While the main Biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed through the years. Wikipedia
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| Biblical name | Mentioned in | Present name | Province/Region | Country Name | Country Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adramyttium | Acts 27:2 | Burhaniye | Balıkesir Province | Turkey |  |
| Antioch | Acts 11:26 | Antakya | Hatay Province | Turkey | |
| Antipatris | Acts 23:31 | Rosh HaAyin | Central District | Israel |  |
| Assos | Acts 20:13 | Behramkale | Çanakkale Province | Turkey | |
| Attalia | Acts 14:25 | Antalya | Antalya Province | Turkey | |
| Babylon | Jeremiah 50:1 – 50:46 | Hillah | Babil Governorate | Iraq |  |
| Berea | Acts 17:10-13 | Veria | Imathia | Greece |  |
| Beth Arbel | Hosea 10:14 | Irbid | Irbid Governorate | Jordan |  |
| Bozrah | Amos 1:12 | Bouseira | Tafilah Governorate | Jordan | |
| Cauda | Acts 27:16 | Gavdos | Chania | Greece | |
| Cenchrea | Romans 16:1 | Kechries | Korinthía | Greece | |
| Cuthah | II Kings 17:24 | Tell Ibrahim | Babil Governorate | Iraq | |
| Dedan | Ezekiel 38:13 | Al-‘Ula | Al Madinah Region | Saudi Arabia |  |
| Ecbatana | Ezra 6:2 | Hamadan | Hamadan Province | Iran |  |
| Elim | Exodus 16:1 | Wadi Gharandel | South Sinai Governorate | Egypt |  |
| Erech | Genesis 10:10 | Uruk | Al Muthanna Governorate | Iraq | |
| Gerasa | Mark 5:1 & Luke 8:26 | Jerash | Jerash Governorate | Jordan | |
| Gozan | I Chronicles 5:26 | Tell Halaf | Al Hasakah Governorate | Syria |  |
| Harosheth Haggoyim | Judges 4:13 | El Ahwat | Haifa District | Israel | |
| Hamath | II Samuel 8:9 | Hama | Hama Governorate | Syria | |
| Iconium | Acts 14:1 | Konya | Konya Province | Turkey | |
| Iron | Joshua 19:38 | Yaroun | Nabatieh Governorate | Lebanon |  |
| Joppa | Jonah 1:3 | Jaffa | Tel Aviv District | Israel | |
| Kir of Moab | Isaiah 15:1 | Al Karak | Karak Governorate | Jordan | |
| Laish/Leshem | Judges 18:29 & Joshua 19:47 | Tel Dan | Northern District | Israel | |
| Lydda | Acts 9:32 | Lod | Central District | Israel | |
| Lystra | Acts 14:8 | Klistra | Konya Province | Turkey | |
| Medeba | Numbers 21:30 & Joshua 13:9 | Madaba | Madaba Governorate | Jordan | |
| Mitylene | Acts 20:14 | Mytilene | Lesbos | Greece | |
| Myra | Acts 27:5 | Demre | Antalya Province | Turkey | |
| Neapolis | Acts 16:11 | Kavala | East Macedonia and Thrace | Greece | |
| Nicopolis | Titus 3:12 | Preveza | Epirus | Greece | |
| Nineveh | Jonah 1:2 & Matthew 12:41 | Mosul | Ninawa Governorate | Iraq | |
| No-amon/Thebes | Ezekiel30:16 & Nahum 3:8 | Luxor | Luxor Governorate | Egypt | |
| Noph | Isaiah 19:13 | Memphis | Giza Governorate | Egypt | |
| On/Awen | Genesis 46:20 | Ayn Shams | Cairo Governorate | Egypt | |
| Pergamum | Revelation 2:12 | Bergama | İzmir Province | Turkey | |
| Philadelphia | Revelation 3:7 | Alaşehir | Manisa Province | Turkey | |
| Pi-beseth/Bubastis | Ezekiel 30:17 | Tell Basta | Al Sharqia Governorate | Egypt | |
| Ptolemais | Acts 21:7 | Acre | Northern District | Israel | |
| Puteoli | Acts 28:13 | Pozzuoli | Campania | Italy |  |
| Qiryat Arba | Joshua 14:15 | Hebron | Hebron Governorate | Palestine |  |
| Rabbah | Amos 1:14 | Amman | Amman Governorate | Jordan | |
| Rhegium | Acts 28:13 | Reggio Calabria | Calabria | Italy | |
| Sarepta | I Kings 17:9 & Obadiah 20 | Sarafand | Southern Governorate | Lebanon | |
| Sin/Pelusium | Ezekiel 30:15 | Tell el Farama | North Sinai Governorate | Egypt | |
| Smyrna | Revelation 2:8 | İzmir | İzmir Province | Turkey | |
| Susa | Nehemiah 1:1 | Shush | Khūzestān Province | Iran | |
| Syene | Ezekiel 29:10 & 30:6 | Aswan | Aswan Governorate | Egypt | |
| Tadmor | II Chronicles 8:4 | Palmyra | Homs Governorate | Syria | |
| Tahpanhes | Jeremiah 44:1 | Tell Defenneh | Dakahlia Governorate | Egypt | |
| Thessalonica | I & II Thessalonians | Thessaloniki | Central Macedonia | Greece | |
| Thyatira | Revelation 2:18 | Akhisar | Manisa Province | Turkey | |
| Ur | Genesis 11:31 & Nehemiah 9:7 | Tell el Muqayyar | Dhi Qar Governorate | Iraq | |
| Zoan | Numbers 13:22 | Tanis | Al Sharqia Governorate | Egypt | |
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