Places in Matthew 4

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Capernaum
Matt 4:13

  1. aerial panorama of ruins at Tell HumTell Hum

  2. ruins at Khirbet MinyehKhirbet Minyeh
Decapolis
Matt 4:25

  1. panorama of Pella, a city of the DecapolisDecapolis
Galilee 1
Matt 4:12, 4:13, 3 more

  1. panorama of hills in GalileeGalilee
Jerusalem
Matt 4:5, 4:25

  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem
Jordan 1
Matt 4:15, 4:25

  1. closeup of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Judea 1
Matt 4:12, 4:25

  1. panorama of hills in Judea 1Judea 1
Nazareth
Matt 4:13

  1. cityscape of NazarethNazareth
Sea of Galilee
Matt 4:18

  1. panorama of the Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee
Syria 2
Matt 4:24

  1. panorama of the Orontes River in Syria 2Syria 2

Image Credits

AVRAMGR, Bukvoed, IGEO map, מלאק אבו גוש, Godot13, Bill Rice, Davidbena, FLASHPACKER TRAVELGUIDE, Bahnfrend, عمرو بن كلثوم

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.