Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 16. ^ Eusebius, Onomasticon - The Place Names of Divine Scripture,
2–3: 19–20. Albright's view is supported by Neubauer (Géographie (ed.) R. Steven Notley & Ze'ev Safrai, Brill: Leiden 2005, p. 161
du Talmud, p. 235–ff.), Abel ("La Liste géographique du Papyrus 71 (§945), note 945
de Zénon", RB 1928, pp. 409–415; idem. Géog. II, p. 266), Alt (PJB 17. ^ "2 Kings 17 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
22, 1926, pp. 55–ff.; 24, 1928, p. 87), Saarisalo ("Boundary", p. mechon-mamre.org.
189), Safrai ("Beth-Anath", Sinai 78, 1976, pp. 18–34), Rafael 18. ^ "Bible Map: Cuthah" . bibleatlas.org.
Frankel (Settlement dynamics and regional diversity in ancient 19. ^ "Ezekiel 38 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Upper Galilee, 2001, p. 136), Yoel Elitzur (Ancient Place Names in mechon-mamre.org.
the Holy Land, 2004, p. 374). 20. ^ "The Incense Road: Dedan" . nabataea.net.

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 21. ^ "Ezra 6 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon- 33. ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews (Book viii, chapter vii, section 3;
mamre.org. 8:186); Burial Places of the Fathers, published by Yehuda Levi
22. ^ "Hegmataneh Hamedan" . hegmataneh.ir. Retrieved Nahum in book: Sọ har la-hasifat
̣ ginzei teiman (Heb. ‫צהר לחשיפת‬
1 November 2018. ‫)גנזי תימן‬, Tel-Aviv 1986, p. 253, who quotes from an ancient
23. ^ "Exodus 16 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . rabbinic source: "Between Beth-Lehem and Hebron is the great
mechon-mamre.org. pool, being the [water] duct that Hezekiah made, and the pool that
24. ^ "Lion Tracks Photo QnA -- Elim. Second stop in the Sinai he made, and it is [known as] Ein Etam." Rashi, who had not seen
wilderness after crossing the Red Sea during the exodus from Josephus' writings, surmised that Ein Etam was the place known as
Egypt" . www.bibleistrue.com. "the waters of Nephtoah" (cf. Rashi's commentary on Yoma 31a
25. ^ "Joshua 19:21 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . and Zevahim 54b, s.v. ‫ ;)עין עיטם‬see also Rashi's comments on
mechon-mamre.org. Joshua 15:8 and Deuteronomy 33.

26. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. 2, (3rd edition, published 34. ^ Victor Guérin, Description de la Palestine, Judée, Description de
by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p. la Judée, Paris 1869, pp. 104–119, 303–309
65 (note 168) (Hebrew) 35. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. II, chapter 11, s.v. ‫ויבנה‬
27. ^ ab "Genesis 10 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 3) ,‫בארץ פלשתים‬rd edition) Jerusalem 2007, p. 78 (Hebrew)
mechon-mamre.org. 36. ^ B. Mazar (1954). "Gath and Gittaim". Israel Exploration Journal. 4
28. ^ "Bible Map: Erech" . bibleatlas.org. (3/4): 227–235.

29. ^ "Joshua 21:14 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 37. ^ "Joshua 19:13 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org. mechon-mamre.org.

30. ^ Avraham Negev; Shimon Gibson (July 2005). Archaeological

encyclopedia of the Holy Land . Continuum International
Publishing Group. pp. 167–168. ISBN 978-0-8264-8571-7.
Retrieved 29 September 2010.
31. ^ Eusebius, Onomasticon - The Place Names of Divine Scripture,
(ed.) R. Steven Notley & Ze'ev Safrai, Brill: Leiden 2005, p. 84
(§429), note 429 ISBN 0-391-04217-3
32. ^ "2 Chronicles 11 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.

