Countries Mentioned in the Bible
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Publicado 2023-02-02
These biblical lands stretch over a massive geographical area. From the rich African Kingdoms of Kush to the exotic maritime ports of ancient Ophir, the biblical writers knew of regions that lay on the periphery of the known world. When used as a historical document, the Bible is a snapshot in time into the surprising world of early trade. Finding real-world locations in the Bible reveals how connected the ancient world was.
Is your country there? If not, should your country be on there? I’d be curious to hear whether the eastern land of Sinim mentioned in Isaiah 49:12, could be a reference to China.
A few notes about the map. When the Bible was written, "countries" as we know them today didn’t even exist. Plus, there’s no one version of it that all Christians can agree on (although that would be nice). I am using the NRSV. What's more, I have taken Scythia to mean Bulgaria and Romania (as in Scythia Minor). I ought to have included Ukraine into this mix too but hey, Scythia has always been notoriously difficult to define! Also, Arabic not Aramaic.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Countries & Bibles
02:17 Asia
08:18 Africa
11:18 Europe
14:28 Conclusion
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The "old" map:
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List of countries and nations mentioned in the Bible (a bit iffy but a decent start):
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Minor/unidentified biblical places
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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👽📺 Hey! Check out my podcast series, The Interruption: stak.london/shows/the-interruption/
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“ i’m going to partially recognise France” The most British sentence ever love it
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Me, trying to unlock his backstory: "My degree in biblical languages" write that down WRITE THAT DOWN
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It's unfortunate you don't upload anymore, easily one of my favorite channels throughout 2020-2022
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We need you man. Please come back.
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I've always wondered what a political map of the Bible would look like, thanks for another great video!
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In Hebrew we still use the word Hodu (הודו) for India. In the Old Tenement, the Book of Obadiah mentions the countries of Zarephath (צרפת) and Sepharad (ספרד), which are in Hebrew France and Spain respectively.
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i miss this channel
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Wasn't gonna drink tonight but damn I'm missing Hochelaga like a mf...
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I am a Syrian Christan from souther part of India called Kerala.Syrian Christan community in Kerala is considered as the one of the oldest Christian community in the entire world
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"And Portugal too, if your're feeling generous" - summed up the entire existance of Portugal in a single sentance. ☠ P.S. Love your videos!!!
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Malta is also mentioned and exists until today. Paul casted away and was welcomed for some days by the natives. The rock on which he crashed his boat even has a statue of Paul. The place itself is named St. Paul's Bay (San Pawl Il-Bahar). This can be found on Acts.
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Hochelaga, please come back with high quality and intelligent content 😔
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I was literally reading the Bible and getting disoriented with all the names and geography so this was a great help honestly!
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I love biblical history. The folks in that time period were so interesting, even if you aren't a christian
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please don’t disappear hochelaga! your content is amazing!
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Where are you man? We miss you. hope you're doing good, come back when you want
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You missed Malta as Luke describes the welcome given to the survivors in the Acts of the Apostles (XXVIII): “And later we learned that the island was called Malta. And the people who lived there showed us great kindness, and they made a fire and called us all to warm ourselves...”
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I have a strange fascination with this topic. Especially how often Nubia, Kush, and Egypt show up in the Old Testament mostly but also the New Testament. Especially how Africa often gets overlooked in how much it plays a role in Biblical scripture.
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Hope all is well with you Hochelaga, wishing you a great 2024
