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Journeys in the Bible

14 journeys traced stop by stop, each stop tied to the passage that names it. On the interactive map each route draws itself in order.

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Jesus’ birth and childhood (c. 6–4 BC and after)

From Nazareth to Bethlehem, the temple, Egypt and home again, and the Passover visit at twelve. Watch it on the map

  1. Nazareth: Joseph goes up from Nazareth with Mary to be taxed in the city of David. (Luke 2:4)
  2. Bethlehem: Jesus is born and laid in a manger. (Luke 2:4)
  3. Jerusalem: Presented in the temple; Simeon and Anna recognise him. (Luke 2:22)
  4. Bethlehem: The wise men find the child and worship him. (Matthew 2:1)
  5. Egypt (site uncertain): Warned in a dream, Joseph takes the child and his mother into Egypt until Herod’s death. (Matthew 2:13)
  6. Nazareth: Back in the land, they settle in Galilee, fearing Herod’s son Archelaus. (Matthew 2:19)
  7. Jerusalem at twelve: At Passover the boy stays behind in the temple: “I must be about my Father’s business.” (Luke 2:41)
  8. Nazareth: He goes home and increases in wisdom and stature. (Luke 2:51)

The ministry in Galilee (c. AD 27–29)

From the Jordan to Cana and Capernaum, around and across the Sea of Galilee, north to Tyre and Caesarea Philippi, and the transfiguration. The order follows a conventional harmony. Watch it on the map

  1. Bethany beyond Jordan (site uncertain): Where John was baptizing; the traditional place of Jesus’ baptism. (John 1:28)
  2. Cana (site uncertain): Water into wine, the first of his signs. (John 2:1)
  3. Capernaum: Leaving Nazareth, he makes his home in Capernaum by the sea. (Matthew 4:13)
  4. Nain: A widow’s only son raised. (Luke 7:11)
  5. Capernaum: A paralysed man let down through the roof. (Mark 2:1)
  6. Country of the Gergesenes (site uncertain) · by sea: Across the sea after the storm, demons sent into the swine. (Matthew 8:28)
  7. Nazareth: In his own country he did not many mighty works because of their unbelief. (Matthew 13:54)
  8. Bethsaida (site uncertain): The five thousand fed near Bethsaida. (Luke 9:10)
  9. Gennesaret · by sea: After walking on the water, they land at Gennesaret. (Matthew 14:34)
  10. Tyre and Sidon: The Syrophoenician woman’s daughter healed. (Mark 7:24)
  11. Decapolis (site uncertain): Through Sidon and the Decapolis to the sea; a deaf man healed. (Mark 7:31)
  12. Magdala (site uncertain) · by sea: After feeding the four thousand, by ship to the coasts of Magdala. (Matthew 15:39)
  13. Bethsaida (site uncertain) · by sea: A blind man healed in two stages. (Mark 8:22)
  14. Caesarea Philippi: “Thou art the Christ.” (Mark 8:27)
  15. A high mountain (site uncertain): The transfiguration; traditionally Mount Tabor, though nearby Hermon is often suggested. (Mark 9:2)
  16. Capernaum: “If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all.” (Mark 9:33)

The road to Jerusalem (c. AD 29–30)

Setting out from Galilee through Samaria, the last months in Judea and beyond the Jordan, Lazarus, Jericho and the triumphal entry. Watch it on the map

  1. Galilee: He steadfastly sets his face to go to Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51)
  2. A village of the Samaritans (site uncertain): The Samaritans do not receive him. (Luke 9:52)
  3. Bethany: Martha and Mary receive him into their house. (Luke 10:38)
  4. Jerusalem: The Feast of Dedication, in Solomon’s porch. (John 10:22)
  5. Beyond Jordan (site uncertain): Where John first baptized; many believe on him there. (John 10:40)
  6. Bethany: Lazarus raised from the dead. (John 11:1)
  7. Ephraim (site uncertain): He withdraws to a city called Ephraim near the wilderness. (John 11:54)
  8. Jericho: Zacchaeus; blind Bartimaeus healed on the way out of the city. (Luke 19:1)
  9. Bethany: Six days before Passover, Mary anoints his feet. (John 12:1)
  10. Bethphage and the Mount of Olives: Two disciples bring the ass and the colt. (Matthew 21:1)
  11. Jerusalem: “Hosanna to the Son of David.” (Matthew 21:8)

