Red Sea
A large body of water thirteen hundred miles long, stretching from the Indian Ocean up to the Suez Canal. Although…
Places
Romans/Roman Empire
The ruling government all around the Mediterranean from about 27 BC to AD 450. It began as a small city-state…
Rome
The capital of the Roman Empire. The city began about six centuries before Jesus’s birth. Built on seven hills, Rome…
Samaria/Samaritans
The name of a city and an area in Israel. It is not always clear in the Old Testament whether…
Sea of Galilee
Sometimes called the Lake of Gennesaret, the Sea of Tiberias, and the Sea of Chinnereth. It is a freshwater lake…
Sodom
A city God destroyed during the time of Abraham. Scholars do not know where the city was located, for no…
Susa
The capital city of the Persian Empire. Xerxes ruled from this city. Esther was made queen here.
Synagogue
A place where Jewish people meet together to read the Old Testament and worship God. Synagogue can refer to the…
Tabernacle/Tent of Meeting
The Israelites’ sacred tent for worship. The tabernacle was a symbol to the people of God’s presence with them. They…
Tarsus
A city ten miles from the northeast coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tarsus was the birthplace and early home of…
Tel-Abib
The place in Babylon where Ezekiel and other people from Israel lived after being exiled there by King Nebuchadnezzar of…