People, places and nations

The Bible Atlas

4,232 people, places, nations and beings of the Bible, each with the chapters that name it. The great figures are painted.

The series

The great figures, in the order of the story.

The map of places

963 located places, from Rome to Persia. Drag to move around, use the wheel or the buttons to zoom.

Places

The cities, mountains, rivers and lands of biblical history.

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God, angels and gods

God, the angels, Satan and the gods of the nations, as the Bible names them.

LORDNames or title used to refer to GodSatanThe adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanityBaalCanaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant"AsherahCanaanite goddess; associated with wooden poles, idolatryTeraphimHousehold gods or idols used for divination and worshipMolechCanaanite deity associated with child sacrifice.AbaddonThe angel of the bottomless pit, meaning "destruction"AshtarothA Canaanite goddess of fertility and warChemoshMoabite god, worshipped by Solomon and othersBelBabylonian god, associated with MardukDagonPhilistine god whose temple was destroyed by SamsonGabrielAn angel who delivers messages from GodAmonEgyptian god; city in Nahum, probably ThebesAshtorethA Syrian goddess of fertility and warBaal-berithCanaanite god of fertility and weatherLegionName of a demon or group of demonsNisrochAn Assyrian deity, possibly associated with agricultureArtemisGreek goddess worshipped in Ephesus, associated with fertilityAshimaDeity worshipped by the people of HamathAzazelMysterious figure connected to the Day of AtonementDestinyA pagan deity mentioned in the Book of IsaiahFortuneA pagan deity associated with luck and prosperityHermesGreek god, associated with Paul and BarnabasKiyyunAstral deity worshiped by Israelites, provoking God's judgmentLuciferSymbolic name referring to the king of Babylon's fallMerodachChief god of BabylonNeboA Babylonian god and a mountain in MoabNehushtanThe bronze serpent made by Moses in the wildernessNergalA Mesopotamian god worshipped by the AssyriansNibhazIdol god worshiped by the Avvites in SamariaRephanA pagan deity worshipped by the Israelites in the wildernessRimmonA Syrian deity worshipped by NaamanSeraphAngelic beings that attend to God's throneSikkuthA pagan deity worshipped by the IsraelitesSuccoth-benothA Babylonian deity worshipped by the SepharvitesTammuzA Mesopotamian deity mourned by women in JerusalemTartakAn Avvite deity worshipped in SamariaZeusThe chief god in Greek mythology