Madaba Map
Extensive information and photos of the world famous mosaic map of the Holy Land from the 2nd half of the 6th century.
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1 - Desert where the serpent of brass saved the Israelites
(Numbers 21:8)
2 - Mampsis
3 - Beersheba
The boundary of ]udaea to the south reaches down to it from Dan near Paneas, which marks the northern boundary (2 Samuel 24:2)
4 - Geraran (Tell Abu Hurayrah)
Gerara, once a royal city of the Philistines and boundary of the Canaanites to the south, where is the Saltus Gerariticus
5 - Lot of Simeon
6 - Asemona
City by the desert bordering Egypt and the crossing to the sea
7 - Raphidim
where Israel fought against Amalek who attacked them (Exodus 17:1)
8 - Desert of Zin
where were sent down the manna and the quails (Exodus 16)
9 - Pelusiac (Arm)
10 - Pelusium
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Extensive information and photos of the world famous mosaic map of the Holy Land from the 2nd half of the 6th century.