The last week and the resurrection (Passover, AD 30 or 33)

Bethany, the temple and the Mount of Olives; the upper room, Gethsemane and the trials; the cross, the empty tomb, Emmaus and the ascension. Several sites in Jerusalem are traditional or uncertain. Watch it on the map

  1. Bethany: Each evening of the last week he goes out to Bethany with the Twelve. (Mark 11:11)
  2. The temple: He drives out the money-changers. (Mark 11:15)
  3. The Mount of Olives: Sitting over against the temple, he foretells its destruction. (Mark 13:3)
  4. The upper room (site uncertain): The Passover meal and the Lord’s Supper; traditionally on Mount Zion. (Mark 14:15)
  5. Gethsemane: He prays, and is arrested at night. (Mark 14:32)
  6. The high priest’s house (site uncertain): Tried before the council while Peter denies him in the courtyard. (Mark 14:53)
  7. Pilate (site uncertain): Bound and delivered to Pilate at first light; the site of the judgment hall is uncertain. (Mark 15:1)
  8. Herod (site uncertain): Sent to Herod Antipas, who mocks him and sends him back. (Luke 23:7)
  9. Pilate again (site uncertain): Barabbas released; Jesus delivered to be crucified. (Luke 23:13)
  10. Golgotha (site uncertain): Crucified at the place of a skull; traditionally the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (Mark 15:22)
  11. The tomb (site uncertain): Laid in a new tomb; on the first day of the week it is empty. (Mark 15:46)
  12. Emmaus (site uncertain): Known to two disciples in the breaking of bread; the site of Emmaus is uncertain. (Luke 24:13)
  13. Jerusalem: He stands among the eleven: “Peace be unto you.” (Luke 24:33)
  14. Bethany: He leads them out as far as Bethany, blesses them and is carried up into heaven. (Luke 24:50)

Abraham (c. 2000 BC (traditional))

From Ur to Haran, into Canaan, down to Egypt and back, and on to Hebron, Beersheba and Moriah. Watch it on the map

  1. Ur of the Chaldees: Terah takes Abram, Sarai and Lot from Ur to go to Canaan. (Genesis 11:31)
  2. Haran: They settle in Haran, where Terah dies. (Genesis 11:31)
  3. Shechem: At the oak of Moreh the LORD promises the land to Abram’s offspring; he builds an altar. (Genesis 12:6)
  4. Between Bethel and Ai: He pitches his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east and calls on the name of the LORD. (Genesis 12:8)
  5. The Negeb (site uncertain): Abram journeys on toward the south. (Genesis 12:9)
  6. Egypt: Famine drives him to Egypt, where he passes Sarai off as his sister. (Genesis 12:10)
  7. Bethel again: He returns to the altar between Bethel and Ai; Lot chooses the Jordan valley. (Genesis 13:3)
  8. Hebron (Mamre): Abram settles by the oaks of Mamre at Hebron; later the three visitors come here (Genesis 18). (Genesis 13:18)
  9. Gerar: He sojourns in Gerar, and again calls Sarah his sister before King Abimelech. (Genesis 20:1)
  10. Beersheba: A covenant with Abimelech over a well; Abraham plants a tamarisk and calls on the everlasting God. (Genesis 21:31)
  11. Mount Moriah: God tells Abraham to offer Isaac in the land of Moriah; 2 Chronicles 3:1 places Moriah at Jerusalem. (Genesis 22:2)
  12. Beersheba: Abraham returns to Beersheba and lives there. (Genesis 22:19)

The Exodus (15th or 13th century BC)

From Egypt through the wilderness to the plains of Moab and across the Jordan. The places before Kadesh-barnea are debated; three proposed routes are shown. Watch it on the map

Southern (traditional) route

Sinai at Jebel Musa in the south of the peninsula, the route held since the fourth century.

