1. Bethlehem
   Bethsaida
2. Jerusalem
   Megiddo

This one is famous for its association with Christmas. Several Christmas carols mention it by name, like "O Little Town of Bethlehem."

1. Carthage
   Gomorrah
2. Jerusalem
   Sidon

Genesis 24 tells us that "... the Lord rained fire and sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah." The people of these cities were apparently given over to depravity, so much so that God considered the cities irredeemable.

1. Babel
   Carthage
2. Megiddo
   Ur

The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel is a famous one. Babel is where God created different languages, to keep humans from working together on such lofty projects, like a tower to reach the heavens.

1. Bethlehem
   Bethsaida
2. Nazareth
   Jerusalem

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but remember, his parents were in the middle of a journey at the time. This is why Jesus is sometimes referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, not Jesus of Bethlehem.

1. Ai
   Jericho
2. Nineveh
   Rome

Jonah is known as the reluctant prophet. He didn't want to preach to Nineveh, and only being swallowed by a great fish and then rescued brought about his change of heart.

1. Bethlehem
   Jerusalem
2. Ur
   Rome

Jerusalem was Israel's capital, the center of religious and political life. Jesus's arrival there, and the adoring reception of crowds, gave the high priests of the day a problem they could no longer ignore, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.

1. Cana
   Jericho
2. Jerusalem
   Memphis

This is commemorated in a Sunday School song, "Joshua fought the battle of Jericho." But the battle was mostly symbolic -- the Hebrews encircled the city and made a great noise at Joshua's command, and the city's walls simply fell down. So says Joshua Chapter 6, at least.

1. Beersheba
   Bethlehem
2. Capernaum
   Ur

Joseph lived in Nazareth, but was from Bethlehem. This is why he had to take his very pregnant fiancee, Mary, on a journey there to be counted in a census. His line went way back in Bethlehem, to King David and even before that to Boaz and Ruth.

1. Bethlehem
   Cana
2. Jerusalem
   Sidon

This is the story told in 1 Kings. Secular history scholars suggest, though, that the Hebrews were simply a minority subculture living in and around Jerusalem until they gradually became a majority.

1. Cana
   Capernaum
2. Shiloh
   Asshur

This miracle is only recorded in the gospel of John. Even so, it's a popular Christian belief that this was Christ's first public miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding where the latter had run out.

1. Beersheba
   Gath
2. Jerusalem
   Nazareth

The garden of Gethsemane is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, which in turn is part of Jerusalem. While Jesus prayed there, his disciples fell asleep, though they had promised to stay awake and keep watch.

1. Bethsaida
   Beer-Sheba
2. Megiddo
   Tyre

Tyre and Sidon are cities in present-day Lebanon. In Biblical times, it was known for its manufacture of rich purple dye, used in clothing only royalty and nobility were allowed to wear.

1. Babel
   Memphis
2. Sodom
   Tyre

Lot's wife was warned not to look back at the city of Sodom, but did, and was turned into a pillar of salt. This story is very similar to that of Orpheus bringing his wife, Eurydice, out of Hades in Greek mythology, except he's the one who looks back at her.

1. Beersheba
   Enoch
2. Nazareth
   Rome

Cain settled in the "land of Nod" after his banishment, where he built the city of Enoch. Therefore, he is not only the first murderer but the first city-builder.

1. Bethsaida
   Ephesus
2. Sidon
   Ur

Ur, in ancient Sumeria, is considered to be one of the great early cities of mankind. However, it's not a key part of the Bible, though it is where Abram began his journey toward being a father of nations.

1. Alexandria
   Cairo
2. Memphis
   the city is not named

Genesis only tells us that Joseph was taken "down to Egypt" as a slave. Certainly he was in the middle of things, as he rose to a position of power, but the actual city he lived in is not named.

1. Beersheba
   Jaffa
2. Jericho
   Megiddo

When Joshua and the Hebrews captured Jericho, everyone there died, except for Rahab and her family, who hid Hebrew spies in her home, and was rewarded for it.

