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Chaldea[ 1] ( / kælˈdiːə /) was a small country that existed between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BC, after which the country and its people were absorbed and assimilated into the indigenous population of Babylonia. [ 2] Semitic -speaking, it was located in the marshy land of the far southeastern corner of Mesopotamia ...
The Bible Lands Museum ( Hebrew: מוזיאון ארצות המקרא ירושלים, Arabic: متحف بلدان الكتاب) is an archaeological museum in Jerusalem, that explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible including ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Philistines, Arameans, Hittites, Elamites, Phoenicians and Persians .
The trading card game Magic: The Gathering has released a large number of sets since it was first published by Wizards of the Coast. After the 1993 release of Limited Edition, also known as Alpha and Beta, roughly 3-4 major sets have been released per year, in addition to various spin-off products. Magic has made three types of sets since Alpha ...
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
The area around Mount Gerizim is identified by the Samaritans as the "land of Moriah", or "Moreh". Moriah / mɒˈraɪə / ( Hebrew: מוֹרִיָּה , Mōrīyya; Arabic: ﻣﺮﻭﻩ, Marwah) is the name given to a mountainous region in the Book of Genesis, where the binding of Isaac by Abraham is said to have taken place. Jews identify ...
The Land of Israel ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, Modern: ʾEreṣ Yīsraʾel, Tiberian: ʾEreṣ Yīsrāʾēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine.
The land of Uz ( Hebrew: אֶרֶץ־עוּץ – ʾereṣ-ʿŪṣ) is a location mentioned in the Old Testament, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ". [ 1] The name "Uz" is used most often to refer to Uz, son of Aram, presumably the region's namesake. He is mentioned ...
Bashan ( / ˈbeɪʃən /; Hebrew: הַבָּשָׁן, romanized : ha-Bashan; Latin: Basan or Basanitis) [ 1] is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of the Transjordan during the Iron Age. [ 2] It is situated in modern-day Syria. Its western part, nowadays known as the Golan Heights, was occupied by Israel during the 1967 ...