List of biblical place names in North America
North America has numerous places named after biblical towns and places. While most of them are in the eastern United States , very few are in the west and in Canada .[citation needed
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North America List
United States extended list
Antioch
Antioch on the OrontesAntiocheia hē epi Orontou ) was a city on the eastern side of the Orontes River . It was visited by Saint Peter and Saint Paul .
Athens
Bethabara
Bethabara Bēth‛ăbhārāh ) is a site where John the Baptist baptized.
Bethany
Bethany Aramaic : בית עניא, Beth Anya , "house of the figs") was a village near Jerusalem and residence of the siblings Martha , Mary and Lazarus , and also Simon the Leper .
Bethany, Connecticut Bethany Beach, Delaware Bethany, Parke County, Indiana Bethany, Nebraska Bethany, Ohio Bethany, Oklahoma Bethany, Oregon Bethany, Pennsylvania Bethany, West Virginia
Bethel
Bethel Hebrew : בֵית אֵל bet el , "House of God ") was a border town between Benjamin and Ephraim .
Bethel, Alaska
Bethel, Arkansas (disambiguation) Bethel, Connecticut Bethel, Maine Bethel, Minnesota East Bethel, Minnesota Bethel, Missouri Bethel, Ohio Bethel, Vermont Bethel Heights, Arkansas Bethel Island, California Bethel Springs, Tennessee Bethel Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda Beth ḥesda "House of Mercy") is a healing pool in Jerusalem.
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Beit Lehem , Literally: "House of the bread'") was a town in the hill country of Judah and the birthplace of Jesus (according to Mark and Luke ) and David , as well as the place of death of Rachel .
Bethpage
Bethpage or Bethphage Entry into Jerusalem .
Beulah
Canaan
Canaan Phoenician : Kanaʻn ; Hebrew: כְּנָעַן Kənáʻan ) was a region conquered by the Israelites as the Promised Land .
Carmel
Mount Carmel Har HaKarmel , "God's vineyard") was a sacred mountain where Elijah defeated the prophets of a Ba'al in a contest. Carmel Judea mentioned as the residence of Nabal and Abigail .
Corinth
Corinth (Greek : Κόρινθος, Kórinthos ) was a city on the Isthmus of Corinth . Paul of Tarsus lived there for 18 months, and also wrote two epistles to the Corinthians.
Damascus
Damascus Conversion of Paul the Apostle took place on the road to Damascus.
Emmaus
Emmaus Greek : Ἐμμαούς, Emmaous ; Hebrew: חמת Hammat , "warm spring") was a town near Jerusalem. Jesus appeared to two of the Apostles on the road between Jerusalem and Emmaus.
Ephesus
Ephesus Ephesos ) was a Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia . Paul of Tarsus lived there for several years, and also wrote an Epistle to the Ephesians . One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed (Revelation 2:1–7 ). The author praises the Ephesians for their perseverance and discernment, but admonishes them for backsliding from a more praiseworthy condition.
Gethsemane
Goshen
The Land of Goshen Gōšen ) was a place settled by the sons of Jacob .
Goshen, Arkansas Goshen, Alabama Goshen, Connecticut Goshen, Indiana Goshen, Kentucky Goshen, Massachusetts Goshen, Missouri Goshen (town), New York
Goshen, Oregon Goshen County, Wyoming Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio Goshen Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Goshen Settlement , a historical area in Illinois
Hebron
Hebron Ḥeḇrôn , "friend") was a city in Canaan mentioned in several parts of the Old Testament.
Hebron, Arkansas Hebron, Connecticut Hebron, Indiana Hebron, Maryland Hebron, Nebraska Hebron, New Hampshire Hebron, New York Hebron, North Dakota Hebron, Texas Hebron, Pleasants County, West Virginia Hebron, Ohio Hebron, Kentucky
Hell
Hell King James Version of the bible, representing a place of torment and punishment in the afterlife.
Jericho
Jericho Yəriḥo , "fragrant" or "Moon") was a city conquered in the battle of Jericho by Joshua and the Children of Israel .
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Yerushaláyim , "Abode of Peace" or "Abode of Shalim") was the traditional capital city of the Israelites and site of the Temple .
Jordan
The Jordan River Nehar Hayarden ) forms the eastern border of Palestine and was the site of the baptism of Jesus .
Towns
Rivers
Judea
Lebanon
Lebanon Semitic root L-B-N , "white") is a land to the north of the current state of Israel (Biblically; Canaan) and is mentioned 70 times in the Bible.
Lebanon, Arkansas Lebanon, Connecticut Lebanon, Indiana Lebanon, Kentucky Lebanon, Maine Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon, New Jersey Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon, Pennsylvania Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon, Texas
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon Har Hermon ) was the northern limit of the Promised Land and possible site of the Transfiguration .
