Places in Genesis 10

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Accad
Gen 10:10

  1. satellite view of the region around Tell ed DerTell ed Der

  2. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell SheshubarTell Sheshubar

  4. cityscape of DhuluiyaDhuluiya

  5. panorama of Ishan MizyadIshan Mizyad

  6. satellite view of the region around QadisiyahQadisiyah

  7. satellite view of the region around Tell MuhammadTell Muhammad
Admah
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. panorama of a region including Tell ed DamiyehTell ed Damiyeh

  4. satellite view of the region around KhanazirKhanazir

  5. satellite view of the region around Tall NimrinTall Nimrin

  6. satellite view of the region around FeifaFeifa
Assyria
Gen 10:11

  1. artifact from NinevehAssyria
Babel
Gen 10:10

  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon
Calah
Gen 10:11, 10:12

  1. ruins at NimrudNimrud
Calneh 1
Gen 10:10

  1. building at NippurNippur

  2. ruins at HursagkalammaHursagkalamma

  3. satellite view of the region around Chatal HuyukChatal Huyuk

  4. aerial panorama of ruins at Tell TayinatTell Tayinat

  5. satellite view of the region around Kullan KöyKullan Köy
Canaan
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Caphtor
Gen 10:14

  1. shoreline panorama of CreteCrete

  2. panorama of cliffs in CappadociaCappadocia

  3. Samothrace in the Aegean IslandsAegean Islands

  4. panorama of hills in CiliciaCilicia

  5. panorama of the coast of CyprusCyprus

  6. panorama of a natural area on KarpathosKarpathos
Erech
Gen 10:10

  1. ruins at UrukUruk
Gaza
Gen 10:19

  1. satellite view of the region around Tell HarubeTell Harube
Gerar
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of Tel HarorTel Haror

  2. panorama of Tell esh ShariaTell esh Sharia

  3. satellite view of the region around Tell TuweiyilTell Tuweiyil

  4. panorama of ruins at Tell JemmehTell Jemmeh
Gomorrah
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. ruins at NumeiraNumeira

  4. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

  5. satellite view of the region around Tall IktanuTall Iktanu

  6. satellite view of the region around Tall KafraynTall Kafrayn
Lasha
Gen 10:19

  1. ruins at CallirrhoeCallirrhoe

  2. gate at Tel DanTel Dan

  3. satellite view of the region around Esh ShaghurEsh Shaghur

  4. satellite view of the region around Tall IktanuTall Iktanu

  5. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  6. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

  7. panorama of Al SafiAl Safi

  8. satellite view of the region around Tell al Sheikh IsaTell al Sheikh Isa

  9. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  10. satellite view of the region around Tawahin el SukkarTawahin el Sukkar

  11. canyon at the mouth of Wadi Mujibmouth of Wadi Mujib

  12. panorama of a plain in NuhasheNuhashe

  13. ruins at Hamawithin 30 km of Hama
Mesha
Gen 10:30

  1. panorama of a desert in MassaMassa

  2. building at MochaMocha

  3. artifact from MeseneMesene
Nineveh
Gen 10:11, 10:12

  1. artifact from NinevehNineveh
Rehoboth-Ir
Gen 10:11

  1. artifact from NinevehNineveh

  2. panorama of AssurAssur

  3. ruins at Nimrudin Nimrud
Resen
Gen 10:12

  1. vehicles at Hamam al AlilHamam al Alil

  2. satellite view of the region around Qaryat as SalamiyahQaryat as Salamiyah

  3. satellite view of the region around Resh EniResh Eni
Sephar
Gen 10:30

  1. artifact from ZafarZafar

  2. ruins at Al BaleedAl Baleed
Shinar
Gen 10:10

  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylonia
Sidon
Gen 10:19

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon
Sodom
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. ruins at Bab edh DhraBab edh Dhra

  4. panorama of Tall el HammamTall el Hammam

  5. ruins at NumeiraNumeira
Zeboiim
Gen 10:19

  1. panorama of hills in the region south of the Lisanin the region south of the Lisan

  2. panorama of a region north of the Dead Seain the region north of the Dead Sea

  3. satellite view of the region around FeifaFeifa

  4. satellite view of the region around Tall MustahTall Mustah

  5. satellite view of the region around KhanazirKhanazir

Image Credits

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Radomir Vrbovsky, Ahmed Mooky, zin_live, Adeeb Atwan, Вячеслав Ребров, Matson Collection, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Staff Sgt. JoAnn Makinano, Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Stephen Batiuk, Bahnfrend, Jebulon, Benh LIEU SONG, DocWoKav, Volker Höhfeld, Deensel, Konstantin737, SAC Andy Holmes (RAF), Aaadir, Danny Gershoni, Bukvoed, MyOlmec, Ana al'ain, Otto von Freising, Lajoya02, Ana al'ain, hikinginjordan, Herbert Frank, TheRealHuldra, Retlaw Snellac Photography, Gomtu, Sailko, Véronique Dauge, Staff Sgt. Jason Hull, P. Yule, riyadh.albalushi, Deg777

About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this chapter of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.