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 38. ^ Jerusalem Talmud (Kila'im 9:3; Genesis Rabba § 98:15; not a
ruin, per se, but a recognised land feature (i.e. "wine press") known
to the ancients, situate some 3 biblical miles from Sepphoris.
Conder and Kitchener, in their Survey of Western Palestine (vol. 1,
p. 365), thinks this place to have been the village of el-Messhed,
about 2.5 miles south-east of Sepphoris and where is now the
alleged tomb of Jonah the prophet, a view corroborated by Jerome
(in his Proaem. to Jonah) and by Benjamin of Tudela. Marcus
Jastrow explains "Gob'batha" as meanings "hills". In J. Payne
Smith's A Compendious Syriac Dictionary the word is explained as
meaning "a pit, hole, den, cavern." In the Leiden MS. of the
Jerusalem Talmud, the name is written in a variant form, ‫גו פפתה‬,
while in the Rome MS. of the Jerusalem Talmud the word is written
‫גופפתה‬. The place is said to have been the birthplace of Jonah the
prophet.
39. ^ Rabbi Saadia Gaon's Judeo-Arabic Translation of the word Gerar
(Judeo-Arabic: ‫ = אלכ'לוץ‬al-Khalūs)̣ in the Pentateuch (Tafsir), s.v.
Genesis 10:19, Genesis 20:2, Genesis 26:17, 20. On Haluza's
proximity to Gerar, see: M. Naor, Gerar — Tell el Far'a, Bulletin of
the Israel Exploration Society (1955), pp. 99–102 (Hebrew)
40. ^ "Joshua 15:51 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
41. ^ Victor Guérin, Description de la Palestine, Judée, Description de
la Judée, Paris 1869, p. 298; See: Guérin, V. (1869). Description
Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in
French). 1: Judee, pt. 3. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale. Others
identify Giloh with Khirbet Jala, ca. 8 km. (5 mi.) north, northwest of
Hebron. See: David Noel Freedman and Allen C. Myers, Eerdmans
Dictionary of the Bible, Grand Rapids 2000, p. 505 (s.v. Giloh)
ISBN 0-8028-2400-5
42. ^ Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible . Wm. B. Eerdmans. 2000.
p. 505. ISBN 0-8028-2400-5.
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43. ^ "1 Chronicles 5:26 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
44. ^ a b "Judges 4 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
45. ^ "Long time archaeological riddle solved" .
46. ^ "2 Samuel 8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
47. ^ "Bible Map: Hamath" . bibleatlas.org.
48. ^ "Joshua 19 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
49. ^ Jerusalem Talmud, Erubin 5:7; Tosefta, Erubin 7:2; cf. Jerusalem
Talmud, Megillah 1:1 (2a). Hammath was, originally, an independent
town (separate from Rakkath where Tiberias stands), but the
suburbs of both towns merged into one. The Jerusalem Talmud
mentions that Hammath was within the Sabbath-day walking
distance, meaning, less than 1 biblical mile from Tiberias.
50. ^ "Joshua 19:19 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
51. ^ Thought by Yeshayahu Press, editor of Topographical-Historical
Encyclopedia of the Land of Israel, to be the biblical Hapharaim, in
the territory given to tribe of Issachar. Ishtori Haparchi, differing in
view, thought that the old namesake is represented in the nearby
village of Kefrah (see: Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. 2,
[3rd edition, published by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet], chapter
11, Jerusalem 2007, p. 63 -- note 144)
52. ^ "Genesis 14 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
53. ^ Targum Onkelos on Genesis 14:7; Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Ben-
Uzziel on Genesis 7:14 and II Chronicles 20:2 .
54. ^ "Joshua 19:34 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
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by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p. Bullard, eds. Mercer Dictionary of the Bible . Mercer University
54 (note 24) (Hebrew) Press. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-86554-373-7.
56. ^ "Joshua 17:11 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 67. ^ A. Neubauer, La Géographie du Talmud, Paris 1868, pp. 224–225
mechon-mamre.org. 68. ^ "Isaiah 15 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon-
57. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach vol. 2, (3rd edition, published mamre.org.
by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p. 69. ^ "Bible Map: Kir" . bibleatlas.org.
63 (note 145) (Hebrew); Site now a ruin, seen on Palestine 70. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica (vol. 2), Jerusalem 1971, p. 182 (s.v. Abu
Exploration Fund Map: Jezreel (Sheet IX ). Others, including Ghosh)
Aaron Demsky, thought that Ibleam was to be identified with 71. ^ "Judges 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon-
Belameh, located a little over one mile (1.6 km) south of Jenin. mamre.org.
58. ^ "Bible Map: Yiron" . bibleatlas.org. 72. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. II (3rd edition, published
59. ^ "I Kings 18:45 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p.
mechon-mamre.org. 64 (Hebrew), where he cites the Babylonian Talmud (Megillah 6a).
60. ^ "Itinerary from Bordeaux to Jerusalem - 'The Bordeaux Pilgrim' 73. ^ "Judges 18 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
(333 A.D.)", translated by Aubrey Stewart, pub. in: Palestine mechon-mamre.org.
Pilgrim's Text Society, vol. 1, London 1887, p. 17 (note 5) 74. ^ "Joshua 19 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
61. ^ "Jonah 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon- www.mechon-mamre.org.
mamre.org. 75. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. II (3rd edition, published
62. ^ "Bible Map: Joppa" . bibleatlas.org. by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p.
63. ^ Place name translated by Onkelos in all places as Rekem 53 (Hebrew)
(Hebrew: ‫)רקם‬. Not to be mistaken with the Kadesh of Upper 76. ^ "Numbers 21 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Galilee. mechon-mamre.org.
64. ^ Flavius, Josephus. "Antiquities of the Jews (iv.vii.§1)". Loeb 77. ^ "Joshua 13 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Classical Library, London 1961. Missing or empty |url= (help) mechon-mamre.org.
(see: Josephus. "Jewish Antiquities" . 78. ^ "Visit Madaba" . www.visitmadaba.org. Archived from the
doi:10.4159/DLCL.josephus-jewish_antiquities.1930 . Retrieved original on 19 March 2008.
6 August 2016. – via digital Loeb Classical Library (subscription 79. ^ "Joshua 15 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
required)) mechon-mamre.org.
65. ^ Place name translated by Onkelos in all places as Rekem-Giah
(Hebrew: ‫)רקם גיאה‬. Not to be mistaken with the Kadesh of
transjordan.

