MAPS OF BIBLE LANDS

ANCIENT ISRAEL

'From Dan to Beersheba' - the traditional definition of the Land of Israel

 Western Asia
Canaan/Israel's crucial position between the two great ancient empires of Egypt and Mesopotamia

The probably route taken by Abraham and Sarah in their journey to Canaan 

Map showing the areas which the Bible says were allocated to the Twelve Tribes of Israel

 Location of main battles fought between the Hebrew tribes and the Philistines who already occupied the land

The pink area shows territory under the control of David and/or Solomon during the period of the United Monarchy.
The dark area around Jerusalem is Judea which was either a Jewish kingdomor a Jewish province
within a larger empire, from the days of King David to 70AD 

 The Divided Kingdoms of Judah and Israel

900-550BC - The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel lay in the strip of territory between two powerful empires

The territories of the Roman province of Judaea/Palestine as they were at about the time of the birth of Christ

Palestine in the time of Jesus Christ

The land that Jesus travelled through 

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JERUSALEM

19th century map of ancient Jerusalem

The fortress of Jebus (bottom right) captured by David.
The town and threshing floor (on which the Temple would later be built) are in the upper enclosed area
For more information, see JERUSALEM: CITY OF DAVID

Jerusalem in the period of the Divided Kingdoms of Judah and Israel - the reigns of Solomon to Hezekiah

Layout of the city as it was in Nehemiah's time - 5th century BC.
The population had been so depleted by conquest and exile that it could now fit into the limits of King David's city 

Map of the city of Jerusalem in the time of King Herod and the New Testament events