1. Bethlehem
   Chorazin
2. Nazareth
   Shiloh

Shiloh is where Hannah came to pray for a child in 1 Samuel. The Lord heard her prayer and gave her Samuel, who became one of the most influential priests in the Bible.

1. Cana
   Gath
2. Sidon
   Ur

Gath was one of the cities built by the Philistines, the enemy of the Israelites. When a mere shepherd defeated their hero, Goliath, the Philistine warriors fled to his home city.

1. Asshur
   Babylon
2. Nineveh
   Ur

Babylonia's army destroyed Jerusalem and took captives after Judah's king refused to pay tribute. That king, Jehoiakim, was killed when Jerusalem was sacked.

1. Cana
   Jericho
2. Nazareth
   Sidon

Sidon is often mentioned along with the city of Tyre; they are only about 40 miles apart. Both are now part of Lebanon.

1. Cana
   Jerusalem
2. Nineveh
   Ur

Zion is a symbolic name for the city of Jerusalem or the people/nation of Israel as a whole. This is why pro-Israel activists are sometimes called "Zionists."

1. Bethsaida
   Carthage
2. Nazareth
   Rome

Bethsaida is a town on the shores of the sea of Galilee. It might also be the place where Jesus fed 5,000 by multiplying loaves and fishes, but Biblical scholars aren't sure about this.

1. Beersheba
   Jerusalem
2. Memphis
   Ur

This was not the first temple in Israel. However, because Solomon was the wealthy and successful son of King David, he was able to build a temple in grand style, compared to the previous one.

1. Cana
   Damascus
2. Joppa
   Nazareth

Saul was an avowed enemy of the early Christians. But then, on the road to Damascus, he saw a blinding light and heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" Saul was blind for three days before his vision was restored.

1. Bethlehem/Capernaum
   Jerusalem/Jericho
2. Nazareth/Jerusalem
   Sidon/Tyre

We don't know where the good Samaritan was headed, just that he was on the same road as the man who'd been beaten. This parable can be found in the gospel of Luke.

1. Alexandria
   Trieste
2. Joppa
   Sidon

Which geographical region "Tarshish" refers to in unclear; it might be Spain. But Joppa is well-identified as Jaffa, now absorbed into the port city of Tel Aviv.

1. Cana
   Ephesus
2. Sidon
   Tyre

To be specific, it was the threat to the idol-makers' trade that caused the riot. Incited by silversmiths who made idols of Diana, the people filled the streets, shouting, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"

1. Bethlehem
   Cairo
2. Memphis
   Rome

The book of Acts ends with Paul delivered to Rome for judgment, having offended the high priests in Jerusalem. However, Acts tells us he was allowed to live in his own quarters, guarded only by a soldier, and continued to preach the gospel.

1. Bethlehem
   Joppa
2. Nazareth
   Rome

In this story found in Acts, Peter has a vision from God showing all kinds of creatures, of land and sea and air. When he says he cannot kill and eat "unclean" animals, a voice tells him, "What God has made clean, you must not call unclean." From this, Peter took the idea that if a Gentile sought his counsel, he must not refuse to teach and convert him.

1. Bethsaida
   Jerusalem
2. Patmos
   Rome

The author of the book of Revelation is sometimes called "John of Patmos," to differentiate him from the other "Johns" in the New Testament. He was exiled to the Greek island of Patmos when he had his revelation about the End Times.

1. Athens
   Babylon
2. Cairo
   Giza

The three young men from Judah were to be punished for refusing to worship the Babylonian gods. But when they emerged from the fire unscathed, King Nebuchadnezzar was instead persuaded of the power of the God of Israel.

1. Beersheba
   Bethsaida
2. Gilgal
   Nazareth

Gilgal is not one of the important cities of the Old Testament. It would soon be eclipsed by Jerusalem, which David would make his capital.

1. Asshur
   Bethlehem
2. Cairo
   Capernaum

Capernaum is a city near the sea of Galilee. It is thought to be Peter's hometown.

1. Alexandria
   Capernaum
2. Malta
   Philippi

Technically, Malta is an island, not a city. But it was here that Paul was struck by a snake, which clung to his hand. He shook the snake off into the fire, and did not die or even become ill, after which the locals began saying he was a god.