Bible map of Judah and Edom
Bible map of Judah, Edom, Paran Desert, King's Highway in the time of King Josiah, after Assyrians erased Israel from the political map.
Bible map Assyrian Empire 750 BC
Bible map Assyrian Empire 750 BC
Assyrian Empire 750 BC
On the verge of overrunning Middle East
Assyria, based in what is now northern Iraq, began to push west, bullying city-state kingdoms into paying them taxes or tribute. They…Judah after Jewish exile in Babylon
Judah after Jewish exile in Babylon
Israel after the Exile in what is now Iraq
Scenes in Malachi, after the Jewish exile from their homeland, probably took place in the Persian province of Yehud, which is translated Judah or Judea. It was…Battle of Tekoa
Battle of Tekoa
Judah, late to the battle
Judah did not make it to the Battle of Tekoa. By the time they got there, all their enemies were dead. Bible writers report that the combined armies of Moab, Ammon, and Mt. Seir…Israel, Judah capture land
Israel, Judah capture land
Land grab
Israel and Judah take land from Syria and Edom
Israel, Judah, and Moab are the big winners in a land grab. Each nation fought for control over their individual corners of the…King Jehu bows to Assyria
King Jehu bows to Assyria
Assyria on the rise
King Jehu on the record bowing to Assyria
In the ancient version of a photo op, King Jehu shows up chiseled into a limestone obelisk, bowing and paying tribute to Assyrian King…Syria steal’s Israel’s land
Syria steal's Israel's land
When Israel owned the East Bank
Israel on both sides of the Jordan River
When Joshua led the Hebrew ancestors across the Jordan River, into the river valley near the city of Jericho, they already…Famine, murder, revolution in Israel
Famine, murder, revolution in Israel
Famine, murder, revolution
Famine in Israel
Elisha met with the woman from Shunem, whose son he brought back to life. He told her, “The LORD is sending a famine here. For seven years we won’t…Moab’s last stand
Boss of Edom, Moab
Boss of Edom, Moab
Bosses of the Promised Land
Kings of Israel and Judah controlled their neighbor countries of Edom and Moab for part of the era of Israelite kings. Moab had apparently lived under the dominance of Israel…