Joppa
An ancient seaport very near where Israel’s largest city—Tel Aviv—now stands. Joppa is now called Jaffa and is a suburb…
Places
Jordan River
The most important river in Israel’s history. It begins in the mountains north of the Sea of Galilee, runs into…
Judah
The tribe descended from Judah, the son of Jacob. When Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan, the tribe of Judah…
Judea
The Old Testament name for the part of Palestine to which many Jews returned after they had been exiled in…
Kiriath Jearim
A fortress-like city about twelve miles west of Jerusalem. About 1050 BC the Philistines captured the ark of the covenant…
Kishon River
A brook in the mountains of what is now northwestern Israel near Lebanon. During the winter, the melting snows from…
Lebanon
A mountain range in the southern part of the country also called Lebanon. Lebanon means “the white” and probably refers…
Lydda
A village, sometimes called Lod, about thirty miles northwest of Jerusalem. Jews returning after the Babylonian exile settled there for…
Lystra
A Roman colony in what is now Turkey. Paul healed a lame man there and returned several times on his…
Macedonia
A Roman province in New Testament times located in the northern part of modern Greece. It was the first part…
Mahanaim
A city in Gilead to which Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul and David, traveled at different points. David fled from…
Malta
An island in the Mediterranean Sea about fifty miles southwest of Sicily. It is now called the Republic of Malta.