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Ancient Lands and Their Current Names
Have you ever read some of the places
in the Bible and wondered where they were located, today?
It only takes a few
moments to realize there are places mentioned in the Bible that we cannot
find on a map, today. Over the years, these places have changed names. You
can tell how some of them have changed because they still look a little or
sound a little like their ancient names. However, some of them don't look
or sound anything like the original names. Please find below a list of ancient
biblical countries and their current names.
Below that list there
is a list of ancient cities and where they are located. Please refer to
this list as you study God's Word. Feel free to print it and use it as needed.
Inevitably, you will find ancient lands in the Bible and want to know
where they are today.
|
The Ancient Country
or People |
The Current Name
or Region |
| Ammon,
Moab and Edom |
Jordan |
| Arabia
|
Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and some of Iraq and Jordan |
| Aram |
Syria |
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Assyria |
Iraq |
| Canaan |
Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon |
| Cush |
Ethiopia and some of Sudan, Somalia and Yemen (and possibly more of Africa) |
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Decapolis |
Northwestern Jordan and a small part of Israel |
| Dedan
and Sheba |
Saudi
Arabia |
| Gomer
|
Ukraine |
| Magog,
Rus and Rosh |
Russia |
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Meshech and Tubal |
Turkey |
| Midian
|
Western Saudi Arabia and Southern Jordan |
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Mizraim |
Egypt |
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Philistia |
Palestine |
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Phoenicia |
Lebanon |
| Persia
|
Iran
and some of Iraq |
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Phut/Put |
Libya and some of Egypt and North Africa |
|
Scythia |
Southern Russia |
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Togarmah |
Parts
of Turkey, Turkomen, Turkestan and Armenia |
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Tarshish |
Carthage (and possibly even Great Britain) |
|
The Ancient City |
The Current Location |
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Alexandria |
Mediterranean coast
of Egypt |
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Antioch |
Northwest Syria (Coastal) - present day "Hatay" |
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Athens, Berea, Corinth, Philippi and Thessalonica |
Greece |
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Babylon |
Iraq |
| Cyrene
|
Northwest Libya |
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Damascus |
Syria |
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Ephesus, Pergamum and Smyrna |
Western Turkey |
| Haran
and Padan-aram |
Eastern Syria |
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Iconium and Lystra |
Central Turkey |
| Shinar |
Iraq -
Ancient Babel and present day "Babylon" |
| Sidon
and Tyre |
Western Lebanon (Coastal) |
| Tarsus |
Eastern Turkey |
| Ur |
Southeastern Iraq |
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