Ancient Lands and Their Current Names Have you ever read some of the places in the Bible and wondered where they were located, today? It only takes a few moments to realize there are places mentioned in the Bible that we cannot find on a map, today. Over the years, these places have changed names. You can tell how some of them have changed because they still look a little or sound a little like their ancient names. However, some of them dont look or sound anything like the original names. Please find below a list of ancient biblical countries and their current names. Below that list there is a list of ancient cities and where they are located. Please refer to this list as you study Gods Word. Feel free to print it and use it as needed. Inevitably, you will find ancient lands in the Bible and want to know where they are today. The Ancient Country or People The Current Name or Region Ammon, Moab and Edom Jordan Arabia Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and some of Iraq and Jordan Aram Syria Assyria Iraq Canaan Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon Cush Ethiopia and some of Sudan, Somalia and Yemen (and possibly more of Africa) Decapolis Northwestern Jordan and a small part of Israel Dedan and Sheba Saudi Arabia Gomer Ukraine Magog, Rus and Rosh Russia Meshech and Tubal Turkey Midian Western Saudi Arabia and Southern Jordan Mizraim Egypt Philistia Palestine Phoenicia Lebanon Persia Iran and some of Iraq Phut/Put Libya and some of Egypt and North Africa Scythia Southern Russia Togarmah Parts of Turkey, Turkomen, Turkestan and Armenia Tarshish Carthage (and possibly even Great Britain) The Ancient City The Current Location Alexandria Mediterranean coast of Egypt Antioch Northwest Syria (Coastal) - present day Hatay Athens, Berea, Corinth, Philippi and Thessalonica Greece Babylon Iraq Cyrene Northwest Libya Damascus Syria Ephesus, Pergamum and Smyrna Western Turkey Haran and Padan-aram Eastern Syria Iconium and Lystra Central Turkey Shinar Iraq - Ancient Babel and present day Babylon Sidon and Tyre Western Lebanon (Coastal) Tarsus Eastern Turkey Ur Southeastern Iraq
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