Places in Matthew

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Chapters with Places

  1. Matthew 1 (1 place: Babylon 1)
  2. Matthew 2 (8 places)
  3. Matthew 3 (4 places)
  4. Matthew 4 (9 places)
  5. Matthew 5 (1 place: Jerusalem)
  6. Matthew 8 (2 places)
  7. Matthew 9 (1 place: Sea of Galilee)
  8. Matthew 10 (2 places)
  9. Matthew 11 (7 places)
  10. Matthew 12 (2 places)
  11. Matthew 13 (1 place: Nazareth)
  12. Matthew 14 (2 places)
  13. Matthew 15 (7 places)
  14. Matthew 16 (2 places)
  15. Matthew 17 (2 places)
  16. Matthew 19 (3 places)
  17. Matthew 20 (2 places)
  18. Matthew 21 (7 places)
  19. Matthew 23 (1 place: Jerusalem)
  20. Matthew 24 (3 places)
  21. Matthew 26 (5 places)
  22. Matthew 27 (6 places)
  23. Matthew 28 (1 place: Galilee 1)

Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Akeldama
Matt 27:8

  1. building at AkeldamaAkeldama
Arimathea
Matt 27:57

  1. cityscape of RantisRantis

  2. cityscape of Al RamAl Ram

  3. building at Beit RimaBeit Rima

  4. cityscape of RamallahRamallah

  5. building at Nabi SamwilNabi Samwil

  6. ruins at Ramat RahelRamat Rahel

  7. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira
Babylon 1
Matt 1:11, 1:12, 1:17

  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon
Bethany 1
Matt 21:17, 26:6

  1. ruins at Al EizariyaAl Eizariya
Bethlehem 1
Matt 2:1, 2:5, 4 more

  1. building at BethlehemBethlehem
Bethphage
Matt 21:1

  1. building at Et TurEt Tur

  2. cityscape of Abu DisAbu Dis

  3. ruins at Al EizariyaAl Eizariya
Bethsaida 1
Matt 11:21

  1. ruins at At TellAt Tell

  2. aerial panorama of Al ArajAl Araj

  3. church at TabghaTabgha

  4. satellite view of the region around El Mess'adiyyeEl Mess'adiyye
Caesarea Philippi
Matt 16:13

  1. ruins at BaniasBanias
Canaan
Matt 15:22

  1. panorama of a region in Canaan from Mount TaborCanaan
Capernaum
Matt 4:13, 8:5, 2 more

  1. aerial panorama of ruins at Tell HumTell Hum

  2. ruins at Khirbet MinyehKhirbet Minyeh
Chorazin
Matt 11:21

  1. ruins at Khirbet KarrazaKhirbet Karraza
Cyrene
Matt 27:32

  1. panorama of ruins at CyreneCyrene
Decapolis
Matt 4:25

  1. panorama of Pella, a city of the DecapolisDecapolis
East
Matt 2:1, 2:2, 2:9

  1. panorama of hills in the Eastregion around Amman
Egypt
Matt 2:13, 2:14, 2 more

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Gadara
Matt 8:28

  1. ruins at Umm QaisUmm Qais
Galilee 1
Matt 2:22, 3:13, 17 more

  1. panorama of hills in GalileeGalilee
Gennesaret
Matt 14:34

  1. aerial panorama of part of El GhuweirEl Ghuweir
Gethsemane
Matt 26:36

  1. park at GethsemaneGethsemane
Golgotha
Matt 27:33

  1. exterior of the Church of the Holy SepulchreChurch of the Holy Sepulchre

  2. streetscape at Taylor GolgothaTaylor Golgotha

  3. cliff at Gordon's CalvaryGordon's Calvary
Gomorrah
Matt 10:15

  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
Holy Place 2
Matt 24:15

  1. Dome of the Rock on Mount Moriahon Mount Moriah
Jericho 2
Matt 20:29

  1. ruins at Tell el AlayiqTell el Alayiq
Jerusalem
Matt 2:1, 2:3, 13 more

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Jordan 1
Matt 3:5, 3:6, 4 more

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Judea 1
Matt 2:1, 2:5, 7 more

  1. panorama of hills in Judea 1Judea 1
Magadan
Matt 15:39

  1. aerial panorama of ruins at MajdalMajdal

  2. panorama of part of the eastern side of the Sea of Galileealong the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee
Mount of Olives
Matt 21:1, 24:3, 26:30

  1. panorama of the Mount of OlivesMount of Olives
Nazareth
Matt 2:23, 4:13, 3 more

  1. cityscape of NazarethNazareth
Nineveh
Matt 12:41

  1. artifact from NinevehNineveh
Ramah 1
Matt 2:18

  1. cityscape of Al RamAl Ram

  2. cityscape of RamallahRamallah

  3. ruins at Ramat RahelRamat Rahel
Sea of Galilee
Matt 4:18, 9:1, 15:29

  1. panorama of the Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee
Sidon
Matt 11:21, 11:22, 15:21

  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon
Sodom
Matt 10:15, 11:23, 11:24

  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
South 2
Matt 12:42

  1. panorama of ruins at Old Ma'rib in ShebaSheba
Syria 2
Matt 4:24

  1. panorama of the Orontes River in Syria 2Syria 2
Tyre
Matt 11:21, 11:22, 15:21

  1. ruins at TyreTyre
Zion
Matt 21:5

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

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About

This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this book 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.