1. Bethlehem - Jesus is born in Bethlehem. Luke 2:4.
2. Joseph takes Jesus to
Egypt. City not named. Matthew 2:14
3. Nazareth - Jesus, now about 30 years old travels from
his home-town of Nazareth in Galilee. Luke 3:23
4. Bethany - At the River Jordan, possibly near Bethany-across-the-Jordan, he is baptised by John the Baptist (Mt 3:13; Mk 1:9)
5. He goes in to the
Judean Desert or wilderness to
face the devil's temptation (Mt 4:1; Mk 1:12; Lk 4:1)
6. Bethany-across-the-Jordan, Bethabara - At the River Jordan near Bethany-across-the-Jordan, or Bethabara (Jn 1:28), and according to John's Gospel, Jesus calls
his first five disciples (Jn 1:35). These include Philip, Andrew, and Simon
Peter all from Bethsaida in Galilee (Jn 1:44)
7. Cana - Jesus returns
north to Galilee with
his disciples (Jn 1:43), and at a wedding in Cana, changes the water into wine -
his first recorded miracle (Jn 2:1)
8. Capernaum - He continues on to Capernaum, on the northern
shore of the Sea of Galilee with
his mother, brothers and disciples, and stays there a short time (Jn 2:12)
9. Jerusalem - He travels south to Jerusalem for the Passover - the first one mentioned in the Gospels (Jn 2:13). There he drives the money-changers from the Temple for the first time (Jn 2:14). He also meets the Pharisee, Nicodemus (Jn 3:1)
10. Sychar - Jesus leaves for the countryside of Judea where
his disciples baptise believers (Jn 3:22) Jesus and
his disciples continue northwards from Judea (Jn 4:3), passing through the territory of
Samaria (Jn 4:4). Near Sychar, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well (Jn 4:5). Many Samaritans believe in him (Jn 4:39), after which he continues on to Galilee (Jn 4:43)
11. Cana - He reaches Galilee (Mt 4:12; Mk 1:14; Lk 4:14; Jn 4:45), and back in Cana heals the official's son who lays sick in Capernaum (Jn 4:46)
12. Nazareth - Jesus returns to
his home-town of Nazareth, and preaches in the synagogue (Lk 4:16). He is rejected for the first time (Lk 4:28)
13. Capernaum - Jesus moves to Capernaum (Mt 4:13; Mk 1:21; Lk 4:31). According to the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus call
his first disciples - perhaps only now to full-time service (Mt 4:18; Mk 1:16; Lk 5:1). In Capernaum he heals the madman in the synagogue (Mk 1:23; Lk 4:33) and Peter's mother-in-law of her fever (Mt 8:14; Mk 1:29; Lk 4:38)
14. Jerusalem - Jesus travels from Galilee south to Jerusalem for a
Jewish festival - possibly the Second Passover identified in the Gospels (Jn 5:1). At the Pool of Bethesda he heals the crippled
man (Jn 5:2)
15. Galilee - Returning
north to Galilee, Jesus heals the
man with the shrivelled hand (Mt 12:9; Mk 3:1; Lk 6:6) and many others (Mt 12:15; Mk 3:7)
16. Capernaum - (Mt 8:5; Lk 7:1) Jesus heals the
Roman centurion's servant (Mt 8:5; Lk 7:2)
17. Nain - Jesus continues preaching and healing in Galilee, and in Nain brings the widow's son back to life (Lk 7:11)
18. Gerasenes or Gadarenes - He sails across the Sea of Galilee (Mt 8:18; Mk 4:35; Lk 8:22) and calms a storm (Mt 8:24; Mk 4:37; Lk 8:23). Landing in the region of the Gerasenes (Mk 5:1; Lk 8:26) or Gadarenes (Mt 8:28) in Gentile
Decapolis - the Ten Towns or Cities, Jesus heals the madman in the story of the Gadarene Swine (Mt 8:28; Mk 5:2; Lk 8:27)
19. Capernaum - The Twelve return to Capernaum from their mission (Mk 6:30, Luke 9:10)
20. Bethsaida - From Capernaum, they go off by boat with Jesus to a quiet place (Mk 6:32) near Bethsaida (Lk 9:10). Here he feeds the 5,000 (Mt 14:14; Mk 6:33; Lk 9:11; Jn 6:5)
21. Gennesaret - The disciples return across the Sea of Galilee (Mt 14:22; Mk 6:45), Jesus walking on the water to join them (Mt 14:25; Mk 6:48; Jn 6:19). They land near the Plain of Gennesaret and Jesus heals many people there (Mt 14:34; Mk 6:53).
22. Tyre and
Sidon - Jesus retires from Galilee to the region of Tyre and
Sidon in Syrian-Phoenicia (Mt 15:21; Mk 7:24) where he heals the daughter of the Gentile Syrophoenician woman (Mt 15:22; Mk 7:25).
23.
Decapolis - He leaves Syrian-Phoenicia via
Sidon for Galilee (Mt 15:29) but travels through the
Decapolis (Mk 7:31). In the
Decapolis he heals the deaf and mute
man (Mk 7:32) and feeds the 4,000 (Mt 15:32; Mk 8:1)
The ten Cities of the
Decapolis identified by Pliny the Elder are:
Gerasa (
Jerash) in Jordan
Scythopolis (Beth-Shean) in
Israel, the only city
west of the Jordan River
Hippos (Hippus or Sussita) in
IsraelGadara (Umm Qais) in Jordan
Pella (
West of Irbid) in Jordan
Philadelphia, modern day Amman, the capital of Jordan
Al Husn in Jordan
Capitolias (Beit Ras) in Jordan (Dion, Jordan)
Canatha (Qanawat) in
SyriaArabella (Irbid), in Jordan
Raphana in Jordan
Damascus24. Dalmanutha Region - Jesus was asked by the Pharisees and Sadducees for a sign from heaven. Mark 8:10-12.
He got into the boat with
his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.”
25.
Caesarea Philippi -
Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah. Mark 8:27-29.
Jesus and
his disciples went on to the villages around
Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and
still others, one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
26. Jericho - Blind
man healed. Mark 10:46-52.
Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and
his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind
man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called to the blind
man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” Throwing
his cloak aside, he jumped to
his feet and came to Jesus.
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
The blind
man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received
his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
POST-RESURRECTION APPEARANCES
27. Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-32
Jesus appears to Cleopas and another disciple on the road to Emmaus.
28. Road to
Damascus Acts 9:3-6
As he neared
Damascus on
his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
