Thematic Bible: Towns of


Thematic Bible



Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,


So all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

As Peter was traveling from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him who begged him, “Don’t delay in coming with us.”



Now send men to Joppa and call for Simon, who is also named Peter.

After explaining everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.


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

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took His body away.


Bethany was near Jerusalem (about two miles away).

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


Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

He entered Jericho and was passing through.


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


Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.


Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim. And He stayed there with the disciples.


Philip appeared in Azotus, and he was traveling and evangelizing all the towns until he came to Caesarea.




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