Where are the Bible lands today? Where were Iraq and Iran in Bible times? The answers to these questions and countless others are found in the bestselling pamphlet
Then & Now Bible Maps. This full-color, fold-out reference tool contains 17 Bible maps that show ancient cities and countries in black with modern-day boundaries marked in red. Fantastic for comparing places in the news with places in the Bible.
Size: 8.5"x 5.5" unfolds to 38" long. Fits inside most Bible covers. Teachers love the amazing Then & Now Bible Maps reference tool. Seventeen maps make the Bible more relevant and more meaningful by providing visual context. Show students where Persia is today and the places Paul's first missionary journey would take him if traveling the same route today. Help them understand the biblical geographic context of the places they hear in the news every day. Here are a few of the maps included in this incredible resource:
- The Middle East map during Bible Times and Today
- The Assyrian Empire, Babylonian Kingdoms and Persian Empire
- The Holy Land Map Then and Now
- Places of Jesus' Ministry Then and Now
Then & Now Bible Maps pamphlet makes it easy to compare Bible times with modern times. On each of the 17 maps, modern-day cities and countries appear in red type or red underline if the name has remained the same. The maps provide helpful historic information. For example:
- The Holy Land: Then (1300 BC Twelve Tribes) and Now (modern times) uses color coding to show Canaan divided by the Twelve Tribes, and also shows the historical and modern-day names of cities within the regions occupied by the Twelve Tribes
- Paul's Journeys: Then (AD 47-62) and Now (modern times) show one of the Seven Churches of Asia (Rev. 1-3), cities, towns, ancient ruins, mountains, modern capital cities and a key for measuring the distance traveled from city to city
- Empires & Kingdoms: Then and Now shows the changing boundaries of the Assyrian Empire, Babylonian Kingdom, and Persian Empire
Then & Now Bible Maps pamphlet presents these 17 maps:
- The Middle East Bible Times and Today
- The Holy Land: Then (1300 BC Twelve Tribes) and Now (Modern Times)
- Empires & Kingdoms: Then and Now
- The Holy Land: 1020 BC and 900 BC
- Places of Jesus' Ministry Then (AD 26-30) and Now
- The Holy Land: Then (New Testament Times AD 1-70) and Now (Modern Times)
- Paul's Journeys: Then (AD 47-62) and Now (Modern Times)
- Paul's Journeys: AD 47-62
- Paul's Second Journey: AD 49-51
- Paul's Third Journey: AD 52-57
- Paul's Journey to Rome: AD 57-62
