Part One THE BIBLICAL SETTING

Chapter 1

The Face of the

Ancient Near East

Chapter 2

Natural Regions of Palestine

Chapter 3

Life in Ancient Palestine

Part Two THE HEBREW

BIBLE PERIOD

Chapter 4

Before Abraham

Chapter 5

The World of the Patriarchs

Chapter 6

The Egyptian Experience

Chapter 7

The Exodus

Chapter 8

Conquest and Settlement

Chapter 9

The Kingdom of David and Solomon

Chapter 10

The Kingdoms of

Judah and Israel

Chapter 11

Judah Alone amid

International Powers

Chapter 12

The Babylonian Exile

Chapter 13

The Persian Period

Chapter 14

The Hellenistic Period

Part Three THE

NEW TESTAMENT

ERA

Chapter 15

Rome's Emergence as a World Power

Chapter 16

The Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great

Chapter 17

The World of Jesus

Chapter 18

The Life and Ministry of Jesus

Chapter 19

Early Expansion of

the Church

Chapter 20

The First Jewish Revolt

Chapter 21

The Early Christian Church

Document Outline

The Bible Atlas, Title Page

Introduction

PART 1: The Biblical Setting

Ch. 1: The Face of the Ancient Near East

The Ancient Near East

Biblical Regions

Modern States and the Ancient Near East

Mesopotamia: Homeland of Abraham

Egypt: Land of Bondage

Syria and Lebanon

International Routes, The King's Highway

Geography and Trade Routes of the Middle East

Ch. 2: Natural Regions of Palestine

National Regions of Ancient Palestine

Physical Geography of Palestine

Cross Sectional Views of Longitudinal Zones

Northern Coastal Plains

Plain of Dor, Plain of Sharon, Samaria, et al.

Philistine Plain, Shephelah, Judah, and the Dead Sea

Arabah, Negeb, Wildernesses of Zin and Paran

The Old City of Jerusalem Today

Modern Political Divisions of Ancient Palestine

Ch. 3: Life in Ancient Palestine

Climate Patterns of Ancient Palestine

PART 2: The Hebrew Bible Period

Ch. 4: Before Abraham

Selected Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlements

The Table of Nations_01

The Table of Nations_02

Ancient Near East in the 3rd Millennium

Ch. 5: The World of the Patriarchs

Ancient Near East in the Time of the Patriarchs

The Land of Canaan from Abraham to Moses

Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age

The Migration of Abraham

Abraham in Canaan

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Travels of Jacob

The Journeys of Joseph

Ch. 6: The Egyptian Experience

Expulsion of the Hyksos

Egypt and Palestine in the Late Bronze Age

Sites in the Amarna Archive (Akhetaton; Tell el-Amarna)

Campaigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II

Canaan in the 14th Century: The T.E.A. Tablets

The Egyptian Empire and the Hittites

Egyptian Empire and Balance of Power, ca. 1400 BCE

The Route of the Exodus

Ch. 7: The Exodus

Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea

Journey of the Spies

The Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to the Plains of Moab

Ch. 8: Conquest and Settlement

Ancient Near East from 1200-100 BCE

The Conquest of Canaan

The Sea Peoples

The Levant from 1200-1000 BCE

The Conquest by Joshua

Joshua's Central and Southern Campaigns

Joshua's Northern Campaign

The Limits of Israelite Settlement

Israel in Canaan from Joshua to Samuel to Saul

The Tribal Allotments of Israel

The Division of the Land Among the Tribes

Levitical Cities and Cities of Refuge (1)

The Levitical Cities (2)

The Judges of Israel

The Period of the Judges

Ehud and the Oppression of the Moabites

Deborah's Victory over the Canaanites

Gideon's Battles with the Amalekites

Jephthah and the Ammonites

Samson the the Philistines

The Battle at Ebenezer and the Loss of the Ark

The Ministry of Samuel and Anointment of Saul

The Kingdom of Saul and His Wars

Saul, 1000 BCE

David's Flight from Saul

Ch. 9: The Kingdom of David and Solomon

David's Rise to Power

David in Conquest of Canaan

David's Wars of Conquest

Kingdom of David and Solomon

The United Monarchy under Solomon_01

The United Monarchy under Solomon_02

Solomon's Economic Enterprises

Solomon's Building Activities

Solomon's Temple

Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon

Ch. 10: The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_01

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_02

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_03

The Campaign of Shishak

Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus

The Omride Dynasty

The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE

Phoenician Trade and Civilization

Trade Routes throughout the Middle East

Travel Routes throughout Palestine

Elijah and Elisha

The Revolt of Jehu

The Rise of Assyria

Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah

The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III

The Syro-Ephraimite War

Tiglath-Pileser III's Campaigns

Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites

The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel

Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria

Prophets of the 8th Century BCE

Ch. 11: Judah Alone amid International Powers

Hezekiah's Preparation for Revolt

Judah under King Hezekiah

Hezekiah's Jerusalem

Sennacherib's Campaign against Judah

Assyria in the 7th century BCE

The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

The Reign of Josiah

The Districts of Judah under King Josiah

The Golden Age of King Josiah

Nebuchadnezzar's Campaigns against Judah

Ch. 12: The Babylonian Exile

Judah during the Exile

The Kingdom of Judah

Exile; Palestine in the Post-Exilic Period

Jewish Exiles in Babylon

Jewish Refugees in Egypt

Ch. 13: The Persian Period

World Powers of the 6th century BCE

The Conquests of Cyrus the Great

The Persian Empire

The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah

Judah in the 5th century BCE

Palestine after the Exile

Ch. 14: The Hellenistic Period

Alexander the Great's Empire

The Division of Alexander's Empire ca. 275 BCE

Palestine under the Ptolemies

The Seleucid Empire and Antiochus III

Campaigns of Antiochus IV against Egypt

The Maccabees in 168 BCE

Selected Events in the Maccabean Revolt

Jewish Expansion under the Hasmonean Dynasty

Pompey's Campaign against Jerusalem

PART 3: The New Testament Era

Ch. 15: Rome's Emergence as a World Power

Early Rome

Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE

Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE

Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus

Ch. 16: The Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great

Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE

The Kingdom of Herod the Great

Herod's Building Program

Ch. 17: The World of Jesus

The Division of Herod's Kingdom

Palestine under the Herods

Palestine in the Time of Jesus_01

Palestine in the Time of Jesus_02

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Ch. 18: The Life and Ministry of Jesus

Jesus' Birth and Early Childhood

The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus

John the Baptist

Galilee in the Time of Jesus

Jesus' Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem

The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee

The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee

Jesus' Ministry according to John

Jesus' Journeys from Galilee to Judea

Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem

Jerusalem in the New Testament Period

The Passion Week in Jerusalem

Ch. 19: Early Expansion of the Church

The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I

The Kingdom of Agrippa II

Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora

Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine

Paul's Conversion and Early Ministry

Paul's Journeys

The First Missionary Journey of Paul

The Second Missionary Journey of Paul

The Third Missionary Journey of Paul

Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment

Paul's Voyage to Rome

Ch. 20: The First Jewish Revolt

Distribution of Roman Legions under Tiberius

The First Jewish Revolt

Titus's Campaigns

Herod's Temple

Ch. 21: The Early Christian Church

Churches of the Revelation

The Roman Empire ca. 117 CE

Palestine from 73-135 CE

The Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-135 CE

Hadrian's Jerusalem

Christian Expansion in the 2nd & 3rd Century

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