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 80. ^ List of Geographical Names, (A Memo of the National Committee
to the Government of the Land of Israel on the Method of Spelling
Transliterated Geographical and Personal Names, plus Two Lists of
Geographical Names), Lĕšonénu: A Journal for the Study of the
Hebrew Language and Cognate Subjects, Benjamin Maisler, Tel-
Aviv 1932, p. 51
81. ^ See p. 51 in: Maisler, Benjamin (1932). "A Memo of the National
Committee to the Government of the Land of Israel on the Method
of Spelling Transliterated Geographical and Personal Names, plus
Two Lists of Geographical Names". Lĕšonénu: A Journal for the
Study of the Hebrew Language and Cognate Subjects. 4 (3): 1–92.
JSTOR 24384308 – via JSTOR. (Registration required (help)).
(Hebrew)
82. ^ Jonathan ben Uzziel's Aramaic Targum on Ezekiel 30:14;
Commentary of Rabbi David Kimhi (RADAK) on Ezekiel 30:14.
Jewish tradition differs from the modern identification of this place
name. Modern historical geographers place No with the ancient city
of Thebes, in Egypt.
83. ^ ab "Bible Map: Memphis" . bibleatlas.org.
84. ^ a b Jonathan ben Uzziel's Aramaic Targum on Ezekiel 30:16
85. ^ a b c d "Ezekiel 30 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre"
mechon-mamre.org.
86. ^ "Nahum 3 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon-
mamre.org.
87. ^ "Genesis 46 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 94. ^ "Joshua 14 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre"
mechon-mamre.org.
88. ^ "Bible Map: On" . bibleatlas.org.
89. ^ Maisler (Mazar), Benjamin (1932). "The Method of Transcribing
Geographical and Personal Names". Lĕšonénu: A Journal for the
Study of the Hebrew Language and Cognate Subjects: 19.
JSTOR 24384308 . (Registration required (help)).; Shmuel Klein,
Eretz Yehudah (Heb. ‫ מימי העליה מבבל עד חתימת‬: ‫ארץ יהודה‬
‫)התלמוד‬, Tel-Aviv 1939, s.v. ‫( אונו‬Ono)
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90. ^ Solomon Skoss (ed.), The Hebrew-Arabic Dictionary of the Bible,
Known as `Kitāb Jāmiʿ al-Alfāz`̣ (Agron) of David ben Abraham al-
Fasi, Yale University Press: New Haven 1936, vol. 1, p. 46 (s.v.
‫)אופיר‬, being identified with Serendip, the old Persian name for Sri
Lanka (aka Ceylon). Cf. Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews (Book 8,
chapter 6, §4), s.v. Aurea Chersonesus.
91. ^ "Joshua 18:23 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
92. ^ James Elmer Dean (ed.), Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and
Measures, Chicago University Press: Chicago 1935, pp. 72–73 (s.v.
Ḥafrå); W.F. Albright, "The Site of Tirzah and the Topography of
Western Manasseh", in: The Journal of the Palestine Oriental
Society, vol. XI, Jerusalem 1931, p. 248, who says that the Arabic
name et T
̣ aiyibeh
̣ (shortened for Taiyibet
̣ al-Ism) was given to the
city Ophrah as a euphemism, meaning "the goodly," to offset the
name Afrīn which, in Arabic connotation, means "demons" (cf.
Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research [AASOR], IV,
pp. 130–ff.; ibid. VI (1926), p. 35; Albrecht Alt, PJB 1926, pp. 68–
ff.). Although the meaning of "Ophrah" in Hebrew has nothing to do
with its Arabic connotation, nevertheless, such appellations for
. cities were thought of as being offensive, warranting its name
change.
93. ^ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2000). The Complete Temples of Ancient
Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 109
.
mechon-mamre.org.
95. ^ "Bible Map: Kiriath-arba (Hebron)" . bibleatlas.org.
