Miles (5 Occurrences)

...Miles (5 Occurrences). ... John 6:19 When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water and coming near the boat. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/miles.htm - 7k

Euphrates (36 Occurrences)

... From its source in the Armenian mountains to the Persian Gulf, into which it empties itself, it has a course of about 1,700 miles. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/euphrates.htm - 26k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... One of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian coast. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

... It is probably identical with the modern er-Rameh, a large Christian village on the highway from Cafed to the coast, about 8 miles West-Southwest of that city. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramah.htm - 26k

Nile (37 Occurrences)

... These unite at the town of Khartoum, whence it pursues its course for 1,800 miles, and falls into the Mediterranean through its two branches, into which it is ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nile.htm - 29k

Memphis (8 Occurrences)

... half buried in the sand, the site of this ancient city has been discovered near the modern village of Minyet Rahinch, or Mitraheny, about 16 miles above the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/memphis.htm - 14k

Nebo (13 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 32:49; 34:1). It has been identified with Jebel Nebah, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea, near its northern end, and about 5 miles south-west of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebo.htm - 17k

Sharon (9 Occurrences)

... A plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to 15 miles broad ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sharon.htm - 13k

Goshen (16 Occurrences)

... Dr. Naville in 1887 found the word as denoting the vicinity of Pi-sopt (now Saft el Henneh), 6 miles East of Zagazig-in the form Qsm. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goshen.htm - 19k

Phoenicians

... Cassius on the North to Gaza or beyond on the South, a distance of some 380 miles, or about 400 miles if we include the sweep of indentations and bays and the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... Cassius on the North to Gaza or beyond on the South, a distance of some 380 miles, or about 400 miles if we include the sweep of indentations and bays and the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... It stood on the banks of the river Cydnus, about 12 miles north of the Mediterranean. It is said to have been founded by Sardanapalus, king of Assyria. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Melita (1 Occurrence)

... Paul's Bay", "a certain creek with a shore." It is about 2 miles deep and 1 broad, and the whole physical condition of the scene answers the description of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melita.htm - 10k

Beeshterah (1 Occurrence)

... But in the days of Eusebius and Jerome, we learn from the Onomasticon, there were two forts of this name 9 miles apart, lying between Adara (Der`ah) and Abila ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beeshterah.htm - 12k

Ashterothkarnaim

... But in the days of Eusebius and Jerome, we learn from the Onomasticon, there were two forts of this name 9 miles apart, lying between Adara (Der`ah) and Abila ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashterothkarnaim.htm - 11k

Ashteroth-karnaim (1 Occurrence)

... But in the days of Eusebius and Jerome, we learn from the Onomasticon, there were two forts of this name 9 miles apart, lying between Adara (Der`ah) and Abila ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm - 12k

Argob (6 Occurrences)

... Stony heap, an "island," as it has been called, of rock about 30 miles by 20, rising 20 or 30 feet above the table-land of Bashan; a region of crags and chasms ... biblethesaurus.org/a/argob.htm - 15k

Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)

... It has with probability been identified with Reimun, on the northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of Jerash or Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramothgilead.htm - 19k

Ramoth-gilead (20 Occurrences)

... It has with probability been identified with Reimun, on the northern slope of the Jabbok, about 5 miles west of Jerash or Gerasa, one of the cities of Decapolis ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramoth-gilead.htm - 20k

Tekoa (12 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Pitching of tents; fastening down, a town of Judah, about 12 miles south of Jerusalem, and visible from the city. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tekoa.htm - 15k

Ashtaroth (13 Occurrences)

... But in the days of Eusebius and Jerome, we learn from the Onomasticon, there were two forts of this name 9 miles apart, lying between Adara (Der`ah) and Abila ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtaroth.htm - 17k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyre.htm - 45k

Kadesh (30 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kadesh.htm - 21k

Tigris (2 Occurrences)

... The Tigris rises in the mountains of Armenia, latitude 38 degrees 10 minutes, longitude 39 degrees 20 minutes, only a few miles from the main branch of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tigris.htm - 9k

Tikvath (1 Occurrence)

... The Tigris rises in the mountains of Armenia, latitude 38 degrees 10 minutes, longitude 39 degrees 20 minutes, only a few miles from the main branch of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tikvath.htm - 9k

Tiphsah (2 Occurrences)

... of Solomon's dominions (1 Kings 4:24), probably "Thapsacus, a great and wealthy town on the western bank of the Euphrates," about 100 miles north-east of Tadmor ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiphsah.htm - 9k

Tikvah (2 Occurrences)

... The Tigris rises in the mountains of Armenia, latitude 38 degrees 10 minutes, longitude 39 degrees 20 minutes, only a few miles from the main branch of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tikvah.htm - 10k

Puteoli (1 Occurrence)

... of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on his way to Rome, from which it was distant 170 miles. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/puteoli.htm - 11k

Arabah (32 Occurrences)

