8/11/2020 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 don't 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 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
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
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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
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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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