Israel and Judah

The two kingdoms: Israel until 722, Judah until 586 BC

The places the Old Testament names at least three times, from Dan to Beersheba, in the two kingdoms that split after Solomon: Israel to the north, with Samaria, and Judah to the south, with Jerusalem.

Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Zarethan Zarethan Zanoah Zanoah Valley of Elah VALLEY OF ELAH Upper Beth-horon Upper Beth-horon Tappuah Tappuah Shaalbim Shaalbim Senaah Senaah Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Nahalal Nahalal Mount Ephraim MOUNT EPHRAIM Moresheth-gath Moresheth-gath Mishal Mishal Maon Maon Lo-debar Lo-debar Kerioth Kerioth Ijon Ijon Holon Holon Harosheth-hagoyim HAROSHETH-HAGOYIM ? Hadid Hadid Hachilah Hachilah Gath-rimmon Gath-rimmon Ephes-dammim Ephes-dammim En-dor En-dor Daberath Daberath Beth-hoglah Beth-hoglah Beer-lahai-roi Beer-lahai-roi Azmaveth Azmaveth Argob ARGOB Arad Arad Aphek Aphek Aphek Aphek Akrabbim Akrabbim Achshaph Achshaph Abel-meholah Abel-meholah Tob Tob Tishbe Tishbe Socoh Socoh Rimmon RIMMON ? Rimmon Rimmon Rehob Rehob Naphoth-dor NAPHOTH-DOR ? Mount Gerizim Mount Gerizim Moladah Moladah Mephaath Mephaath Lod Lod Lehi Lehi Keilah Keilah Kedesh Kedesh Kedemoth Kedemoth Kabzeel Kabzeel Jokneam Jokneam Ibleam Ibleam Horonaim Horonaim Golan Golan Gaash Gaash Eshtemoa Eshtemoa Dor Dor Chinnereth Chinnereth Chephirah Chephirah Bezer Bezer Beth-zur Beth-zur Beth-jeshimoth Beth-jeshimoth Beth-arabah Beth-arabah Baal-meon Baal-meon Ashan Ashan Abarim Abarim Ziph Ziph Valley of Salt VALLEY OF SALT ? Valley of Jezreel VALLEY OF JEZREEL Valley of Achor VALLEY OF ACHOR ? Sibmah Sibmah Shittim Shittim Sharon SHARON Pirathon Pirathon Ophrah Ophrah Ono Ono Mount Ebal Mount Ebal Mizpah Mizpah Medeba Medeba Mareshah Mareshah Kishon Kishon Kir-hareseth Kir-hareseth Jordan Valley JORDAN VALLEY Gibbethon Gibbethon Elealeh Elealeh Abel-beth-maacah Abel-beth-maacah Mamre Mamre Makkedah Makkedah Jezreel Jezreel Jeshimon JESHIMON Jattir Jattir Jarmuth Jarmuth Hushah Hushah Havvoth-jair HAVVOTH-JAIR Galilee GALILEE Engedi ENGEDI Beth-horon Beth-horon Azekah Azekah Ar Ar Timnah Timnah Taanach Taanach Succoth Succoth Netophah Netophah Nebo Nebo Mount Hor Mount Hor Maacah MAACAH Jabbok Jabbok Harim Harim Gerar Gerar Eglon Eglon Edrei Edrei Bahurim Bahurim Ashtaroth Ashtaroth Zoar Zoar Zin ZIN Valley of Rephaim VALLEY OF REPHAIM Shunem Shunem Pisgah Pisgah Peor Peor Mount Gilboa Mount Gilboa Eshtaol Eshtaol Debir Debir Bozrah Bozrah Beth-shan Beth-shan Beeroth Beeroth Aijalon Aijalon Mount Tabor Mount Tabor Jahaz Jahaz Hormah Hormah Dibon Dibon Adullam Adullam Moab MOAB Hazor Hazor Geshur GESHUR Zorah Zorah Michmash Michmash Megiddo Megiddo Arnon Arnon Tirzah Tirzah Rabbah Rabbah Jazer Jazer Gezer Gezer Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh Ashkelon Ashkelon Ziklag Ziklag Ramah Ramah Libnah Libnah Jabesh-gilead Jabesh-gilead Geba Geba Aroer Aroer Tekoa Tekoa Carmel Carmel Ai Ai Mount Hermon Mount Hermon Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim Mahanaim Mahanaim Ashdod Ashdod Anathoth Anathoth Mount Carmel Mount Carmel Ekron Ekron Ramoth-gilead Ramoth-gilead Lachish Lachish Shephelah SHEPHELAH Salt Sea Salt Sea Gaza Gaza Kadesh-barnea Kadesh-barnea Philistia PHILISTIA Beersheba Beersheba Amalek AMALEK Jezreel Jezreel Dan Dan Mizpah Mizpah Gilgal Gilgal Gath Gath Shechem Shechem Gibeah Gibeah Sodom Sodom Heshbon Heshbon Shiloh Shiloh Gibeon Gibeon Negeb NEGEB Bashan BASHAN Joppa Joppa Bethlehem Bethlehem Hebron Hebron Bethel Bethel Jericho Jericho Gilead GILEAD Edom EDOM Ammon AMMON Canaan CANAAN Samaria Samaria Moab MOAB Jordan Jordan Tyre Tyre Jerusalem Jerusalem 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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