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The Lands of Scripture

7+ locations — explore where the biblical story unfolded, from the Garden of Eden to Rome.

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7 places in Mesopotamia

Babylon

MesopotamiaNear Hillah, Iraq

The capital of the Babylonian Empire that destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BC and took Judah into captivity. A symbol of worldly power and rebellion against God throughout Scripture.

“Confusion (Hebrew Babel); Akkadian "gate of god"”

Erech (Uruk)

Shinar (Mesopotamia)Warka (Uruk), Iraq

One of the first cities of Nimrod’s kingdom in the land of Shinar — the ancient Uruk.

Euphrates River

MesopotamiaEuphrates (Firat / Al-Furat)

The greatest river of the Bible — a river of Eden and the promised northern boundary of the land.

Haran

Aram-Naharaim (Mesopotamia)Harran, Turkey

The northern Mesopotamian city where Terah settled and died, and Jacob later took refuge with Laban.

Padan-aram

Aram-Naharaim (Upper Mesopotamia)Upper Mesopotamia (Harran region)

The Mesopotamian homeland of Abraham’s kindred, where Isaac and Jacob found their wives.

“Plain of Aram”

Tigris River (Hiddekel)

MesopotamiaTigris (Dijlah)

The swift Mesopotamian river the Bible calls Hiddekel — a river of Eden and the place of Daniel’s great vision.

“Rapid, arrow-swift”

Ur of the Chaldees

Chaldea (Mesopotamia)Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq

The Mesopotamian city of Abraham’s birth, from which God called him to the Promised Land.