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The Bible text you read: the King James Version, World English Bible, American Standard Version, Darby Translation, and Bible in Basic English.
Locations, modern identifications, confidence levels, and verse references for more than 1,100 lesser-known biblical places.
We selected the places and verse links we use and positioned them on our maps.
The people of the Bible and their families (parents, spouses, children, siblings), and the verses that mention each person.
We use the family relations and verse links only. Our adapted version of this data is shared under the same license, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The periods in which ancient sites are recorded, especially across the Greek and Roman world.
We match Pleiades sites to biblical places and show the periods as short labels.
The coastlines, lakes, and rivers of the detailed Holy Land map.
The elevation data that shades the hills and valleys of the Holy Land map.
The typefaces used across Bible World.
The historical context, maps, and illustrations are made for Bible World and follow general scholarly consensus. Context is a study aid, always read the text in its fullness.
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