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The name "Bible Belt" has been applied historically to the South and parts of the Midwest, but is more commonly identified with the South. [6] In a 1961 study, Wilbur Zelinsky delineated the region as the area in which Protestant denominations, especially Southern Baptist, Methodist, and evangelical, are the predominant religious affiliations.
Golgotha, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and the Tomb of Jesus are traditionally located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Garden Tomb is an alternative site considered by Protestant Christians to be site of Golgotha. Via Dolorosa, the traditional "Way of Sorrows" walked by Jesus from his trial by Pilate to the site of execution.
Mount Carmel (Hebrew הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har HaKarmel, "God's vineyard") was a sacred mountain where Elijah defeated the prophets of a Ba'al in a contest. Carmel was a town in Judea mentioned as the residence of Nabal and Abigail . Mount Carmel, Iowa. Carmel, Maine. Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.
The Bible Belt ( Dutch: bijbelgordel, biblebelt) is a strip of land in the Netherlands with the highest concentration of conservative orthodox Reformed Protestants in the country. Although the term is of recent origin (named by analogy after the Bible Belt of the United States) the Dutch Bible Belt has existed for many generations.
Antioch – In Asia Minor. Arabia – (in biblical times and until the 7th century AD Arabia was confined to the Arabian Peninsula) Aram / Aramea – (Modern Syria) Arbela (Erbil/Irbil) – Assyrian city. Archevite. Armenia – Indo-European kingdom of eastern Asia Minor and southern Caucasus. Arrapkha – Assyrian city, modern Kirkuk.
Ophir (/ ˈ oʊ f ər /; [1] Hebrew: אוֹפִיר, Modern: ʼŌfīr, Tiberian: ʼŌp̄īr) is a port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its wealth.Its existence is attested to by an inscribed pottery shard found at Tell Qasile (in modern-day Tel Aviv) in 1946, dating to the eighth century BC, [2] [3] which reads "gold of Ophir to/for Beth-Horon [...] 30 shekels".
Corn Belt, midwestern and southern states where corn is the primary crop. Cotton Belt, southern states where cotton is or was a primary crop. Fruit Belt, an area where fruit growing is prominent, specially oranges at the state of Florida and grapes at California. Indiana Gas Belt, a region of Indiana that was the site of a natural gas boom in ...
The Jesus Trail. Lod (Lydda) – the traditional birth and burial site of Saint George, one of the most venerated Christian martyrs. Mount Carmel, site of Elijah 's famous challenge to the prophets of Baal. Nain, the site of the Raising of the son of the widow of Nain, one of Jesus' miracles. Nazareth, hometown of Jesus.