  1. Rameses: Israel sets out from Rameses, about 600,000 men on foot besides children. Usually identified with Pi-Ramesses (Qantir) in the eastern Nile delta. (Exodus 12:37)
  2. Succoth (site uncertain): The first camp, probably Tjeku in the Wadi Tumilat. (Exodus 12:37)
  3. Etham (site uncertain): They camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. (Exodus 13:20)
  4. Crossing the sea (site uncertain): The traditional crossing is placed at the Bitter Lakes or the head of the Gulf of Suez. (Exodus 14:21)
  5. Marah (site uncertain): Three days without water; the bitter water is made sweet. (Exodus 15:23)
  6. Elim (site uncertain): Twelve wells and seventy palm trees. (Exodus 15:27)
  7. Wilderness of Sin (site uncertain): Manna and quail are first given. (Exodus 16:1)
  8. Rephidim (site uncertain): Water from the rock; the battle with Amalek. (Exodus 17:1)
  9. Mount Sinai (site uncertain): Israel camps before the mountain for about a year and receives the law. Traditionally Jebel Musa, by St Catherine’s Monastery. (Exodus 19:1)
  10. Hazeroth (site uncertain): Miriam and Aaron speak against Moses. (Numbers 11:35)
  11. Kadesh-barnea: The spies return from Canaan; the people refuse to enter and wander for forty years. (Numbers 13:26)
  12. Ezion-geber (site uncertain): A camp at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. (Numbers 33:35)
  13. Mount Hor (site uncertain): Aaron dies on Mount Hor, traditionally Jebel Harun near Petra. (Numbers 20:22)
  14. Punon (site uncertain): A camp at the copper mines of Feinan. (Numbers 33:42)
  15. Oboth (site uncertain): After the bronze serpent, Israel camps at Oboth. (Numbers 21:10)
  16. The Arnon: They camp beyond the Arnon, the border of Moab. (Numbers 21:13)
  17. Heshbon: Israel defeats Sihon king of the Amorites and takes Heshbon. (Numbers 21:25)
  18. Mount Nebo: Moses sees the promised land from Pisgah and dies in Moab. (Deuteronomy 34:1)
  19. Crossing the Jordan (site uncertain): The waters stop and the people cross opposite Jericho. (Joshua 3:16)
  20. Gilgal: The first camp in Canaan, on the east border of Jericho. (Joshua 4:19)

Northern route

The crossing at Lake Bardawil by the Mediterranean and Sinai in the north, near Kadesh-barnea.

  1. Rameses: Israel sets out from Rameses, about 600,000 men on foot besides children. Usually identified with Pi-Ramesses (Qantir) in the eastern Nile delta. (Exodus 12:37)
  2. Succoth (site uncertain): The first camp, probably Tjeku in the Wadi Tumilat. (Exodus 12:37)
  3. Etham (site uncertain): They camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. (Exodus 13:20)
  4. Crossing by Lake Bardawil (site uncertain): Some place Pi-hahiroth, Migdol and Baal-zephon on the sandbar of Lake Bardawil (Lake Sirbonis) by the Mediterranean. Exodus 13:17 says God did not lead them by the coastal road, which proponents distinguish from this route. (Exodus 14:2)
  5. Mount Sinai at Jebel Helal (site uncertain): A northern Sinai, a few days from Kadesh-barnea. (Exodus 19:1)
  6. Kadesh-barnea: The spies return from Canaan; the people refuse to enter and wander for forty years. (Numbers 13:26)
  7. Ezion-geber (site uncertain): A camp at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. (Numbers 33:35)
  8. Mount Hor (site uncertain): Aaron dies on Mount Hor, traditionally Jebel Harun near Petra. (Numbers 20:22)
  9. Punon (site uncertain): A camp at the copper mines of Feinan. (Numbers 33:42)
  10. Oboth (site uncertain): After the bronze serpent, Israel camps at Oboth. (Numbers 21:10)
  11. The Arnon: They camp beyond the Arnon, the border of Moab. (Numbers 21:13)
  12. Heshbon: Israel defeats Sihon king of the Amorites and takes Heshbon. (Numbers 21:25)
  13. Mount Nebo: Moses sees the promised land from Pisgah and dies in Moab. (Deuteronomy 34:1)
  14. Crossing the Jordan (site uncertain): The waters stop and the people cross opposite Jericho. (Joshua 3:16)
  15. Gilgal: The first camp in Canaan, on the east border of Jericho. (Joshua 4:19)

Arabian route

The crossing at the Gulf of Aqaba and Sinai in Midian, in north-west Arabia.

