CH. XVII.-GEOGRAPHICAL GAZETTEER OF THE
NEW TESTAMENT.

THE geography of the New Testament extends little beyond the countries bordering on the Mediterranean Sea, or Great Sea. The only seas which are spoken of in the New Testament are, the Sea of Galilee, called the Sea of Tiberias, which is the Lake of Gennesaret; the Red Sea, and parts of the Mediterranean. At the period of our Saviour's ministry, almost all the countries mentioned in the New Testament were included in the Roman empire, or were subject to the Romans. The journeyings of our Lord were limited to the land of Israel. This country, on the western side of Jordan, was divided into three provinces; Judea in the south, Samaria in the middle, and Galilee in the north. Beyond Jordan, on the eastern side, the country was called Perea; in which were situated Decapolis, including ten cities, John i. 28. Mark vii. 31. The missionary labours of Paul were chiefly confined to Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, and Italy; though it is believed by many that he visited Spain, Gaul or France, and even Britain. The countries of Asia Minor, mentioned in the New Testament, were Mysia, Lydia, Caria, Troas, Bithynia, Pontus, Asia, Ga latia, Phrygia, Lycaonia, Cappadocia, Lycia, Pamphylia, and Cilicia. The Roman, Proconsular Asia, embraced the western part, comprehending Mysia, Lydia, and Caria, in whose cities, of which Ephesus was the chief, the seven churches were planted, Rev. i.

Abile'ne, pr. between the mt. of Libanus and Antilabanus in

Syria, Luke iii. 1.

Acel'dama, field near J. Matt. xxvii. 8.

Acha'ia, the southern part of Gr., of which Corintli was the capital.

A'dria, a name of the Gulf of Venice, Acts xxviii. 27. Alexandria, s. p. of Egypt; for a long time the most commercial city in the world, and distinguished as a place of learning. Its library of 700,000 volumes was destroyed, A. D. 638, by the Saracens.

Amphipolis, now Emboli, a city of Mac.

An'tioch, now Antachia, once the chief city of Syria, in which the christians were first so called.

An'tioch of Pisidia, now Akshehr, t. of A. M.
Antipa'tris, t. of Samaria.

Appii Fo'rum, t. of Italy, 40 miles from Rome.
Apollou'ia, t. of Mac.

Arabia, a country of Asia, east of the Red Sea. It was di vided into Arabia Felix or Happy, Arabia Petræa or Stony, and Arabia Deserta, or Desert.

Areopagus, or the Hill of Mars, where the supreme court at Athens was held.

Arimathe'a, t. of Jud.

Armaged'don, mt. of Megiddo in Samaria.

A'sia, in the New Testament, means A. M., sometimes only the western province of it, but never the continent now so called.

As'sos, s. p. of A. M.

Ath ́ens, the capital of Attica, and the most famous city of Gr., 25 miles from Corinth.

Attali'a, a city of Pamphylia.

Azo'tus or Ash'dod, now Ezdoud, t. of Pal.

Babylon, capital of Babylonia or Chaldea, situated on the Euphrates.

Bere'a, now Veria, t. of Mac., the birth-place of Alexander the Great.

Bethaba'ra, t. of Jud., east of Jordan.

Beth'any, t. of Jud., 2 miles from J.

Bethlehem, t. of Jud, the birth-place of our Saviour.

Beth'phage, v. of Jud., 2 miles from J.

Bethsa'ida, t. of Galilee, on the Lake of G.

Bithyn'ia, a country of A. M.

Calvary, a hill or place on the north side of J.

Ca'na, t. in Galilee.

Capernaum, t. in Gal., on the Lake of G.

Cappado'cia, country of A. M.

Ce'dron, or Kid'ron, rivulet near J

Cen'chrea, s. p. of Gr., near Corinth.
Cesare'a, city and s. p. of Pal.

Cesare'a-Philip'pi, now Paneas, t. of Pal.
Char'ran or Haʼran, t. of Mesopotamia.

Chi'os, now Scio, Gr. island in the Ægean Sea.
Choraʼzin, t. in Galilee.

Cili'cia, country of A. M.

Clau ́da, a small Gr. island.

Cni'dus, now Crio, t. of A. M.

Colos'se, t. of A. M. in Phrygia.

Coos or Cos, now Stanchio, an island in the Med.

Corinth, a celebrated city in Gr.

Crete, now Candia, the largest island of Gr.

Cyprus, an island in the Med.

Cyre'ne, now Curen, a city in Africa, and s. p. on the Med., west of Egypt.

Dalmanu'tha, t. on the Lake of G.

Dalma'tia, pr. of Illyricum on the Gulf of Venice.

Damas'cus, a famous city of Syria, 50 miles from the Med. Dead Sea, Sea of Sodom, or Lake Asphaltites, salt lake in Pal., 70 miles long and 10 or 15 broad, occupying the spot on which Sodom, Gomorrah, Adma, and Zeboim, stood. Decap'olis, a district of ten cities of Pal.

Der be, t. of A. M. in Lycaonia.

Egypt, a celebrated country in the north-east of Africa.
Elam, an ancient name of Persia.

Emma'us, t. seven miles from J.

E'non, t. of Jud., near to Jordan.

Eph'esus, city of A. M., celebrated for its temple dedicated to

Diana.

E'phraim, t. of Pal. of the tribe of Ephraim.

Epirus, country of Gr.

Ethio'pia, country of Africa, south of Egypt.

Fair-Ha'vens, s. p. of Crete.

Gada'ra, t. of Pal. on the Lake of G.

Gala'tia, a country of A. M.

Galilee, the northern division of Pal.

Ga'za, t. of Pal. of the Philistines.

Genne'saret, Lake of, or Sea of Galilee, or Sea of Tiberias, a

lake of Pal., 17 miles long and 6 miles broad.

Gergesenes', people of Gergesa, t. on the Lake of G.

Golgotha, a part of Calvary.

Gomor'rha, one of the four cities on the plain of Sodom destroyed by fire.