Though Manasseh’s descendants formed only half the tribe of Joseph (the other half being Ephraim) and its population was surpassed by Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, and Asher (Numbers 26) at the time of their entry in Canaan, Manasseh occupied one of the largest allotments among the tribes of Israel, rivaling even the royal tribe of […]
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Poster Map of the Tribe of Zebulun and Its Surroundings, circa 1200 B.C.
When recounting which Israelite tribes played an important role in the history of the nation, it is unlikely that Zebulun and its neighboring tribes would be among the first named by most Bible readers. Yet a careful study of Scripture reveals that this region played a key role in the life of Israel from its […]
Poster Map of the Tribe of Benjamin, circa 1200 B.C.
The descendants of Jacob’s son Benjamin occupied one of the smallest of the Israelite tribal allotments–measuring a mere 27 miles (43 km) wide by 14 miles (23 km) high–yet the significance of all the biblical events that took place within it is immense. Benjamin was the location of the Israelites’ very first battles to conquer […]
The Battle of Elasa
The intertestamental book of 1 Maccabees and some of the accounts of the Jewish historian Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XII) recount the early events of the Jewish struggle for independence from the Seleucids, led by Judas Maccabeus and his brothers. These events form some of the backdrop of the New Testament, including the […]
Celebrating over 200 Maps and 20 Years!
Celebrate with us! At the end of 2024 we posted our 201st map for the Bible Mapper Atlas and finished cataloging over 70,000 freely available photos for over 650 ancient locations, bringing to completion 5 rewarding years of work. Now the start of 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of biblemapper.com and Bible Mapper software. So […]