Palestine

• Bethlehem — Town in Palestine; sought by St. Jerome as his place of study and asceticism
• Cana — Village in Galilee; site of the wedding feast where Jesus performed his first miracle
• Cedron — Valley and seasonal watercourse east of Jerusalem; Jesus crossed it on the night of his arrest
• Galilee — Northern region of Palestine; where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount and conducted much of his public ministry
• Jericho — Ancient city in Palestine; an anonymous translation of Scripture was found in jars there in the 7th year of Caracalla
• Jerusalem — Holy city in Palestine; destination of St. Lietbert's pilgrimage
• Jordan — Principal river of Palestine; Joshua crossed it to enter the promised land; Jesus was baptized in it by John the Baptist
• Judea — Southern region of Palestine; where Jesus spoke and lived during his public ministry
• Moresheth — Town in Judah; birthplace of the prophet Micah
• Nazareth — Town in Galilee; where Jesus grew up in the obscure house of an artisan
• Palestine — The biblical Holy Land; location of Jerome's Bethlehem and a region full of followers of monastic life
• Samaria — Capital of the northern kingdom of Israel; mentioned by Jerome in connection with Hosea and Amos
• Zion — Hill in Jerusalem; symbol of the holy city and the people of God