Rama

It is mentioned in the Bible several times, and it is supposed to be near Bethlehem on the road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Recently, in 1921 AD, a colony was…

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Ephratha

Afratha means the fruitful region in Aramaic, which is the Bethlehem region. It is marked in red on the map of Madaba, and it contains the tomb of Rachel, the…

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Gedur

There is a problem in locating "walls"/"walls" mentioned by Bishop Eusebius (Eus. On. 68:22f), about ten miles on the road between Lydda and Beit Jibrin, is a large village, perhaps…

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Nicopolis

Emmaus mentioned ( (coord. 149-138 in Luke 24:13, and also by Bishop Eusebius (Eus. On.90:15-17), it appears in most Christian and traveler writings of the region, and in many writings…

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Anob

It was mentioned by Bishop Eusebius in his book Onomasticon (Eus.On. 20: 15-17), and there is difficulty in determining the location, and it may be the town of Annaba in…

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Thamna

The name Tamna is mentioned in the Bible, and it is the place where Judas sheared his sheep. On the map, it appears very close to Jerusalem, not as it…

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