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Map showing the ancient migrations of the Hebrews, with Abraham's journey around 2000 BC marked by an orange dashed line from Mesopotamia to Canaan, and the Hebrew migration out of Egypt to Canaan around the 1200s BC marked by a purple dashed line. Fertile regions along the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers are shaded green, and key locations such as Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Mount Sinai are labeled.

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Ras Shamra (Ugarit), Syria: Asherah

Ugarit

ancient city, Syria

Shiloh

Shiloh

ancient city, Palestine

Beit Sheʾan, Israel

Beit Sheʾan

Israel

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Gezer

ancient city, Israel

Syria

country, Asia

Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.

West Bank

region, Palestine

Shechem

Shechem

ancient Canaanite city

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Middle East

Ai

ancient city, Canaan

Aphek, Israel

Aphek

ancient city, Israel

Side view of the Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu rising behind it on the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.

ancient Egypt

ancient civilization

Map highlighting the location of the ancient city of Ekron in present-day Israel. The map shows Israel and surrounding regions, including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza Strip, West Bank, and the Mediterranean Sea, with Ekron marked inland near the Mediterranean coast. An inset globe in the top left corner provides global context for the region.

Ekron

ancient city, Israel

Map of the Gaza Strip showing its boundaries with Egypt and Israel, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and major cities including Gaza, Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis, and Rafah. An inset locator map highlights Gaza Strip's position on the eastern Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Israel.

Gaza Strip

territory, Middle East

Israel

country, Middle East

Jericho

Jericho

town, West Bank

Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)

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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East