Places in Matthew 27

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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
Cyrene
Matt 27:32

  1. panorama of ruins at CyreneCyrene
Galilee 1
Matt 27:55

  1. panorama of hills in GalileeGalilee
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
Jerusalem
Matt 27:53

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Image Credits

Amizor, יעקב, Soman, KafrAdDeek, Soman, Alexey Goral, Bukvoed, יעקב, joepyrek, מלאק אבו גוש, Jorge Láscar, Jorge Láscar, James Emery, Godot13

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.