Places in Luke 3

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Abilene
Luke 3:1
  1. panorama of Souq Wadi BaradaAbilene

Galilee 1
Luke 3:1, 3:19
  1. panorama of hills in GalileeGalilee

Ituraea
Luke 3:1
  1. panorama of hills in IturaeaIturaea

Jordan 1
Luke 3:3
  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River

Judea 1
Luke 3:1
  1. panorama of hills in Judea 1Judea 1

Trachonitis
Luke 3:1
  1. panorama of stones in LajatLajat

Image Credits

Detroit Publishing Co., מלאק אבו גוש, Chadica, Bill Rice, Davidbena, Anas Qtiesh

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.