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Jesus’ journeys in Mark

From the Jordan to Jerusalem, in the order Mark tells · 15 stops · ≈ 730 km in straight lines

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The Gospels do not all tell Jesus’ journeys in the same order. This route follows one Gospel only and does not combine it with the others.

Lines join the stops in the order of the text — the roads themselves are not known. Dashed: by ship. Pale: the site is uncertain.

Stops

  1. NazarethMark 1:9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
  2. JordanMark 1:9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
  3. CapernaumMark 1:21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
  4. Gennesaretby shipMark 6:53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
  5. TyreMark 7:24Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
  6. SidonMark 7:31Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  7. DecapolisMark 7:31Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  8. Dalmanuthaby shipMark 8:10He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
  9. Bethsaidaby shipMark 8:22When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  10. Caesarea PhilippiMark 8:27Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”
  11. CapernaumMark 9:33Then they came to Capernaum. While Jesus was in the house, He asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”
  12. JudeaMark 10:1Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
  13. JerichoMark 10:46Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
  14. BethphageMark 11:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
  15. JerusalemMark 11:11Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

Each point is the most likely site (OpenBible.info); a pale point means the identification is uncertain. Places whose site is unknown are not on the map.

Roman roads: the roads of the Roman Empire of about 300 BC – AD 300 by the atlas Itiner-e; dashed — roads it marks as hypothetical. The exact way of the journey along them is not described in the text.

Locations: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data (CC BY 4.0).

Land outlines: Natural Earth (public domain).

Roman roads: Itiner-e, the digital atlas of ancient roads © 2024 Brughmans, Pažout, de Soto and Bjerregaard Vahlstrup, Itiner-e · CC BY 4.0