Do I need an account?

No. The map, the timeline and the description of every entry are open without one. A free account adds 3 Context Engine questions a day, plus curated videos and articles.

What do Plus and Pro add?

Plus ($5.99 a month or $59.90 a year) adds Political Boundaries that change with the year, 3D terrain, every tab on an entry, the Integrated view and 15 Context Engine questions a day. Pro ($9.99 a month or $99.90 a year) adds Historical Routes, the Bible in full chronological order, private notes and 50 questions a day.

How does the $1 trial work?

Try Pro for $1 for 7 days. After the 7 days it becomes $9.99/month unless you cancel, and you can cancel anytime from your subscription page.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, and there is nothing to install.

Anyone reading the Old Testament: Bible study groups, pastors, teachers, homeschool families and students. You do not need to know the history first.

See the Old Testament where it happened.

Slide through 3,500 years on one map: the empires, cities, people and finds its first readers knew.

Explore the map freeNo account needed

or try Pro for $1 for 7 days Then $9.99/month unless you cancel. Cancel anytime.

Featured in byFaith Fighting for the Faith Epic Archaeology

The map at 930 BC, zoomed in on Tell Balata, the site of ancient Shechem, between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, with the Shechem entry open beside it and the timeline slider below

How it works

1Pick a year
Drag the timeline anywhere from 3500 BC to 0 BC. Ancient cities appear and disappear with the year.
2Tap a city, site or find
Every pin on the map opens its entry.
3Read what is known
Each entry sets out what is known about that place, person, event or artifact.

What you can do

Borders that movePlus

Political Boundaries redraw kingdoms and empires as the year changes. Here Assyria at its height, from Sennacherib to Ashurbanipal, 700 to 640 BC.

The Mesha Stele on the map east of the Dead Sea, with its entry and photograph open

Places and artifactsFree

Ancient cities, archaeological sites, artifacts, mountains and landmarks, each with its entry. Here the Mesha Stele, found at Dibon east of the Dead Sea, with its photograph.

Lifespans on the timeline around 870 BC: Ahab, Elijah, Elisha, Jezebel and Omri for Israel, Asa, Jehoshaphat and Athaliah for Judah

See who lived whenFree

The timeline lines up the kings and prophets of Israel and Judah by lifespan: Ahab, Elijah, Jehoshaphat, Jezebel and the rest.

A Context Engine answer: Joseph's bones were buried at Shechem, in the plot Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor (Joshua 24:32)

Ask the Context EngineFree account

AI answers drawn from OT in Context's curated, sourced content. An answer says so when that content does not cover the question.

The Integrated view at 690 BC: the Relief map of Judah and its neighbours, the timeline of rulers, and the Bible pane at Hezekiah

Map, timeline and Bible side by sidePlus

The Integrated view keeps all three on the same year. Here Judah in 690 BC beside the rulers of the day and Hezekiah in the Bible pane.

Take a guided tourFree to watch

A tour walks through a story stop by stop across the map, the timeline and the Bible, with a short caption at each. Here the Start Here tour follows Abram from Haran into Canaan.

Build your own for your classPro

See the guided tours

More in Plus and Pro

The Judean hills and the Dead Sea in 3D over satellite imagery, tilted, with Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Tekoa marked — Land you can tiltPlus
3D terrain over satellite imagery, tilted up to 45°.

Historical Routes over the Relief map around 1000 BC, from Memphis and the Nile delta through the Levant to Assyria and Babylon — Historical RoutesPro
The trade and travel roads that linked Egypt, the Levant and Mesopotamia.

“This is like the book of maps on steroids and it's just absolutely wonderful... a wonderful tool and a great teaching thing.”

Chris Rosebrough, Fighting for the Faith

“It's like having a museum, and an archaeological database, at your fingertips. It's amazing to see where these artifacts were actually discovered. I love this excellent tool! It is a must have for any aspiring or practicing Biblical Archaeologist and student of the Scriptures.”

Ted Wright, Epic Archaeology

“It deepens your relationship with the text, and it really does help you have some context for the thing that you're reading.”

Lindsay Brooks, Ruling Elder, Cresheim Valley Church, Philadelphia, byFaith

“I like the simplicity and accuracy of the Bible maps and the interactive timeline, and how easy and trustworthy they are. They help us see where God's people lived and who lived during their lifetimes, as the Holy Spirit shows us how God works all things for the good of those who love Him.”

Hany Zakhary, Personal study and Bible teaching

Plans

Standard

Free

No card, no time limit

The map with ancient cities, archaeological sites, artifacts, mountains and landmarks
The timeline from 3500 BC to 0 BC, with lifespans
Natural regions and the wider Old Testament world
The description of every place, person, event and artifact
Terrain shading on a flat map
Video Mode and shareable map links
With a free account: 3 Context Engine questions a day, plus curated videos and articles

Explore the map

Plus

$5.99/month

or $59.90 a year

Everything in Standard, plus:

Political Boundaries that change with the year
3D terrain, tilt up to 45°, and Satellite and Relief backgrounds
Every tab on an entry: Details, Links & Refs, Timeline, Genealogy, Contemporaries, and Excavations on sites
The Integrated view: map, timeline and entry side by side
Rulers and Periods on the timeline
15 Context Engine questions a day

Choose Plus

Pro

Recommended

$9.99/month

or $99.90 a year

Everything in Plus, plus:

Historical Routes: the trade and travel roads of the ancient world
The Bible in full chronological order
Private notes on any entry
3D tilt up to 85°
50 Context Engine questions a day, plus credit packs
Build your own guided tours, with unlimited tours and stops

Try Pro — $1 for 7 days

Then $9.99/month unless you cancel. Cancel anytime.

Questions

Do I need an account?: No. The map, the timeline and the description of every entry are open without one. A free account adds 3 Context Engine questions a day, plus curated videos and articles.
What do Plus and Pro add?: Plus ($5.99 a month or $59.90 a year) adds Political Boundaries that change with the year, 3D terrain, every tab on an entry, the Integrated view and 15 Context Engine questions a day. Pro ($9.99 a month or $99.90 a year) adds Historical Routes, the Bible in full chronological order, private notes and 50 questions a day.
How does the $1 trial work?: Try Pro for $1 for 7 days. After the 7 days it becomes $9.99/month unless you cancel, and you can cancel anytime from your subscription page.
What is the Context Engine?: It gives AI answers drawn from OT in Context's curated, sourced content. An answer says so when that content does not cover the question. A free account gets 3 questions a day, Plus 15 and Pro 50.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?: Yes. It runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, and there is nothing to install.
Who is it for?: Anyone reading the Old Testament: Bible study groups, pastors, teachers, homeschool families and students. You do not need to know the history first.

Open the map and pick a year.

The map, the timeline and every entry are free to explore.