Biblical maps of journeys and events

The Sons of Noah – the Nations Spread Out (Gen 10)

Primeval history The table of nations in Gen 10: the descendants of Shem, Ham and Japheth spread out from the mountains of Ararat. Blue = Japheth, orange = Ham, green = Shem. 19 steder

Abraham's Journeys in Genesis

Gen 11–25 · c. 2100–1900 BC From Ur of the Chaldees to the promised land – Abraham's journey of faith, from his call to his burial at Machpelah (Gen 11:27–25:10). 19 stop

Joseph's Journey

Gen 37–50 From his father's favourite to second-in-command of Egypt – sold by his brothers, thrown into prison, raised up by Pharaoh and reunited with his family (Gen 37–50). 9 stop

The Wilderness Wanderings – Exodus to Numbers

Exodus – Deuteronomy · c. 1446–1406 BC From slavery in Egypt to the plains of Moab – Israel's 40 years in the wilderness, with the giving of the law at Sinai, the trials of the desert and the road to the promised land (Exod 12 to Num 36). 24 stop

The Entry into Canaan – Jericho and Ai

c. 1400 BC (early dating) – alternatively 13th century BC Israel crosses the Jordan opposite Jericho, camps at Gilgal, takes Jericho and Ai and renews the covenant at Ebal and Gerizim (Josh 3–8). 6 stop

The Journeys of the Prophet Jeremiah

c. 627 – after 586 BC Jeremiah's way from the priestly town of Anathoth (Jer 1:1) to Jerusalem, where most of his ministry takes place: the temple sermon (Jer 7), the symbolic acts in the Valley of Hinnom (Jer 19) and by the Euphrates (Jer 13), the arrest during the Babylonian siege and the imprisonment in the court of the guard (Jer 37–38). After the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC he is set free at Ramah and joins the governor Gedaliah at Mizpah (Jer 40). After the murder of Gedaliah he is forced to go to Egypt with a group of Judeans, where he prophesies at Tahpanhes (Jer 43–44). 10 stop

Isaiah's Oracles against the Nations – Isa 13–23

c. 740–700 BC Prophecies against the nations in Isaiah 13–23 – from Babylon in the east to Egypt and Cush in the south. 11 steder

Amos' Oracles of Judgement – Amos 1–2

c. 760 BC 8 steder

Elijah's Journey and Flight

c. 870–850 BC Elijah's journey from the confrontation with Ahab, through his stay at the Cherith and in Zarephath, to the contest on Carmel and the flight to Horeb (1 Kgs 17–19). 8 stop

The Journey of the Wise Men

Matt 2 · c. 5–4 BC From the East to Bethlehem – the star, King Herod's fear and the worship of the newborn child (Matt 2:1–12). 6 stop

Jesus' Journeys in the Gospel of Mark

Mark 1–16 · c. AD 28–30 From the baptism in the Jordan to the cross in Jerusalem – Mark's account of Jesus' way through Galilee, Gentile lands and down to Jerusalem (Mark 1–16). 26 stop

Jesus' Journeys – John 10:22–12:1

c. December – spring, AD 30/33 5 stop

Pentecost – the Nations in Jerusalem (Acts 2)

c. AD 33 The nations gathered in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:9–11). The lines show where the Jewish pilgrims came from. 16 steder

Philip's Journeys in the Book of Acts

Acts 6–8; 21:8 · c. AD 33–57 From Jerusalem to Samaria, the desert road to Gaza and being caught away to Ashdod – Philip the evangelist, who baptised the Ethiopian official (Acts 8:4–40). 7 stop

The Ethiopian Official

c. AD 34 6 stop

Peter's Journeys in the Book of Acts

Acts 1–15 · c. AD 30–49 From the upper room in Jerusalem to the house of the Gentile Cornelius in Caesarea – Peter's way from Pentecost to the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 2–15). 13 stop

Paul's First Missionary Journey

Acts 13–14 · c. AD 46–48 Barnabas and Paul are sent out from Antioch. The journey goes by way of Cyprus into Asia Minor (Acts 13–14). 10 stop

Paul's Second Missionary Journey

Acts 15:36 – 18:22 · c. AD 49–52 From Antioch across Asia Minor to Europe – the gospel reaches Macedonia and Greece for the first time. Paul and Silas are imprisoned at Philippi, Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens and lives for a year and a half in Corinth (Acts 15:36–18:22). 19 stop

Paul's Third Missionary Journey

Acts 18:23 – 21:17 · c. AD 53–57 Three years in Ephesus, a tour of Macedonia and Greece, the farewell speech at Miletus and the perilous journey to Jerusalem (Acts 18:23–21:16). 17 stop

Paul's Journey to Rome

Acts 27–28 · c. AD 59–60 As a prisoner bound for the emperor's court – the storm on the Mediterranean, the shipwreck on Malta and the arrival in Rome (Acts 27–28). 13 stop

The Conversion of Paul

Acts 9:1–31 · c. AD 33–36 From Jerusalem to Damascus and on to Tarsus – Saul meets the risen Jesus on the road, is baptized by Ananias, escapes over the city wall and is sent home to Tarsus (Acts 9:1–30). 8 stop

The Road to Sinai

Exod 12–19 From Rameses in Egypt through the sea and the wilderness to Mount Sinai, where Israel receives the Ten Commandments (Exod 12–19). 9 stop

The Journey of the Ark of the Covenant – 1 Sam 4–7

c. 1050 BC 7 stop

Israel's Entry into Canaan

Josh 1–12 · c. 1406–1400 BC From the Jordan River to the conquest of the land – Joshua's campaign in the promised land, with the fall of Jericho, the ruse of the Gibeonites and the great battles in the south and north (Josh 1–12). 15 stop

Elijah's Wanderings

1 Kgs 17–19 · c. 870–850 BC From the brook Cherith to Mount Horeb – Elijah, who defied the king, was fed by ravens, called down fire from heaven and fled in despair to the mountain of God (1 Kgs 17–19). 9 stop

Ruth's Journey

Ruth 1–4 · the time of the judges From the fields of Moab to the fields of Bethlehem – a short journey with great theological depth. The foreign woman who chooses the Lord's people and becomes the ancestress of David and of Jesus (Ruth 1–4). 8 stop

David's Flight from Saul

1 Sam 19 – 2 Sam 2 · c. 1013–1006 BC From the king's court to the caves of the wilderness – David's years as an outlaw on the run (c. 1013–1006 BC; 1 Sam 19–30). 17 stop

Nehemiah's Journey

Neh 1–2 · 445 BC From the Persian royal court to the ruins of Jerusalem – Nehemiah rides out at night to inspect the broken walls and rebuilds the city (Neh 1–6). 9 stop

Paul between 1 and 2 Corinthians

c. AD 54–56 5 stop

Paul's Planned Journey (Romans 15)

Rom 15:22–33 · written c. AD 56–57 The travel plan Paul sketches at the end of Romans: from Corinth with the collection to Jerusalem, on to Rome and all the way to Spain – the western end of the world (Rom 15:22–29). 4 stop

The Seven Churches of Revelation

Rev 1–3 · c. AD 95 From Patmos to the seven churches in the province of Asia – John's letters to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea (Rev 1–3). 8 steder