Directory of Old Testament Resources

Old Testament geographical background.

Resources in This Category

Before the Common Era Maps

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/bcemaptoc.html
Several maps covering Jewish history.
Empire of Sargon

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/ancientmiddleeastmaps.htm
Map revealing the vastness of the empire of Sargon the Great and the Akkadians, covering lands from the Persian Gulf to Syria to present day Turkey.
Israel and Her Neighbors - 2000 B.C.

http://www.bible-history.com/maps/maps/map_palestine_and_her_neighbors_2000_bc.html
Map of Palestine and surrounding nations during the time of the Amorite invasion in 2000 B.C.
Ninevah.com: Who Are the Assyrians?

http://www.nineveh.com/whoarewe.htm
Map of the Assyrian Empire and various cities from about 1800-627 B.C. with geographic information.
Satraps and satrapies

http://www.livius.org/sao-sd/satrap/satrap.htm
Map and concordance of Persian topographical names. It is based on the Greek authors Arrian, Herodotus, Xenophon and Persian inscriptions.
Table of Nations and Genealogy of Mankind

http://www.soundchristian.com/man/
Relates the account in Genesis to some modern concepts of racial geographic origins.

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