The Empires

Ancient Egypt and the Exodus WorldThe EmpiresEgypt of the patriarchs and the Exodus — the Nile, Goshen, and the Red Sea country.
Scriptures: Genesis 12–Exodus 14
Source: Wikimedia Commons — 1771 Bonne Map of the New Testament Lands, w- Holy Land and Jerusalem - Geographicus - NewTestament-bonne-1771.jpg — Public domain · via <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Rigobert_BonnThe Assyrian and Babylonian EmpiresThe EmpiresThe empires that carried Israel and Judah captive — Nineveh and Babylon.
Scriptures: 2 Kings 17; 25
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Map of eastern Turkey in Asia, Syria and western Persia the period of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires (1915).jpg — Public domain · via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Geographical_SoThe Persian EmpireThe EmpiresPersia at its height — the empire of Cyrus, Darius, and Ahasuerus, under which the Jews returned.
Scriptures: Ezra 1; Esther 1
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Ancient Persian Empire. Drawn & engraved by J. Dower. London, Published by Henry Teesdale & Co. (to accompany) A New General Atlas (IA dr ancient-persian-empire-drawn-engraved-by-j-dower-london-published-by-3326048).jpg — Public domain · via <div class="fn value"> <dl><dd>Dower, John</dd> <dd>TeesdaleThe Empire of Alexander the GreatThe EmpiresAlexander's conquests, which scattered Greek language and cities across the Bible world.
Scriptures: Daniel 8; 11
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Map of the Empire of Alexander the Great (1893).jpg — Public domain

The Roman Empire in the Time of ChristThe EmpiresThe Roman world of the New Testament — every province Paul walked.
Scriptures: Luke 2:1; Acts
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Johnson's Roman Empire in the Time of Christ and His Apostles aslo indicating St. Paul's Journeyings. Published by A. J. (IA dr johnsons-roman-empire-in-the-time-of-christ-and-his-apostles-aslo-indicati-4574061).jpg — Public domain · via <div class="fn value"> <dl><dd>Johnson, A.J.</dd> <dd>Guyot,

Israel

The Twelve Tribes of IsraelIsraelThe allotments of the tribes in the land of Canaan under Joshua.
Scriptures: Joshua 13–19
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Canaan in possession of the twelve tribes of Israel (FL45582988 3925930).jpg — Public domainThe Exodus RouteIsraelFrom Egypt to Canaan — the traditional route of Israel's wilderness wanderings.
Scriptures: Exodus 12–Deuteronomy 34
Source: Wikimedia Commons — George F. Cram, Map of Canaan. Part of Egypt and the route of the Israelites through the wilderness B. C. 1652 - 1612 (FL37128262 3904094).jpg — Public domain · via <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:George_F._CraThe United Kingdom of IsraelIsraelIsrael under David and Solomon, from Dan to Beersheba.
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 5; 1 Kings 4
Source: Wikimedia Commons — B7 Kingdom of David and Solomon.jpg — CC0 · via Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</sThe Divided Kingdoms — Israel and JudahIsraelThe two kingdoms after Solomon — Israel in the north, Judah in the south.
Scriptures: 1 Kings 12
Source: Wikimedia Commons — The divided kingdom.jpg — Public domain

Jerusalem in Bible TimesIsraelThe city of David and of the temple — walls, temple mount, and valleys.
Scriptures: Psalm 122; Nehemiah
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Ancient Jerusalem Modern Jerusalem.jpg — Public domain · via <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Lyman_ColemanThe Holy Land in the Time of ChristIsraelPalestine as Jesus knew it — Galilee, Samaria, Judaea, and the Decapolis.
Scriptures: The Gospels
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Palestine under Herod's will and in the time of Christ (Smith, 1915).jpg — Public domain · via <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:George_Adam_SGalilee and the Ministry of JesusIsraelThe lake country — Capernaum, Bethsaida, Nazareth, and the scenes of the Galilean ministry.
Scriptures: Matthew 4–19
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Sea of Galilee, Israel (ASTER).jpg — Public domain · via NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER SciThe Seven Churches of AsiaIsraelEphesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea (Revelation 2–3).
Scriptures: Revelation 2–3
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Asia Minor showing positions of the Seven Churches (Smith, 1915).jpg — Public domain · via <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:George_Adam_S

The World of the PatriarchsIsraelThe ancient Near East of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — Ur, Haran, Canaan, Egypt.
Scriptures: Genesis 11–50
Source: Wikimedia Commons — A new map shewing the travels of the Patriarchs, as also of the children of Israel, from Egypt through the wildnerness (IA dr a-new-map-shewing-the-travels-of-the-patriarchs-as-also-of-the-children-of-11181036).jpg — Public domain · via <div class="fn value"> <dl><dd>Wells, Edward, 1667-1727</dd>

Journeys of Paul

The Journeys of the Apostle Paul (1841 plate)Journeys of PaulAll of Paul's journeys on one plate — the three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome — from Meissas & Michelot's 1841 atlas. (Separate plates for each individual journey are still wanted; see the gaps note.)
Scriptures: Acts 13–28
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Carte des voyages de St. Paul. Par MM. Achille Meissas et Auguste Michelot.… — Public domain (1841/1868 atlas plate)The Roman Empire and St. Paul's Journeyings (Johnson, 1868)Journeys of PaulJohnson's 1868 plate of the Roman Empire in the time of Christ, with the journeyings of St. Paul indicated across it.
Scriptures: Acts
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Johnson's Roman Empire, in the Time of Christ and his Apostles also Indicat… — Public domain (1841/1868 atlas plate)

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For each Gospel, our own drawn map following the book chapter by chapter: open the Gospel Journey Maps. The life of Christ in one chronological line: open the Four Gospels Harmony.

Still Wanted

Subjects for which no qualifying public-domain plate has been verified yet — listed as gaps rather than filled with protected art: The Expansion of the Early Church; Separate plates for Paul's individual journeys (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and the voyage to Rome) — one combined 1841 plate is sourced above; The Expansion of the Early Church.