Zondervan Atlas of the Bible by Rasmussen, Carl G. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents How to Use This Textbook Preface Abbreviations Introduction Geographical Section

Introduction to the Middle East as a Whole The Geography of Israel and Jordan

The Five Major Longitudinal Zones

Introduction to the Five Zones Coastal Plain Central Mountain Range The Rift Valley Transjordanian Mountains The Eastern Desert

Weather Patterns

The Dry Season—Summer The Rainy Season—Winter The Transitional Seasons

Major Natural Routes—Roads

Roads and Modes of Travel The International North–South Route The International Transjordanian Route Interregional and Local Routes

Geographical Regions of Israel and Jordan

Bashan Huleh Valley Upper Galilee Plain of Acco Lower Galilee Jezreel Valley Mount Carmel Sea of Galilee Sharon Plain Hill Country of Manasseh Hill Country of Ephraim Hill Country of Benjamin Hill Country of Judah Judean Wilderness Dead Sea/Salt Sea Philistine Plain Shephelah Negev The “Arabah” South of the Dead Sea Gilead Jordan Valley Moab Edom

The Geography of Egypt The Geography of Syria and Lebanon The Geography of Mesopotamia

Historical Section

The Pre-Patriarchal Period

Garden of Eden Table of Nations Mesopotamia—Early Bronze Age Egypt during the Early Bronze Age The Southern Levant during the Early Bronze Age

The Patriarchs and the Egyptian Sojourn Exodus and Conquest

The Exodus from Egypt The Conquest of Canaan

Settlement in the Land of Canaan

Allotment of the Land

Judah Simeon Ephraim Manasseh Benjamin Zebulun Issachar Asher Naphtali Dan Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh Levitical Cities Cities of Refuge

The Period of the Judges

Transition to the Monarchy: Samuel and Saul The United Monarchy: David and Solomon The Divided Kingdom Judah Alone Exile and Return The Arrival of the Greeks The Maccabean Revolt and the Hasmonean Dynasty Early Roman Rule in Palestine The Life of Christ The Expansion of the Church in Palestine The Journeys of Paul

The Early Life of Saul Paul’s First Missionary Journey Paul’s Second Missionary Journey Paul’s Third Missionary Journey Paul’s Journey to Rome

The Seven Churches of Revelation

Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea

Jerusalem The Disciplines of Historical Geography

Philology: Textual Studies

The Bible Extrabiblical Texts

Toponymy: Study of Place Names Archaeology Geography Conclusion

Bibliography Glossary Timeline of Biblical History Index of Scripture References Index of Persons Geographical Dictionary and Index

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