  1. Rameses: Israel sets out from Rameses, about 600,000 men on foot besides children. Usually identified with Pi-Ramesses (Qantir) in the eastern Nile delta. (Exodus 12:37)
  2. Succoth (site uncertain): The first camp, probably Tjeku in the Wadi Tumilat. (Exodus 12:37)
  3. Etham (site uncertain): They camp at Etham on the edge of the wilderness. (Exodus 13:20)
  4. Crossing the Gulf of Aqaba (site uncertain): Some place the crossing at Nuweiba beach, taking the sea (yam suph) to be the Gulf of Aqaba. (Exodus 14:21)
  5. Mount Sinai at Jebel al-Lawz (site uncertain): Paul places “mount Sinai in Arabia”; Moses first met God while in Midian (Exodus 3:1). Jebel al-Lawz in north-west Saudi Arabia is one proposal. (Galatians 4:25)
  6. Kadesh-barnea: The spies return from Canaan; the people refuse to enter and wander for forty years. (Numbers 13:26)
  7. Ezion-geber (site uncertain): A camp at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba. (Numbers 33:35)
  8. Mount Hor (site uncertain): Aaron dies on Mount Hor, traditionally Jebel Harun near Petra. (Numbers 20:22)
  9. Punon (site uncertain): A camp at the copper mines of Feinan. (Numbers 33:42)
  10. Oboth (site uncertain): After the bronze serpent, Israel camps at Oboth. (Numbers 21:10)
  11. The Arnon: They camp beyond the Arnon, the border of Moab. (Numbers 21:13)
  12. Heshbon: Israel defeats Sihon king of the Amorites and takes Heshbon. (Numbers 21:25)
  13. Mount Nebo: Moses sees the promised land from Pisgah and dies in Moab. (Deuteronomy 34:1)
  14. Crossing the Jordan (site uncertain): The waters stop and the people cross opposite Jericho. (Joshua 3:16)
  15. Gilgal: The first camp in Canaan, on the east border of Jericho. (Joshua 4:19)

Israel into exile (722 BC)

Assyria deports the northern kingdom to Upper Mesopotamia and Media. Watch it on the map

  1. Samaria: After a three-year siege Samaria falls to Assyria (722 BC), and Israel is carried away. (2 Kings 17:5)
  2. Damascus (site uncertain): The Assyrian road north ran through Damascus, conquered ten years earlier. (2 Kings 16:9)
  3. Gozan, on the Habor: Israelites are settled by the Habor, the river of Gozan. (2 Kings 17:6)
  4. Halah: Others are settled in Halah, near the Assyrian heartland. (2 Kings 17:6)
  5. Cities of the Medes (site uncertain): And in the cities of the Medes, on the Iranian plateau. (2 Kings 17:6)

Judah into exile (597 and 586 BC)

Babylon takes Jerusalem and deports its people along the Euphrates to Babylonia. Watch it on the map

  1. Jerusalem: Nebuzaradan burns the temple and carries the people into exile (586 BC); Jehoiachin and the leaders had gone in 597. (2 Kings 25:8)
  2. Riblah: Zedekiah is brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah; his sons are killed before him and he is blinded. (2 Kings 25:6)
  3. Carchemish (site uncertain): The road to Babylon ran north to the Euphrates near Carchemish, where Nebuchadnezzar had defeated Egypt in 605 BC. (Jeremiah 46:2)
  4. Babylon: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.” (Psalms 137:1)
  5. Tel-abib by the Chebar (site uncertain): Ezekiel lives among the exiles at Tel-abib by the river Chebar, a canal near Nippur. (Ezekiel 3:15)

The remnant flees to Egypt (c. 582 BC)

After Gedaliah’s murder the remaining Judeans take Jeremiah with them to Egypt. Watch it on the map

  1. Mizpah: After Gedaliah the governor is murdered at Mizpah, the remnant fear Babylon’s reprisal. (Jeremiah 41:1)
  2. Near Bethlehem (site uncertain): They stop at the habitation of Chimham by Bethlehem, intending to go into Egypt. (Jeremiah 41:17)
  3. Tahpanhes: Against Jeremiah’s warning they go to Egypt, taking him with them, as far as Tahpanhes. (Jeremiah 43:7)

The return (538–445 BC)

Under Persian rule the exiles return to rebuild the temple and, later, the walls of Jerusalem. Watch it on the map

Zerubbabel and Ezra route

The returns of 538 and 458 BC from Babylon, following the Euphrates and the roads through Syria.

  1. Babylon: After Cyrus’s decree (538 BC) Sheshbazzar brings the temple vessels up from Babylon; a larger return follows under Zerubbabel (Ezra 2). (Ezra 1:11)
  2. The river Ahava (site uncertain): Ezra gathers the second return (458 BC) and proclaims a fast at the river Ahava; its site is unknown. (Ezra 8:31)
  3. Jerusalem: About four months later they reach Jerusalem (Ezra 7:9). (Ezra 8:32)

Nehemiah route

From the Persian court at Susa in 445 BC.

