Places in Ezra

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Chapters with Places

  1. Ezra 1 (3 places)
  2. Ezra 2 (30 places)
  3. Ezra 3 (7 places)
  4. Ezra 4 (9 places)
  5. Ezra 5 (6 places)
  6. Ezra 6 (9 places)
  7. Ezra 7 (5 places)
  8. Ezra 8 (5 places)
  9. Ezra 9 (3 places)
  10. Ezra 10 (3 places)

Places

Place Possible identifications (tap to highlight on the map)
Addon
Ezra 2:59
  1. Ishtar gate from Babylonin Babylonia

Ahava
Ezra 8:15, 8:21, 8:31
  1. Ishtar gate from Babylonwithin 250 km of Babylon

  2. cityscape of HitHit

  3. satellite view of the region around OpisOpis

  4. satellite view of the region around Tell IshnaytTell Ishnayt

  5. satellite view of the region around MesčinMesčin

Ai 3
Ezra 2:28
  1. ruins at Et TellEt Tell

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el MaqatirKhirbet el Maqatir

  3. ruins at Khirbet NisiehKhirbet Nisieh

  4. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HaiyanKhirbet Haiyan

  5. aerial panorama including Khirbet Ibn Baraq, which is left of the leftmost buildingsKhirbet Ibn Baraq

Anathoth
Ezra 2:23
  1. satellite view of the region around Ras el KharrubaRas el Kharruba

  2. cityscape of AnataAnata

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Deir es SiddKhirbet Deir es Sidd

Assyria
Ezra 4:2, 6:22
  1. artifact from NinevehAssyria

Azmaveth
Ezra 2:24
  1. cityscape of HizmaHizma

  2. satellite view of the region around Ras ZukeirRas Zukeir

Babylon 1
Ezra 2:1, 4:9, 7 more
  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylon

Babylonia
Ezra 1:11, 2:1, 6 more
  1. Ishtar gate from BabylonBabylonia

Beeroth
Ezra 2:25
  1. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  2. cityscape looking south including Khirbet el Burj at the top of the hill at centerKhirbet el Burj

  3. building at Nabi SamwilNabi Samwil

  4. satellite view of the region around Ras et TahunehRas et Tahuneh

  5. well at El JibEl Jib

  6. cityscape of BidduBiddu

  7. satellite view of the region around Khirbet RaddanaKhirbet Raddana

  8. aerial panorama of Tell en NasbehTell en Nasbeh

Bethel 1
Ezra 2:28
  1. ruins at BeitinBeitin

  2. cityscape of Al BiraAl Bira

  3. panorama of ruins at Burj BeitinBurj Beitin

Bethlehem 1
Ezra 2:21
  1. building at BethlehemBethlehem

Beyond the River
Ezra 4:10, 4:11, 11 more
  1. panorama of hills in the province Beyond the RiverBeyond the River

Casiphia
Ezra 8:17
  1. Ishtar gate from Babylonin Babylonia

  2. building at CtesiphonCtesiphon

Chephirah
Ezra 2:25
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el KefirehKhirbet el Kefireh

Cherub
Ezra 2:59
  1. Ishtar gate from Babylonin Babylonia

Ecbatana
Ezra 6:2
  1. ruins at Tell HagmatanaTell Hagmatana

Elam
Ezra 4:9
  1. ruins at ShushElam

Erech
Ezra 4:9
  1. ruins at UrukUruk

Euphrates
Ezra 5:6, 6:6
  1. panorama of the Euphrates RiverEuphrates River

Geba 1
Ezra 2:26
  1. cityscape of JabaJaba

  2. building at Tel el FulTel el Ful

Gibbar
Ezra 2:20
  1. well at El JibEl Jib

Gilead 1
Ezra 2:61
  1. panorama of hills in Gilead 1Gilead 1

Great Sea
Ezra 3:7
  1. panorama of the Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

Hadid
Ezra 2:33
  1. satellite view of the region around Al HadithaAl Haditha

Harim
Ezra 2:32, 2:39, 10:31
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet HuranKhirbet Huran

  2. building at Al HaramAl Haram

Immer
Ezra 2:59
  1. Ishtar gate from Babylonin Babylonia

Jericho 1
Ezra 2:34
  1. ruins at Tell es SultanTell es Sultan

Jerusalem
Ezra 1:2, 1:3, 49 more
  1. aerial cityscape of JerusalemJerusalem

Joppa
Ezra 3:7
  1. aerial cityscape of JaffaJaffa

Judea 2
Ezra 5:8, 9:9
  1. panorama of hills in Judea 2Judea 2

Kiriath-jearim
Ezra 2:25
  1. church at Deir el AzarDeir el Azar

Lebanon
Ezra 3:7
  1. panorama of a valley in LebanonLebanon

Lod
Ezra 2:33
  1. building at LodLod

Magbish
Ezra 2:30
  1. ruins at Khirbet el MakhbiyehKhirbet el Makhbiyeh

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Qanan MugheimisKhirbet Qanan Mugheimis

