Thematic Bible: Towns of
Thematic Bible
Judea, modern » Towns of » Bethlehem
Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.
" 'And you, Bethlehem in Judah's land, You are by no means least important among the leading places of Judah, For from you will come a leader Who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.' "
Now after the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem in Judea, in the days of King Herod, astrologers from the east arrived at Jerusalem,
Judea, modern » Towns of » Lydda
As Peter was traveling about among them all, he happened to visit God's people at Lydda.
As Joppa was near Lydda, the disciples heard that Peter was there, and they sent two men to him, urging him to come over without delay.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Joppa
Among the disciples at Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, which is in Greek Dorcas, that is, gazelle. She had devoted herself to doing good and to acts of charity.
Now send men to Joppa, for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter.
and after telling them the whole story, sent them to Joppa.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Arimathea
In the evening a rich man named Joseph, from Arimathea, who had himself been a disciple of Jesus, came.
After this, Joseph, of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one, because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus' body, and Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph went and took the body down.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Bethany
Now a man named Lazarus was sick; he lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Jericho
Jesus replied, "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers, and they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half dead.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Bethphage
When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
Judea, modern » Towns of » Emmaus
That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem,
Judea, modern » Towns of » Ephraim
In consequence of this, Jesus did not appear in public among the Jews any longer, but he left that neighborhood and went to the district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Azotus or ashdod
while Philip found himself at Ashdod and went on telling the good news in all the towns all the way to Caesarea.
Judea, modern » Towns of » Gaza
But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south, by the road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza." (The town is now deserted.)