96. ^ "Judges 12:15 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org.
97. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach vol. 2, (3rd edition, published
by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p.
58 (note 74) (Hebrew)
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 98. ^ "Joshua 15:60 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 112. ^ "2 Kings 4:8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org. mechon-mamre.org.
99. ^ C.R. Conder & H.H. Kitchener, The Survey of Western Palestine: 113. ^ Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. 2, (3rd edition, published
Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and by ed. Avraham Yosef Havatzelet), chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p.
Archaeology, vol. 3, Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund: 62 (note 130) (Hebrew)
London 1883, p. 314 . 114. ^ "Pelusium: Gateway to Egypt - Archaeology Magazine
100. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd edition), volume 17 (Ra–Sam), Keter Archive" . www.archaeology.org.
Publishing House Ltd.: Jerusalem 2007, p. 7 115. ^ "Joshua 15:35 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
101. ^ "Bible Map: Rabbah" . bibleatlas.org. mechon-mamre.org.
102. ^ "TIBERIAS - JewishEncyclopedia.com" . 116. ^ See p. 53 in: Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1883). The Survey of
www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography,
103. ^ "1 Kings 17 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . Hydrography, and Archaeology . 3. London: Committee of the
mechon-mamre.org. Palestine Exploration Fund.
104. ^ "Obadiah 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 117. ^ a b "Joshua 13:27 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mechon-mamre.org. mechon-mamre.org.
105. ^ "Psalms 72 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 118. ^ Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it 9:2), where it says: "Sukkot (of Joshua
mechon-mamre.org. 13:27) is Dar'ellah".
106. ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews (book 2, chapter 10, section 119. ^ "Nehemiah 1 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
2) [Paragraph # 249] mechon-mamre.org.
107. ^ "1 Kings 10 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 120. ^ "Susa - Livius" . www.livius.org.
mechon-mamre.org. 121. ^ "Ezekiel 29 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
108. ^ Kenneth A. Kitchen: The World of Ancient Arabia Series. mechon-mamre.org.
Documentation for Ancient Arabia. Part I. Chronological Framework 122. ^ "Bible Map: Syene" . bibleatlas.org.
and Historical Sources p.110; Sefer Me'or ha-Afelah of Rabbi 123. ^ "2 Chronicles 8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Nethanel ben Isaiah (ed. Yosef Qafih), Kiryat Ono 1983, p. 74 mechon-mamre.org.
(Parashat Noah) (Hebrew), being an eponym for one of the sons of 124. ^ "Bible Map: Tadmor" . bibleatlas.org.
Joktan. 125. ^ Art, Author: Department of Ancient Near Eastern. "Palmyra -
109. ^ "SHECHEM - JewishEncyclopedia.com" . Essay - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The Metropolitan
www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Museum of Art" . The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
110. ^ "Isaiah 8 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon- 126. ^ "Jeremiah 44 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
mamre.org. mechon-mamre.org.
111. ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews (Book xv, chapter viii, §5) 127. ^ "Bible Map: Tahpanhes" . bibleatlas.org.

