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Biblical Areas - Current Names
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The Bible mentions several areas in the Middle East such as Magog, Put, Rosh, Tubal and many others that are relevant to the Bible’s End Time prophecies. The following list is useful in Bible study and for locating areas on the maps above.
Biblical Country/People Current Name/Region
Abimael, Obal, Sheleph and Uzal Yemen Ammon, Edom, Idumea* and Moab Jordan
Amor(ites) Eastern Israel
Arabia Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and some of Iraq and Jordan
Aram Syria
Ararat* Turkey*
Arkites Lebanon
Ashkenaz* Georgia* (southern old Russia)
Asshur(ites) Northern Iraq
Assyria Iraq
Canaan(ites) Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon
Caphtor(ites) Crete
Cush Ethiopia and some of Sudan, Somalia and Yemen (and possibly more of Africa)
Decapolis Northwestern Jordan and a small part of Israel Dedan, Ophir, Jobab and Sheba Saudi Arabia
Girgashites Western Jordan
Gomer Ukraine (some say Germany)
Javan Greece
Magog, Rus and Rosh Russia
Midian Western Saudi Arabia and Southern Jordan
Minni* Northwest Iran* (south of Ashkenaz in now Georgia)
Mizraim Egypt
Philistia Palestine
Phoenicia Lebanon
Persia Iran and some of Iraq
Phut/Put Libya and some of Egypt and North Africa
Riphath Europe
Scythia Southern Russia
Sinites Chinese
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Togarmah Parts of Turkey, Turkomen, Turkestan and Armenia
Tarshish Carthage (or possibly Great Britain)
Tiras Italy
Tubal Turkey (or possibly Tobolosk)
Biblical City Current Location
Alexandria Northern Egypt (Coastal, West of the Nile River)*
Antioch Northwest Syria (Coastal) - present day "Hatay"
Athens, Berea, Corinth, Philippi and Thessalonica
Greece
Babylon Iraq
Bozrah* Southwest Jordan* (just north of Petra)
Cyrene Northwest Libya
Damascus Syria
Ephesus, Pergamum and Smyrna Western Turkey
Elishah Sicily
Haran and Padan-aram Eastern Syria
Jebus Jerusalem
Iconium and Lystra Central Turkey
Kittim Cyprus
Meshech Moscow
Shechem Nablus
Shinar Iraq - Ancient Babel and present day "Babylon"
Sidon and Tyre Western Lebanon (Coastal)
Smyrna Izmir
Tarsus Eastern Turkey
Ur Southeastern Iraq
