Biblical Geography & Historical Context
Biblical Map Explorer
Move between the present world and biblical history using historical maps, geographic layers, regions, dates, and journey routes.
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Biblical cityEstablished or commonly identified site
Capital / major hubMajor political or ministry center
Archaeological siteMapped ancient site or ruins
Mountain / highlandNamed biblical mountain or ridge
Water featureSea, river, lake, or spring
Uncertain locationApproximate or disputed identification
Territory / kingdom / empireHistorical or schematic territorial boundary
Journey routeBiblical or apostolic travel path
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Table of Nations · Noah, Shem, Ham & Japheth
Explore all 70 ancestral groups named in Genesis 10. Broad colored regions identify the three family branches of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, while descendant markers show common historical-geographic associations with explicit uncertainty where locations remain debated.
Places on this map
Gomer Anatolia / Cimmerian sphereMagog Northern Anatolia / Caucasus / steppe associationMadai Media, northwestern IranJavan Ionia / Aegean Greek worldTubal Central / eastern AnatoliaMeshech AnatoliaTiras Thrace / north Aegean associationAshkenaz Armenian highlands / Urartu vicinityRiphath Anatolia, uncertain locationTogarmah Eastern Anatolia / Armenian highlandsElishah Cyprus / eastern Mediterranean associationTarshish Western Mediterranean, disputedKittim CyprusDodanim / Rodanim Rhodes / Aegean associationCush Nubia / lands south of Egypt and Red Sea connectionsMizraim EgyptPut Libya / North Africa associationCanaan Levant / CanaanNimrod · Shinar Babylon / Shinar regionSeba Upper Nile / Nubian associationHavilah · Cushite line Arabian association, uncertainRaamah Southwestern ArabiaSheba · Raamah line South Arabia / YemenDedan · Raamah line Northwestern Arabia / al-Ula regionSidon Sidon, LebanonHeth Hittite-associated Canaanite lineJebusites Jerusalem / JebusAmorites Canaanite hill country and Transjordan associationsArkites Arqa, northern LebanonArvadites Arwad, SyriaHamathites Hamath / Hama, SyriaElam Southwestern Iran / KhuzestanAsshur Northern Mesopotamia / AssyriaArpachshad Mesopotamian association, uncertainLud Lydia / western Anatolia associationAram Syria / Aramean landsUz Syrian / northern Arabian borderlands, uncertainEber Ancestral Hebrew line, Mesopotamian contextPeleg Mesopotamian contextJoktan Arabian PeninsulaAlmodad Arabian associationSheleph Arabian associationHazarmaveth Arabian associationJerah Arabian associationHadoram Arabian associationUzal Arabian associationDiklah Arabian associationObal Arabian associationAbimael Arabian associationSheba · Joktan line Arabian associationOphir Arabian associationHavilah · Joktan line Arabian associationJobab Arabian associationSabtah Southern Arabia / Red Sea associationSabteca Southern Arabia / Horn of Africa associationLudim North Africa / Egypt associationAnamim Egypt / North Africa, uncertainLehabim Libyan / western Egyptian associationNaphtuhim Lower Egypt / Nile Delta associationPathrusim Upper Egypt / PathrosCasluhim Egyptian / eastern Mediterranean associationCaphtorim Crete / Aegean associationGirgashites Canaan, exact location uncertainHivites Central / northern CanaanSinites Northern Lebanon / Syrian coast associationZemarites Sumur / Syrian coast associationShelah Mesopotamian lineage contextHul Syrian / upper Euphrates association, uncertainGether Syrian / Mesopotamian association, uncertainMash Northern Mesopotamia / Anatolian borderlands, uncertain
Regions & territories
Gomer · published regionMagog · published regionJavan · IoniaMadai · MediaMeshech · published regionTubal · published regionTogarmah · published regionCush · published regionMizraim · modern Egypt referencePut · modern Libya referenceCanaan · published regionElam · published regionAsshur · AssyriaAram · published regionLud · Anatolia referenceJoktan descendants · Arabian reference
Scripture scope
Genesis 10:1-32Genesis 11:1-91 Chronicles 1:4-23