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 128. ^ "Judges 14 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . 137. ^ Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it 9:2), where it says: "Zaphon (of
www.mechon-mamre.org. Joshua 13:27) is Amathus".
129. ^ Page 214 in:Clermont-Ganneau, Charles Simon (1896). [ARP] 138. ^ "2 Chronicles 14 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Archaeological Researches in Palestine 1873-1874, translated from mechon-mamre.org.
the French by J. McFarlane . 2. London: Palestine Exploration 139. ^ Jerusalem Talmud, Megillah 1:1 (2a)
Fund. 140. ^ "Numbers 13 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
130. ^ "Joshua 19 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" . mechon-mamre.org.
www.mechon-mamre.org. 141. ^ "Bible Map: Zoan" . bibleatlas.org.
131. ^ Schürer, E. (1891). Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter 142. ^ "Joshua 15:33 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
Jesu Christi [A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus mechon-mamre.org.
Christ] . 1. Translated by Miss Taylor. New York: Charles 143. ^ E. Robinson & E. Smith, Biblical researches in Palestine, Mount
Scribner's Sons. p. 158 (note 438). Sinai and Arabia Petraea (vol. 2), Boston 1841, pp. 339–340 ,
132. ^ List of Geographical Names, (A Memo of the National Committee 343; C.R. Conder, Tent Work in Palestine (vol. 1), London 1879, pp.
to the Government of the Land of Israel on the Method of Spelling 274–275; Ishtori Haparchi, Kaphtor u'ferach (3rd edition), vol. II --
Transliterated Geographical and Personal Names, plus Two Lists of chapter 11, Jerusalem 2007, p. 78 (note 282) (Hebrew), et al.
Geographical Names), Lĕšonénu: A Journal for the Study of the 144. ^ Victor Guérin, Description géographique, historique et
Hebrew Language and Cognate Subjects, Benjamin Maisler, Tel- archéologique de la Palestine (vol. 3), Paris 1869, p. 323
Aviv 1932, p. 38 (Part II) 145. ^ "Bible Map: Syrian Antioch" . bibleatlas.org.
133. ^ According to the Samaritan Chronicle, in Kefr Ghuweirah (now 146. ^ "Bible Map: Antipatris" . bibleatlas.org.
called Awarta) is found the tomb of Joshua bin Nun. Conder and
147. ^ "Bible Map: Assos" . bibleatlas.org.
Kitchener, citing another Samaritan tradition, say rather that it was
148. ^ "Bible Map: Attalia" . bibleatlas.org.
Eleazer the priest who was buried a "little way west of Awarta (at al
149. ^ "Bible Map: Gerasa" . bibleatlas.org.
'Azeir)," while Joshua bin Nun was buried at Kefr Haris. See:
150. ^ "Bible Map: Lod" . bibleatlas.org.
Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 218 - 219
151. ^ "Kilistra (Gökyurt) - English" . kilistra.org.tr. Retrieved
134. ^ If, however, the site is Kifl Haris, as some propose, the region is in
1 November 2018.
Salfit Governorate.
152. ^ "Bible Map: Mitylene" . bibleatlas.org.
135. ^ "Genesis 11 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
153. ^ "Bible Map: Myra" . bibleatlas.org.
mechon-mamre.org.
154. ^ "Bible Map: Neapolis" . bibleatlas.org.
136. ^ "Nehemiah 9 / Hebrew - English Bible / Mechon-Mamre" .
155. ^ "Bible Map: Nicopolis" . bibleatlas.org.
mechon-mamre.org.
156. ^ "Bible Map: Philadelphia" . bibleatlas.org.

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