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Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found

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Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found? Jesus’ home in Nazareth Ellen White   •   11/12/2015 This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in March 2015. It has been updated. —Ed. he childhood home of  Jesus  may have been found underneath the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel, according to archaeologist Ken Dark. The excavation site located beneath the convent has been known since 1880, but it was never professionally excavated until the Nazareth Archaeological Project began its work in 2006. In “Has Jesus’ Nazareth House Been Found?”  in the March/April 2015 issue of  BAR , Ken Dark, the director of the Nazareth Archaeological Project, not only describes the remains of the home itself, but explores the evidence that suggests that this is the place where Jesus spent his formative years—or at least the place regarded in the Byzantine period as the childhood home of Jesus. The excavation revealed a first-century “court

Ancient Lands and Their Current Names

Have you ever read some of the places in the Bible and wondered where they  were located, today? It only takes a few moments to realize there are places mentioned in the  Bible that we cannot find on a map, today. Over the years, these places  have changed names. You can tell how some of them have changed because they  still look a little or sound a little like their ancient names. However,  some of them don't look or sound anything like the original names. Please find below a list of ancient biblical countries and their current names.  Below that list there is a list of ancient cities and where they are  located. Please refer to this list as you study God's Word. Feel free to print it and use it as needed. Inevitably, you will find ancient lands in the Bible  and want to know where they are today. The Ancient Country or People   The Current Name or Region Ammon, Moab and Edom      Jordan Arabia  Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and some of Iraq and Jordan Aram   Syria

List of modern names for biblical place names

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While the main Biblical place names like  Jerusalem ,  Athens ,  Damascus ,  Alexandria , and  Rome  have been used for centuries, some have changed through the years. Biblical name Mentioned in Present name Province/Region Country Name Country Flag Adramyttium Acts 27:2 Burhaniye Balıkesir Province Turkey Antioch Acts 11:26 Antakya [1] Hatay Province Turkey Antipatris Acts 23:31 Rosh HaAyin [2] Central District Israel Assos Acts 20:13 Behramkale [3] Çanakkale Province Turkey Attalia Acts 14:25 Antalya [4] Antalya Province Turkey Babylon Jeremiah 50:1 - 50:46 Hillah [5] Babil Governorate Iraq Berea Acts 17:10-13 Veria Imathia Greece Beth Arbel [6] Hosea 10:14 Irbid [7] Irbid Governorate Jordan Bozrah [8] Amos 1:12 Bouseira [9] Tafilah Governorate Jordan Cauda Acts 27:16 Gavdos Chania Greece Cenchrea Romans 16:1 Kechries Korinthía Greece Cuthah [10] II Kings 17:24 Tell Ibrahim [11] Babil Governorate Iraq Dedan [12] Ezekiel 38:13 Al-'Ula [13] Al Madinah Region Saudi