  1. Shushan: Nehemiah, cupbearer to Artaxerxes, hears of Jerusalem’s broken walls in the palace at Susa. (Nehemiah 1:1)
  2. Jerusalem: With the king’s letters and an escort (445 BC) he comes to Jerusalem and inspects the walls by night. (Nehemiah 2:11)

Paul’s first journey (c. AD 46–48)

With Barnabas through Cyprus and southern Galatia, founding churches and returning the way they came. Watch it on the map

  1. Antioch in Syria: The church sets apart Barnabas and Saul for the work. (Acts 13:1)
  2. Seleucia: They go down to the port of Seleucia. (Acts 13:4)
  3. Salamis · by sea: They preach in the synagogues of Cyprus. (Acts 13:5)
  4. Paphos: Elymas the sorcerer is blinded and the proconsul Sergius Paulus believes. (Acts 13:6)
  5. Perga · by sea: John Mark leaves them and returns to Jerusalem. (Acts 13:13)
  6. Antioch in Pisidia: Paul’s sermon in the synagogue; the word spreads, and they are driven out. (Acts 13:14)
  7. Iconium: A great number believe, but a plot to stone them drives them on. (Acts 13:51)
  8. Lystra: A lame man is healed; the crowd calls them gods, then stones Paul and leaves him for dead. (Acts 14:8)
  9. Derbe: They make many disciples. (Acts 14:20)
  10. Back through Lystra, Iconium and Antioch: They strengthen the new churches and appoint elders. (Acts 14:21)
  11. Attalia: Having preached in Perga they go down to Attalia. (Acts 14:25)
  12. Antioch in Syria · by sea: They report how God had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. (Acts 14:26)

Paul’s second journey (c. AD 49–52)

With Silas and Timothy into Europe: Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens and eighteen months in Corinth. Watch it on the map

  1. Antioch in Syria: Paul and Barnabas part over John Mark; Paul chooses Silas. (Acts 15:35)
  2. Through Syria and Cilicia (site uncertain): Strengthening the churches; the road ran by Tarsus, Paul’s home city. (Acts 15:41)
  3. Derbe and Lystra: Timothy joins them at Lystra. (Acts 16:1)
  4. Phrygia and Galatia (site uncertain): Forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. (Acts 16:6)
  5. Troas: The vision of the man of Macedonia; Luke’s “we” begins. (Acts 16:8)
  6. Samothrace · by sea: A straight course to the island. (Acts 16:11)
  7. Neapolis · by sea: They land at the port of Philippi. (Acts 16:11)
  8. Philippi: Lydia believes; Paul and Silas are beaten and jailed, and the jailer is baptised. (Acts 16:12)
  9. Amphipolis and Apollonia: They pass through on the Via Egnatia. (Acts 17:1)
  10. Thessalonica: Three sabbaths in the synagogue; a riot at Jason’s house. (Acts 17:1)
  11. Berea: The Bereans search the scriptures daily. (Acts 17:10)
  12. Athens · by sea: Paul speaks at the Areopagus about the unknown god. (Acts 17:15)
  13. Corinth: Eighteen months with Aquila and Priscilla; Gallio dismisses the charges. (Acts 18:1)
  14. Cenchreae: Paul cuts his hair because of a vow. (Acts 18:18)
  15. Ephesus · by sea: A short stay, promising to return. (Acts 18:19)
  16. Caesarea · by sea: He lands at Caesarea and goes up to greet the church. (Acts 18:22)
  17. Antioch in Syria: Back to Antioch. (Acts 18:22)

Paul’s third journey (c. AD 53–57)

Over two years in Ephesus, a return visit to Macedonia and Greece, and the voyage to Jerusalem. Watch it on the map

