NazarethNazarethNazarethNazareth

EASTEAST

Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

SycharSycharSycharSychar

SOUTHSOUTHNORTHNORTH

WESTWESTFYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented!

East is at the top!

FYI: Satellite Maps are East-oriented!

East is at the top!

JerusalemJerusalemJerusalemJerusalem

CapernaumCapernaum

JerichoJerichoJerichoJericho

Jordan ValleyJordan Valley

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Wilderness of Judea

Wilderness of Judea

Sea ofGalilee

Dead (Salt) Sea

Mediterranean Sea

PHOENICIAPHOENICIA GALILEEGALILEE

SAMARIASAMARIA

JUDEAJUDEA

PEREAPEREADECAPOLIS(city states)DECAPOLIS(city states)

GAULANITISGAULANITIS

JerusalemJerusalem

Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima

Herod AntipasHerod Antipas

Herod AntipasHerod Antipas

Pilate(Prefect)

Pilate(Prefect)

PhilipPhilip

IDUMIAIDUMIA

First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine(after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.)

First Century A.D. Rulers of Palestine(after the death of Herod the Great in 4 B.C.)

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Sea ofGalilee

Dead (Salt) Sea

Mediterranean Sea

PHOENICIAPHOENICIAGALILEEGALILEE

SAMARIASAMARIA

JUDEAJUDEA

PEREAPEREADECAPOLIS(city sates)

DECAPOLIS(city sates)

GAULANITISGAULANITIS

JerusalemJerusalem

Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea Maritima

IDUMIAIDUMIA

First Century A.D. Palestine political regions(Samaria was governed as part of Judea.)

First Century A.D. Palestine political regions(Samaria was governed as part of Judea.)

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i Far

ia

Wad

i Far

ia

Jacob’sJacob’s WellWell

Jacob’sJacob’s WellWell

JerichoJericho

Mt. GilboaMt. GilboaMt. GilboaMt. Gilboa

JerusalemJerusalemJerusalemJerusalem

Jordan ValleyJordan ValleyJordan ValleyJordan Valley

Plain of SharonPlain of SharonPlain of SharonPlain of Sharon

Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria

Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria

Hill Country Hill Country of Judeaof Judea

Hill Country Hill Country of Judeaof Judea

ScythopolisScythopolisScythopolisScythopolis

The Ridge Road

The Ridge Road

EGYPTEGYPT

MESOPOTAMIAMESOPOTAMIA

-1200’

2300’2300’

3084’3084’BethelBethelBethelBethel

3000’3000’

410’410’

- 374’- 374’

1640’1640’

2526’2526’3000’3000’

Jericho to– Jerusalem

17 miles3500’ascent

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The “International Highway”

The “International Highway”AntipatrisAntipatrisAntipatrisAntipatris

Hill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof SamariaHill CountryHill Countryof Samariaof Samaria

Contours of the landContours of the landContours of the landContours of the land

The Galilee of Jesus’ dayThe Galilee of Jesus’ day

Bet HaccaremValley

Bet HaccaremValley

Bet NetofaValley

Bet NetofaValley

Mt. MeronMt. MeronMt. TaborMt. Tabor

Hill ofMorehHill ofMoreh

Jordan ValleyJordan Valley

Jordan ValleyJordan ValleySea of Galilee

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Valley of the DovesValley of

the Doves

CapernaumCapernaumCapernaumCapernaum

TiberiasTiberiasTiberiasTiberias

CanaCanaCanaCanaNazarethNazarethNazarethNazareth

SepphorisSepphorisSepphorisSepphoris

Mt. GilboaMt. Gilboa

Mt. CarmelMt. Carmel

Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel)

Plain of Esdraelon (Jezreel)

UPPER GALILEEUPPER

GALILEE LOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEE

BethsaidaBethsaidaBethsaidaBethsaida

ChorazinChorazinChorazinChorazinCapernaumCapernaumCapernaumCapernaum

GamalaGamalaGamalaGamala

TabghaTabgha

MigdalMigdal

TiberiasTiberias

HippusHippusHippusHippus

KursiKursiKursiKursi

GadaraGadaraGadaraGadara

The Sea of Galilee: Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministryThe Sea of Galilee: Center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry

DECAPOLISDECAPOLISDECAPOLISDECAPOLISGAULANITISGAULANITISGAULANITISGAULANITIS

GALILEEGALILEEGALILEEGALILEE

UPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEEUPPER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEELOWER GALILEE

Sea of Galilee

830’ descent to the lake

830’ descent to the lake

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NNSS

Northwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of GalileeNorthwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee

Mount of the Beatitudes?

Mount of the Beatitudes?

TiberiasTiberiasTiberiasTiberias

MigdalMigdalMigdalMigdal

Valley of the DovesValley of the Doves

CapernaumCapernaum