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 don't look or sound anything like the original names.
I've compiled a list of ancient biblical countries or peoples and their current names or regions. Below that list there is a list of ancient cities and where they are located.
Please refer to this list as you study God's 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 |
| Abimael, Obal, Sheleph and Uzal | Yemen |
| Ammon, Moab and Edom | Jordan |
| Amor(ites) | Eastern Israel |
| Arabia | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and some of Iraq and Jordan |
| Aram | Syria |
| Arkites | Lebanon |
| Ashkenaz | Germany |
| Asshur(ites) | Northern Iraq |
| Assyria | Iraq |
| Canaan(ites) | Northern Israel and Southern Lebanon |
| Caphtor(ites) | Crete |
| Cush | Ethiopia and some of Sudan, Somalia and Yemen (and possibly more of Africa) |
| Decapolis | Northwestern Jordan and a small part of Israel |
| Dedan, Ophir, Jobab and Sheba | Saudi Arabia |
| Girgashites | Western Jordan |
| Gomer | Ukraine (some say Germany) |
| Javan | Greece |
| Magog, Rus and Rosh | Russia |
| 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 |
| Riphath | Europe |
| Scythia | Southern Russia |
| Sinites | Chinese |
| Togarmah | Parts of Turkey, Turkomen, Turkestan and Armenia |
| Tarshish | Carthage (or possibly Great Britain) |
| Tiras | Italy |
| Tubal | Turkey (or possibly Tobolosk) |
| The Ancient City | The Current Location |
| Alexandria | Southeastern Turkey (Coastal) |
| 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 |
| Elishah | Sicily |
| Haran and Padan-aram | Eastern Syria |
| Jebus | Jerusalem |
| Iconium and Lystra | Central Turkey |
| Kittim | Cyprus |
| Meshech | Moscow |
| Shechem | Nablus |
| Shinar | Iraq - Ancient Babel and present day "Babylon" |
| Sidon and Tyre | Western Lebanon (Coastal) |
| Smyrna | Izmir |
| Tarsus | Eastern Turkey |
| Ur | Southeastern Iraq |
Sources: Rand McNally's World Atlas, "The Magog Invasion" by Chuck Missler, "Creation and the Second Coming" by Henry M. Morris, "The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "Christian Classics Ethereal Library", "The New Open Bible" by Nelson Publishing, The Strong's Concordance and "The Atlas of Bible Lands" by Harry Thomas Frank.