  1. Antioch in Syria: After some time Paul sets out again. (Acts 18:22)
  2. Galatia and Phrygia (site uncertain): Strengthening all the disciples. (Acts 18:23)
  3. Ephesus: Over two years here, teaching in the hall of Tyrannus, until the silversmiths’ riot. (Acts 19:1)
  4. Macedonia (site uncertain): He travels through Macedonia encouraging the churches. (Acts 20:1)
  5. Greece (site uncertain): Three months, probably at Corinth, where he writes Romans; a plot turns him back through Macedonia. (Acts 20:2)
  6. Philippi: He sails from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread. (Acts 20:6)
  7. Troas · by sea: Eutychus falls from a window during Paul’s long sermon and is raised. (Acts 20:6)
  8. Assos: Paul walks to Assos while the others sail. (Acts 20:13)
  9. Mitylene · by sea: On Lesbos. (Acts 20:14)
  10. Chios · by sea: Over against Chios. (Acts 20:15)
  11. Samos · by sea: They put in at Samos. (Acts 20:15)
  12. Miletus · by sea: Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders. (Acts 20:15)
  13. Cos · by sea: A straight course to Cos. (Acts 21:1)
  14. Rhodes · by sea: The next day to Rhodes. (Acts 21:1)
  15. Patara · by sea: They change to a ship bound for Phoenicia. (Acts 21:1)
  16. Tyre · by sea: Passing south of Cyprus; the disciples at Tyre urge Paul not to go to Jerusalem. (Acts 21:3)
  17. Ptolemais · by sea: A day with the brethren. (Acts 21:7)
  18. Caesarea · by sea: At Philip’s house Agabus binds himself with Paul’s belt and prophesies. (Acts 21:8)
  19. Jerusalem: Welcomed by the brethren; days later Paul is seized in the temple. (Acts 21:15)

Paul’s voyage to Rome (c. AD 59–60)

A prisoner appealing to Caesar: storm, shipwreck on Malta, and arrival in Rome. Watch it on the map

  1. Jerusalem: Paul is seized in the temple and arrested by the Roman tribune. (Acts 21:30)
  2. Antipatris: Taken by night under guard of 470 soldiers. (Acts 23:31)
  3. Caesarea: Two years in custody under Felix, then Festus; Paul appeals to Caesar (Acts 25:11). (Acts 23:33)
  4. Sidon · by sea: Julius the centurion lets Paul visit his friends. (Acts 27:3)
  5. Myra · by sea: Sailing under the lee of Cyprus; they board an Alexandrian grain ship bound for Italy. (Acts 27:5)
  6. Cnidus · by sea: Slow sailing against the wind. (Acts 27:7)
  7. Salmone · by sea: They run under the lee of Crete. (Acts 27:7)
  8. Fair Havens · by sea: Paul warns against sailing on after the Fast (the Day of Atonement); he is overruled. (Acts 27:8)
  9. Clauda · by sea: The north-easter Euroclydon drives the ship; for many days neither sun nor stars appear. (Acts 27:16)
  10. Malta · by sea: Shipwrecked after fourteen days; all 276 reach land. Paul survives a viper’s bite and heals Publius’s father. (Acts 28:1)
  11. Syracuse · by sea: Three days in Sicily. (Acts 28:12)
  12. Rhegium · by sea: At the toe of Italy. (Acts 28:13)
  13. Puteoli · by sea: A week with the brethren. (Acts 28:13)
  14. Forum of Appius: Believers from Rome come out on the Appian Way to meet him. (Acts 28:15)
  15. Three Taverns: Paul thanks God and takes courage. (Acts 28:15)
  16. Rome: Two whole years in his own rented house under guard, preaching the kingdom of God. (Acts 28:16)

Frequently asked questions

How many missionary journeys did Paul make?
Acts describes three missionary journeys: the first with Barnabas through Cyprus and southern Galatia (Acts 13–14), the second with Silas into Macedonia and Achaia (Acts 15:36–18:22), and the third centred on Ephesus (Acts 18:23–21:17). A fourth voyage took him to Rome as a prisoner (Acts 27–28).
Where was Mount Sinai?
The site is unknown. The traditional location is Jebel Musa in the southern Sinai peninsula, venerated since the fourth century. Other proposals include mountains in the northern Sinai near Kadesh-barnea and Jebel al-Lawz in north-west Arabia, drawing on Paul’s phrase “mount Sinai in Arabia” (Galatians 4:25).
What route did Abraham take from Ur to Canaan?
Genesis 11–12 takes Abram’s family from Ur of the Chaldees up the Euphrates to Haran, then south into Canaan by Shechem and Bethel, down to the Negeb and Egypt, and back to Bethel and Hebron.

Routes between stops are schematic: the Bible names the places, not the roads. Coordinates follow OpenBible.info’s geocoding (CC BY 4.0) where a place is identified; uncertain sites use conventional or proposed locations.