Places in Psalm 136

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Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Bashan
Ps 136:20

  1. panorama of a plain in BashanBashan
Egypt
Ps 136:10, 136:11

  1. pyramids of Giza in EgyptEgypt
Red Sea 1
Ps 136:13, 136:15

  1. panorama of the Great Bitter LakeBitter Lakes

  2. sunset on the Gulf of SuezGulf of Suez

  3. panorama of Lake TimsahLake Timsah

  4. panorama of the Suez Canal at the former Ballah LakesBallah Lakes

  5. workers at Lake ManzalaLake Manzala

  6. ruins at Qantir along the Pelusiac branch of the NilePelusiac branch of the Nile

  7. closeup of Lake BardawilLake Bardawil

  8. panorama of the Gulf of AqabaGulf of Aqaba

Image Credits

Shayshal2, Ricardo Liberato, ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2, youssef_alam, Banja-Frans Mulder, ---=XEON=---, Eman Shokry Hesham, Iri-en-achti, MEDASSET, mikkelsaar

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.