Journeys
Follow the great journeys of Scripture stop by stop on a map of today’s world, with the verses for each step. Where a route or a site is uncertain, we say so.
- Abraham's journeyGenesis 11:31–13:18 · 12 stopsAbraham, Sarah and LotCalled by God, Abraham left Ur and Haran for a land he had not seen, living as a sojourner in Canaan and trusting God's promise of land, offspring and blessing for all nations.
- The Exodus and the wildernessExodus 12:37–19:2 · 16 stopsMoses and IsraelGod brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, through the sea, to Mount Sinai where he gave his covenant, and after forty years in the wilderness to the edge of the promised land.
- Paul's first missionary journeyActs 13:1–14:28 · 15 stopsPaul and Barnabas (with John Mark as far as Perga)Sent out by the church in Antioch, Paul and Barnabas preached in Cyprus and southern Galatia, then retraced their steps to strengthen the new churches and appoint elders.
- Paul's second missionary journeyActs 15:36–18:22 · 18 stopsPaul and Silas, joined by Timothy and LukeRevisiting the churches of Galatia, Paul was led by the Spirit across to Macedonia, bringing the gospel to Europe: Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens and Corinth.
- Paul's third missionary journeyActs 18:23–21:17 · 18 stopsPaul, with Timothy, Luke and othersAfter strengthening the disciples in Galatia and Phrygia, Paul spent about three years in Ephesus, revisited Macedonia and Greece, and then set out for Jerusalem with the collection for the poor.
- Paul's voyage to RomeActs 27:1–28:16 · 13 stopsPaul as a prisoner, with Luke and AristarchusHaving appealed to Caesar, Paul sailed for Rome under guard; after a storm and shipwreck on Malta he reached Rome, where he preached the kingdom of God openly.