... But the Ghor is sometimes spoken of as extending 10 miles south of the Dead Sea, and thence to the Gulf of Akabah on the Red Sea is called the Wady el-Arabah. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabah.htm - 33k

Gilgal (39 Occurrences)

... It has been identified with the ruins of Jiljilieh, about 5 miles south-west of Shiloh and about the same distance from Bethel. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gilgal.htm - 27k

Sinai (38 Occurrences)

... whole year. Their journey from the Red Sea to this encampment, including all the windings of the route, was about 150 miles. The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinai.htm - 31k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... They enclose a long valley (Joshua 11:17) of from 5 to 8 miles in width, called by Roman writers Coele-Syria, now called el-Buka'a, "the valley," a ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Hiddekel (2 Occurrences)

... Gesenius interprets the word as meaning "the rapid Tigris." The Tigris rises in the mountains of Armenia, 15 miles south of the source of the Euphrates, which ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hiddekel.htm - 8k

Gadara

... It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee. ... The ancient walls may be traced in almost their entire circuit of 2 miles. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gadara.htm - 12k

Adullam (10 Occurrences)

... The Cave of Adullam has been discovered about 2 miles south of the scene of David's triumph, and about 13 miles west from Bethlehem. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adullam.htm - 16k

Mahanaim (15 Occurrences)

... Merrill (East of the Jordan, 433;) argues in favor of Khirbet Saleikhat, a ruined site in the mouth of Wady Saleikhat, on the northern bank, 3 miles East of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mahanaim.htm - 18k

Zanoah (5 Occurrences)

... It was re-occupied after the return from the Captivity (Nehemiah 11:30). Zanu'ah in Wady Ismail, 10 miles west of Jerusalem, occupies probably the same site. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zanoah.htm - 9k

Ziklag (13 Occurrences)

... Conder, however, identifies it with Khirbet Zuheilikah, ruins found on three hills half a mile apart, some seventeen miles north-west of Beersheba, on the ... biblethesaurus.org/z/ziklag.htm - 13k

Keilah (16 Occurrences)

... to deliver him up to Saul (13), he and his men "departed from Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go." They fled to the hill Hareth, about 3 miles to the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keilah.htm - 15k

Kedesh (12 Occurrences)

... It was situated near the "plain" (rather "the oak") of Zaanaim, and has been identified with the modern Kedes, on the hills fully four miles north-west of Lake ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kedesh.htm - 14k

Ophrah (9 Occurrences)

... 54). (2.) "Of the Abi-ezrites." A city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west of Shechem, the residence of Gideon (Judges 6:11; 8:27, 32). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophrah.htm - 13k

Jabeshgilead (12 Occurrences)

... It is identified with the ruins of ed-Deir, about 6 miles south of Pella, on the north of the Wady Yabis. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JABESH-GILEAD. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabeshgilead.htm - 13k

Jabesh-gilead (12 Occurrences)

... It is identified with the ruins of ed-Deir, about 6 miles south of Pella, on the north of the Wady Yabis. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JABESH-GILEAD. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabesh-gilead.htm - 13k

Juttah (3 Occurrences)

... of Judah (Joshua 15:55; 21:16). Its modern name is Yutta, a place about 5 1/2 miles south of Hebron. It is supposed to have been ... biblethesaurus.org/j/juttah.htm - 9k

Jarmuth (7 Occurrences)

... 10:3, 5, 23). It has been identified with the modern Yarmuk, a village about 7 miles north-east of Beit-Jibrin. (2.) A Levitical ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jarmuth.htm - 11k

Gerasa

... William of Tyre calls the city Jarras, and places it 16 miles East of Jordan (Hist, xii, 16). The distance is about 19 miles from the river. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... William of Tyre calls the city Jarras, and places it 16 miles East of Jordan (Hist, xii, 16). The distance is about 19 miles from the river. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Golan (4 Occurrences)

... Exile, a city of Bashan (Deuteronomy 4:43), one of the three cities of refuge east of Jordan, about 12 miles north-east of the Sea of Galilee (Joshua 20:8 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/golan.htm - 11k

Tappuah (8 Occurrences)

... It is now called Tuffuh, about 12 miles west of Jerusalem. ... Tristram suggested identification with `Artuf, about 1 1/2 miles Southeast of Zorah. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tappuah.htm - 11k

Timnath-serah (2 Occurrences)

... A single cavity with a niche for a lamp has been thought to be the resting-place of the warrior-chief of Israel." The modern Kefr Haris, 10 miles south-west of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnath-serah.htm - 10k

Taanath-shiloh (1 Occurrence)

... Approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:6), probably the modern T'ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taanath-shiloh.htm - 8k

Taanathshiloh (1 Occurrence)

... Approach to Shiloh, a place on the border of Ephraim (Joshua 16:6), probably the modern T'ana, a ruin 7 miles south-east of Shechem, on the ridge east of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taanathshiloh.htm - 8k

Timnah (12 Occurrences)

