The Entire Ministry Itinerary
In (parentheses) is the location per today's geography.
In (parentheses) is the location per today's geography
[1] Jordan River (from the Dead Sea north to the Sea of Galilee, between the West Bank & Jordan)-- he was baptized in the southern Jordan R.;
[2] to Galilee (northern Israel; NW - SW of the Sea of Galilee):
- in Cana (W of the Sea)-- attended a wedding, performed 1st miraculous sign;
- in Capernaum (NW shore of the Sea)-- with family for a few days;
[3] 1st time in Jerusalem-- mid-spring, Passover Feast #1;
[4] to Judea (central Israel - central West Bank);
[5] to Samaria (north-central Israel - northern West Bank);
[6] to Galilee (northern Israel; NW - SW of the Sea of Galilee)-- after the 2 days in Samaria:
- in Cana (W of the Sea)-- performed 2nd miraculous sign;
- in Nazareth (S of Cana)-- referred to this proverb;
- on/near the western beaches/shores of the Sea; obtained 4 more disciples-- now had 6; beaches are sandy/gravelly-- accessible to crowds; shores have rocks/bluffs-- could be "solitary" places;
- in Capernaum (NW shore of the Sea)-- where He lived; then in/near Capernaum;
- on/near the Sea/mountainside-- e.g., gave the "Sermon on the Mount": the "beatitudes" & teachings;
- in Capernaum again-- having gone to lonely places;
[7] 2nd time in Jerusalem-- late-spring, Feast of Pentecost;
[8] to Galilee (northern Israel; NW - SW of the Sea of Galilee):
- on/near the western beaches/shores of the Sea-- obtained disciple #7, Matthew;
- in a synagogue-- of Capernaum?;
- on/near the western beaches/shores of the Sea;
- on a mountainside-- designated 12 apostles;
- in Capernaum (NW shore of the Sea);
- in Nain (SW of the Sea; SE of Nazareth)-- only recorded in Luke 7:11;
- In various towns & villages;
- BEFORE CROSSING #1 <yet west>-- on/near the western beaches/shores of the Sea, gave the boat parables;
[9] WHILE CROSSING #1 <eastward>-- on the Sea of Galilee, calmed the winds & waves;
[10] AFTER CROSSING #1 <now east>-- in the region of the Gerasenes/Gadarenes/Gergesenes (southern Golan Heights; SE of the Sea of Galilee);
[11] back in Galilee (northern Israel; NW - SW of the Sea of Galilee):
- AFTER RETURNING #1 <now west>-- by the Sea;
- in Nazareth (SW of the Sea; S of Cana);
- BEFORE CROSSING #2a <yet west>-- from village-to-village;
[12] AFTER CROSSING #2a <now east>-- on the NE shore of the Sea of Galilee:
- fed 5000+;
- disciples in Bethsaida (southern Golan Heights; NE shore of the Sea), Jesus on a mountainside;
[13] WHILE RETURNING #2b <westward>-- Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee;
[14] AFTER RETURNING #2b <now west>-- in Galilee; in the Tyre-Sidon region of Phoenicia, NW of the Sea of Galilee (Lebanon); in the Decapolis, E of the Sea (Syria):
- in Gennesaret, SW of Capernaum, on the NW shore of the Sea; nearby, in towns, villages & countryside;
- in the Tyre area & Sidon, both in Phoenicia, NW of Galilee (Lebanon, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea);
- on a mountainside in the region of the Decapolis, E of the Sea of Galilee (Syria);
[15] BEFORE CROSSING #3 <yet east>-- fed 4,000+ in the region of the Decapolis, SE of the Sea of Galilee (Jordan);
[16] AFTER CROSSING #3 <now west>-- in the region of Dalmanutha/Magadan in Galilee (W of the Sea of Galilee);
[17] AFTER CROSSING #4 <now NE>-- near & in Bethsaida; to Caesarea Philippi; to a mountain (NE Israel & SW Syria):
- near & in Bethsaida (southern Golan Heights; NE shore of the Sea);
- in villages around Caesarea Philippi (northern Golan Heights);
- transfigured on a high mountain-- & afterward;
[18] in Galilee; along the border of Galilee & Samaria; in Judea;
[19] 3rd time in Jerusalem-- mid-fall, Feast of Tabernacles:
- in Jerusalem-- halfway through the Feast, to the Temple courts;
- to the Mount of Olives (south-central West Bank)-- for 1 night;
- back in the Temple courts of Jerusalem;
- Jesus spoke again to the people; as He went along...;
[21] to Judea & surroundings (southern West Bank & E of the southern Jordan River):
- went on the other side of the Jordan R. (west-central Jordan);
- approached, entered & left Jericho, NE of Jerusalem (southeast-central West Bank);
- in Bethany (El-Azarireh, SE of Jerusalem; south-western West Bank), on the Mount of Olives, less than 2 mi. from Jerusalem-- raised Lazarus;
- in Ephraim (NE of Jerusalem; central West Bank);
- back in Bethany, 6 days before the Passover-- Jesus' feet anointed:
- came to Bethany & Bethphage (between Jerusalem & El-Azarireh in the West Bank), at the Mount of Olives-- 2 disciples sent;
- entered Jerusalem riding a donkey, went to the Temple area; returned to Bethany for 1 night;
- left Bethany; went back to Jerusalem, to the Temple courts;
- each: morning/day at the Temple, evening/night on the Mount of Olives;
- in Bethany 2 days before the Passover-- Jesus' head anointed;
- in Bethany(?) 1 day before the Preparation Day;
- in Jerusalem for the start of the Preparation Day-- the Feet Washing & the Lord's/Last Supper;
- across the Kidron Valley, to the Mount of Olives, during the Preparation Day-- teachings & prayers;
- back across the Kidron Valley, in the Garden of Gethsemane, also during the Preparation Day-- agony & betrayal;
- in Jerusalem, still during the Preparation Day-- arrest & "trial";
- near Jerusalem, still during the Preparation Day-- crucifixion & burial.
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Preparation Day events revisited (pts. 6-10 above)
Remember, all the revisited pts. below occurred on the Jewish Preparation Day-- the day before the Sabbath & the start of the Passover Feast .
pt. 6, the Lord's Supper was in the Jewish early evening (recall Mark 14:17 saying, When evening came; but remember the feet washing occurred before the meal, per John 13:1-30)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Thurs. early evening;
pt. 7, the teachings & prayers were in the Jewish later evening-- i.e., all this in our present-day Thurs. later evening;
pt. 8, the agony & betrayal were in the Jewish wee-hours of the morning-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. wee-hours of the morning;
pt. 9, the arrest & trial began in the Jewish very early of the morning (see Mark 15:1)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. early morning;
pt. 10, the crucifixion & burial occurred in the Jewish late morning & afternoon (Mark 15:25 says, It was the 3rd hour when They crucified Him; Mark 15:33-34,37 says, At the 6th hour darkness until the 9th; at the 9th hour, Jesus breathed His last)-- i.e., all this in our present-day Good Fri. morning & afternoon.