Moab
Moab Môʼāḇ , "seed of father") was a strip of land on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea . It was founded by a son of Lot .
Mount Olivet
The Mount of Olives Mount Olivet (Hebrew: הַר הַזֵּיתִים Har HaZeitim ) is a mountain east of Jerusalem, most notable as the site of the Olivet Discourse and the Ascension of Jesus .
Mount Nebo
Nazareth
Nazareth Natzrat / Natzeret ) was a village in Galilee which was the childhood home of Jesus .
Nimrod
Nineveh
Nineveh Nīnewē ) was an Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris . It is mentioned in several parts of the Bible.
Nineveh, New York Nineveh, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
Nineveh, Missouri
Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana
Nineveh, Virginia
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Ophir ʼÔp̄îr ) is mentioned in the Bible as a source of King Solomon's wealth.
Palestine
Palestine
Patmos
Patmos John of Patmos , author of the Book of Revelation .
Rehoboth
Rehoboth Reḥovot , "broad place") is the name of three places in the Bible. In Genesis 26:22 , It signifies vacant land in the Land of Canaan where Isaac is permitted to dig a well without being ousted by the Philistines.
Salem
Salem Old Testament . It was the
royal city of Melchizedek and traditionally identified with Jerusalem .[ 14]
Salem, Alabama Salem, Arkansas
Salem, Connecticut Salem, Florida Salem, Georgia Salem, Illinois Salem, Indiana
Salem, Iowa Salem, Kentucky Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Michigan , renamed BurnipsSalem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan Salem, Missouri Salem, Nebraska Salem, New Hampshire Salem, New Jersey
Salem, New Mexico Salem, New York
Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Salem, Ohio Salem, Oklahoma Salem, Oregon , the state capital
Salem, South Carolina Salem, South Dakota Salem, Texas , in Newton County Salem, Utah Salem, Virginia , an independent city adjacent to RoanokeSalem, Virginia Beach, Virginia , a neighborhoodSalem, West Virginia Salem, Wisconsin
Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin , a town in Kenosha CountySalem (community), Kenosha County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in Kenosha CountySalem, Pierce County, Wisconsin , a town in Pierce CountySalem (community), Pierce County, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in Pierce CountySalem Oaks, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community in Kenosha County
Shiloh
Shiloh (Hebrew שילו Šîlô / שלו Šīlô / שלה Šīlōh ) was an assembly place for the people of Israel where there was a sanctuary containing the Ark of the Covenant .
Shiloh, Arkansas (disambiguation) Shiloh, Georgia Shiloh, Indiana Shiloh, Michigan , mostly abandonedShiloh, Richland County, Ohio Shiloh, Hampshire County, West Virginia Shiloh, York County, Pennsylvania
Siloam
Smyrna
One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed (Revelation 2:8–11 ). The author praises their fortitude in adversity.
Smyrna, Arkansas (disambiguation) Smyrna, California Smyrna, Delaware New Smyrna Beach, Florida Smyrna, Georgia Smyrna, Jefferson County, Indiana Smyrna, Louisville , Kentucky, a neighborhoodSmyrna, Maine Smyrna, Michigan Smyrna, Nebraska Smyrna (town), New York Smyrna (village), New York Smyrna, North Carolina Smyrna, South Carolina Smyrna, Tennessee Smyrna, Washington
Tyre
Tyre Ṣōr ) is a city in the Lebanon mentioned many times in the Old Testament.
Mount Zion
Mount Zion Har Tsion ) is an elevation west of the Mount of Olives outside Jerusalem and was used as a name for the Temple Mount or the City of David .
See also
References
^ "Dothan, AL - Official Website | Official Website" .^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed. ed.). University of California Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-520-24217-3 .
^ "City of Carmel - Home Page" . ci.carmel.ca.us . Archived from the original on 2008-05-07.^ "Hephzibah proud of separate identity | The Augusta Chronicle" . chronicle.augusta.com . Archived from the original on 2010-06-24.^ "City of Winston-Salem, NC | Official Website" .^ "City of Philadelphia" .^ "City of Lebanon, Tennessee" . Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-06-01 .^ "Home" . Archived from the original on 2004-11-03. Retrieved 2011-06-01 .^ "Abilene, TX | Official Website" .^ "Hebron, Tx" . 15 June 2010.^ "Home" . ephrata.org .^ Holland, Makenzie (October 30, 2016). "What's the Story Behind Brunswick County's Half Hell Swamp?" . Star News . ^ Schachtman, Benjamin (February 15, 2017). "Heaven at Half Hell: Greenlands Farm Reopens Store and Reinvigorates Family Farming" . Port City Dail . ^ "Salem definition of Salem in the Free Online Encyclopedia" . Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12 .
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