... It was about 20 miles west of Jerusalem. ... Tibna proposed by Conder, a ruin 8 miles West of Bethlehem, seems too far N. (PEF, III, 53, Sh XVII). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnah.htm - 13k

Tirzah (17 Occurrences)

... Buhl (Geographic des alten Palestina, 203) favors et-tireh, on the West of the plain of Makhneh, 4 miles South of Nablus, which he identifies with the Tira ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tirzah.htm - 14k

Timnathserah (2 Occurrences)

... A single cavity with a niche for a lamp has been thought to be the resting-place of the warrior-chief of Israel." The modern Kefr Haris, 10 miles south-west of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnathserah.htm - 10k

Tema (5 Occurrences)

... called (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30; Job 6:19; Isaiah 21:14; Jeremiah 25:23) which settled at a place to which he gave his name, some 250 miles south-east ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tema.htm - 9k

Rimmon (22 Occurrences)

... the spring of the pomegranate. It has been identified with Um er-Rumamin, about 13 miles south-west of Hebron. (4.) "Rock of," to ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rimmon.htm - 18k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

Rama (2 Occurrences)

... It is identified with the modern village of er-Ram, between Gibeon and Beeroth, about 5 miles due north of Jerusalem. (see SAMUEL.). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rama.htm - 9k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... resurrection (Luke 24:13). This has been identified with the modern el-Kubeibeh, lying over 7 miles north-west of Jerusalem. This name, el ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Esdraelon

... from the Jordan to the Mediterraanean, separating the mountain ranges of Carmel and Samaria from those of Galilee, extending about 14 miles from north to south ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esdraelon.htm - 15k

Edrei (8 Occurrences)

... The ruins of Edr'a are the most extensive in the Hauran. They are 3 miles in circumference. ... Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 24 Roman miles from Bostra. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edrei.htm - 11k

Mahanehdan (1 Occurrence)

... The Palestine Explorers point to a ruin called `Erma, situated about 3 miles from the great corn valley on the east of Samson's home. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mahanehdan.htm - 8k

Moladah (4 Occurrences)

... Birth, a city in the south of Judah which fell to Simeon (Joshua 15:21-26; 19:2). It has been identified with the modern el-Milh, 10 miles east of Beersheba. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moladah.htm - 8k

Mahaneh-dan (2 Occurrences)

... The Palestine Explorers point to a ruin called `Erma, situated about 3 miles from the great corn valley on the east of Samson's home. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mahaneh-dan.htm - 9k

Merom (2 Occurrences)

... Its modern name is Bakrat el-Huleh. "The Ard el-Huleh, the centre of which the lake occupies, is a nearly level plain of 16 miles in length from north to south ... biblethesaurus.org/m/merom.htm - 10k

Minnith (2 Occurrences)

... There is a gentle valley running for about 4 miles east of Dhiban called Kurm Dhiban, "the vineyards of Dibon." Tristram supposes that this may be the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minnith.htm - 8k

Modin

... Various identifications have been proposed. Coba, about 6 miles West of Jerusalem, was for a time generally accepted. ... The latter is 16 miles distant. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/modin.htm - 10k

Phoenix (2 Occurrences)

... Fair Havens must therefore be looked for to the East of Cape Matala, and there is a harbor, lying 6 miles East of Cape Matala, which is called Fair Havens by ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenix.htm - 12k

Pihahiroth (4 Occurrences)

... increase of deposit still goes on, and so rapidly that within the last fifty years the mouth of the Nile has advanced northward about four geographical miles. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pihahiroth.htm - 10k

Philippi (8 Occurrences)

... (1.) Formerly Crenides, "the fountain," the capital of the province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of the Sea, about 8 miles north-west of Kavalla. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philippi.htm - 36k

Pi-hahiroth (4 Occurrences)

... increase of deposit still goes on, and so rapidly that within the last fifty years the mouth of the Nile has advanced northward about four geographical miles. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pi-hahiroth.htm - 10k

Bethdagon (2 Occurrences)

... House of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Joshua 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethdagon.htm - 8k

Bezek (3 Occurrences)

... Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda. ... Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEZEK. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bezek.htm - 8k

Beth-dagon (2 Occurrences)

... House of Dagon. (1.) A city in the low country or plain of Judah, near Philistia (Joshua 15:41); the modern Beit Degan, about 5 miles from Lydda. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-dagon.htm - 8k

Bethabara (1 Occurrence)

... beyond Jordan." It was the great ford, and still bears the name of "the ford," Makhadhet `Abarah, "the ford of crossing over," about 25 miles from Nazareth. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethabara.htm - 10k

Bozrah (9 Occurrences)

... Its modern representative is el-Busseireh. It lies in the mountain district of Petra, 20 miles to the south-east of the Dead Sea. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bozrah.htm - 11k

Cana (4 Occurrences)

... It has been identified with the modern Kana el-Jelil, also called Khurbet Kana, a place 8 or 9 miles north of Nazareth. Others have ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cana.htm - 11k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k