Tekoa is the town where Amos raised sheep and from where Joab sent for a wise woman to speak to the king; the men of Tekoa repaired a section from the great projecting tower to the wall of Ophel (Amos 1:1).
Uzziah was a king of Judah, the son of Amaziah; he began to reign at sixteen and reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. He became a leper and lived in a separate house until he died, and his son Jotham governed the people (2 Chronicles 26:21).
Joash, son of Jehoahaz and king of Israel, visited Elisha on the prophet’s deathbed and defeated Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh (2 Kings 13:14).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Mount Carmel is the mountain where Ahab assembled the prophets, after sending word throughout Israel, and where Elijah climbed to the top and bent down to the ground. The Shunammite went there to meet the man of God (1 Kings 18:20).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Damascus is a city of the Arameans, with its own king, captured by the king of Assyria. Saul went there with letters to take as prisoners those who belonged to the Way (Acts 9:2).
Syria is a land whose kings fought against Israel: David defeated the Syrians, and Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 13:22).
Gaza was a city of the Philistines, where the people surrounded Samson and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate to kill him at dawn (Judges 16:2).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Gaza was a city of the Philistines, where the people surrounded Samson and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate to kill him at dawn (Judges 16:2).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Ekron was one of the five cities of the Philistine rulers, along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gath; its god was Baal-zebub, whom the king of Samaria sent to consult (2 Kings 1:3).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).