Thematic Bible: Towns of


Thematic Bible



Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
Who will shepherd My people Israel.’”

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,


And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

Now as Peter was traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, imploring him, “Do not delay in coming to us.”


Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter;

and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.


When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus.

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.


Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.


Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

He entered Jericho and was passing through.


When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,


And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.


Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.


But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.