Media
Ezra 6:2
  1. ruins at Tell HagmatanaMedia

Michmash
Ezra 2:27
  1. cityscape of MukhmasMukhmas

  2. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Hara el FawqaKhirbet el Hara el Fawqa

Nebo 2
Ezra 2:29
  1. closeup of building at NubaNuba

  2. panorama of Ras el MesharifRas el Mesharif

  3. satellite view of the region around Ras Umm et TalaRas Umm et Tala

  4. buildings at French HillFrench Hill

  5. cityscape of IsawiyaIsawiya

  6. building at Et TurEt Tur

  7. cityscape of Shuafat on Qu'mehQu'meh

  8. satellite view of the region around Ras TumeimRas Tumeim

  9. panorama of ruins at Khirbet Ayun MusaKhirbet Ayun Musa

  10. ruins at Khirbet al MukhayyatKhirbet al Mukhayyat

Nebo 3
Ezra 10:43
  1. closeup of building at NubaNuba

  2. ruins at Khirbet al MukhayyatKhirbet al Mukhayyat

  3. satellite view of the region around Ras Umm et TalaRas Umm et Tala

  4. panorama of Ras el MesharifRas el Mesharif

  5. cityscape of IsawiyaIsawiya

  6. panorama of ruins at Khirbet Ayun MusaKhirbet Ayun Musa

  7. building at Et TurEt Tur

  8. cityscape of Shuafat on Qu'mehQu'meh

  9. satellite view of the region around Ras TumeimRas Tumeim

  10. buildings at French HillFrench Hill

Netophah
Ezra 2:22
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet Badd FaluhKhirbet Badd Faluh

Ono
Ezra 2:33
  1. ruins at Kafr AnaKafr Ana

  2. aerial cityscape of Or YehudaKafr Juna

Persia
Ezra 1:1, 1:2, 10 more
  1. panorama of ruins at Persepolis in PersiaPersia

Ramah 1
Ezra 2:26
  1. cityscape of Al RamAl Ram

  2. cityscape of RamallahRamallah

  3. ruins at Ramat RahelRamat Rahel

Samaria 1
Ezra 4:10, 4:17
  1. ruins at SamariaSamaria

Senaah
Ezra 2:35
  1. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el Aujah el FoqaKhirbet el Aujah el Foqa

  2. ruins at Khirbat al BeiyudatKhirbat al Beiyudat

  3. satellite view of the region around Khirbet el AujahKhirbet el Aujah

Sidon
Ezra 3:7
  1. satellite view of the region around the Sandikli archaeological site in SidonSandikli archaeological site in Sidon

Susa
Ezra 4:9
  1. ruins at ShushShush

Tel-harsha
Ezra 2:59
  1. building at Nippurwithin 50 km of Nippur

Tel-melah
Ezra 2:59
  1. building at Nippurwithin 50 km of Nippur

  2. cityscape of SamawahSamawah

Tyre
Ezra 3:7
  1. ruins at TyreTyre

Image Credits

Radomir Vrbovsky, Boykinspanieling, Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Bukvoed, Biegel, Dvirraz, Emmanuel DYAN, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), יעקב, יעקב, Ori~, Alexey Goral, Ar2332, יעקב, דניאל צבי, Deror_avi, Bukvoed, Berthold Werner, Bazminbaz, Sgt. Rebecca Schwab, Philippe Chavin, Carole Raddato, SAC Andy Holmes (RAF), Ferrus, יעקב, Eli.berckovitz, Adeeb Atwan, mfa, Bukvoed, Abraham, Godot13, Godot13, Daniel Ventura, Bahnfrend, Evan Williams, רחל שרוני, Shmurrge1, יעקב, Asafa01, Hoheit, Rotem Danzig, Hidro, Djampa, Ynhockey, Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), Bashar Tabbah, מיכאלי, Sharshar, Hadis Faghiri, Soman, Soman, Bukvoed, Ovedc, Abraham, Jasmine N. Walthall, U.S. Army, Hayderaziz, Vyacheslav Argenberg

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This page attempts to identify all possible locations for every place mentioned in this book of the Bible.

The isobands you see on the map (gray areas with dark borders) attempt to give you confidence where a region is. Because many ancient regions aren't precisely defined, I consulted atlases to determine where the biblical region is located and used that data to build the isobands. The smaller isobands reflect more confidence that the given isoband is in the region, while the larger isobands reflect less confidence. Isobands are a kind of contour line that here indicate confidence levels.