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Last revised September, 2008
New Additions - 2008
Utilizing the well known Google satellite maps, a choice of either the
ESV or the KJV and the information in the 1913 International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia (ISBE), this tool has links built into the passages that
will open a window connected to the name of the place in the passage. For
example, type in Genesis 12 in the Bible window.
Furthermore some of the information windows include a collection of
photographs of the place you are studying. This is what computers are good at
doing and it will probably become one of my favorites as they tweak it. And if
you have another free tool
InstaVerse
you can pop up all of the Scripture references in the ISBE article. Remember
that only the
KJV is free with the initial install of Instaverse. Other popular versions
are available for purchase. When you hold the mouse pointer over a Scripture
reference anywhere on the Web (as well as offline in Word for Windows, email,
etc) the passage pops up immediately.
InstaVerse
can be disabled if the popups
become distractive. This utility really does work and makes it easy to read
the actual passage in context and not just the chapter and verse reference.
Bible Atlas - All Places
Names Alphabetized + Scriptures
NOTE: As of September 25, 2008 this
link does not work. It will be retained for a while in hopes that they come
back on line.
Uses Google maps and locates every place
named in Scripture and includes the Scriptural reference. Add the free tool
InstaVerse
(see description in next entry). Allows you to get a good general idea of the
location but in absence of other named well known sites, one loses the sense
of context. It is still worth examining, but I think the tool in the next
entry may prove more useful.
Click the link above - the page that opens
has a timeline at the top of the page. This timeline deals primarily
with historical events related to Christianity beginning in AD 1-300 (a few
events in the 6000-1BC tab). Click the tab of the date range you are
interested in and then click
on specific people or events. Interesting especially for us history
aficionados. From Christian History
Institute.
Some other new additions to the Timelines
and/or Maps...
This tool has a well done simple map of
Israel and the surrounding areas. Notice that if you hold you pointer over a
place name, an information window on the right side gives you the dictionary
entries from Smith's, ISBE and/or Easton's Dictionaries. This tool can be used
on your own web site at no charge.
Search Engine for Maps and Images at the Visual Bible
Note:
Type in Corinth, hit Search and results open in a new
window. Now click one of the maps to enlarge and you will see a watermark
("Faith Images"). I have discussed this issue with the webmaster and he
states that (1) all the maps and images can be freely used in any non-profit
setting (talks, websites, etc), (2) the watermark is scheduled to be removed
in the future and (3) finally when you download the map or image it will
not have the watermark. Some information including email address is
required to enable the free download. Note that when you enlarge a map or
image, other resource options will appear, some of which include well written
articles in the Tyndale Bible Dictionary.
One nice feature of this search engine is
that maps and images will be retrieved that relate to the specific Bible
references. For example, perform a search on "Acts 16" and you will retrieve
the Scripture passage in addition to a map of Paul's third missionary journey
and a picture of the river where Lydia was converted as she listened to Paul
proclaim the Gospel..
Genesis to Revelation in still pictures &
text, to tell the Bible story! Down load, print, publish, power-point project
the pictures!
These pictures are originals and from my
brief review (comparing the actual picture to what the Scripture states)
appear to accurately picture the people, places and events in God's Holy Word.
RECOMMENDATION:
This would be an excellent tool to supplement your Sunday School class.
Another powerful use of these pictures would be in presentation of the gospel
cross culturally (short term or long term mission trips, to hidden peoples who
do not yet have the Scriptures in their language or for that matter lack an
actual written language!)
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This is not a link to maps on the web but
to a freeware program that allows you to download and install a satellite
image map of Israel to be run on your own computer.
Click
for an example of what the maps
look like and for a link to download the program. The information on the host
site states that...
This program installs on your hard drive
and is basically a small website that runs locally on your computer. It is
centered around a satellite map of the Holy Land which is annotated with 135
place names. The map has a floating menu that always stays at the top left of
the screen when the large map is scrolled vertically and horizontally. There
are five zoom levels to the map, with the largest providing a 7200 x 5400
pixel image size, and the smallest being the 900 pixel wide image on the main
page. The images cover the area from Mt Hermon on the North to the Dead Sea to
the South...
Here is the link to download the program
HLSAT.exe.
(29.8MB which upzips to 69.8MB) which I was
able to install easily. After you click the EXE program, your computer will
ask you for permission to download and run the program. Although it supposedly
will install an Icon on your Start, my program did not and I had to go to
"Start" > "All Programs" > "Holy Land Satellite Map" > HLSAT Icon which I
dragged to my Desktop and clicked to start the program. The map is
topographical and it is somewhat difficult to "get one's bearings" so to
speak. The colors are the actual colors of the land of Israel as it is today
and this creates a somewhat monotonous terrain.
When a placename is clicked in the menu,
the map centers over the placename, to make it easier to find. Clicking on the
name on the map pops up a page with a brief narrative describing the site
(from Easton's or Holman's Bible Dictionaries), and sometimes a photo of the
site as well as active links to scriptures referenced in the narrative.
Clicking on a scripture link opens a page of the King James Version of the
Holy Bible with the referenced verse at the top of the page. Alternatively you
could use
InstaVerse
to pop up the Scriptures in your preferred
Bible version.
DOWNLOAD
InstaVerse
for free. It is an easy to
install and simple to use Bible Verse pop up tool that allows you to read
cross references in
context and in the Version you prefer. Only the KJV is free with this
download but you can also download a free copy of
Bible Explorer
which in turn offers
free Bibles
that work with
InstaVerse,
including the excellent, literal translation, the English Standard Version (ESV).
Other popular versions are available for purchase. When you hold the mouse
pointer over a Scripture reference anywhere on the Web (as well as offline in
Word for Windows, email, etc) the passage pops up immediately.
InstaVerse
can be disabled if the popups
become distractive. This utility really does work and makes it easy to read
the actual passage in context and not just the chapter and verse reference
BlueLetterBible Maps
Many of these maps are old style layout and not as attractive as many modern
maps
This is an interesting
chart especially if you are studying Acts or one of the Pauline
Epistles but note there is not complete agreement on the dates
Paul's Journey
(Unbound Bible)
To walk through each of
Paul's missionary journeys city by city click the following links
for the map beneath which are the cities
Many of the maps in the list are black and white
and/or of variable quality
Color Maps from Bible History Online
These maps are on
preceptaustin.org and can be used freely
Maps from Biblestudy.org.
Resolution not good in
some of these maps
Between the Old and
New Testament
Temple in the New Testament
Map of Corinth - very nice virtual tour
- click name like "bema" and picture opens
Paul's Journeys: pictures of the sites
plus Scripture (Recommended for anyone studying the book of Acts or
letters of Paul)
Satellite Image Maps:
On preceptaustin.org
courtesy of ISV Foundation - Note you may need to resize these for
optimal resolution (double click map and in right lower corner click the
icon).
Simple Maps Corresponding to New
Testament Books
These maps corresponding to
chapters of Phillips Paraphrase of the New Testament
