LANDS OF THE BIBLE Then & Now Ten nations of Scripture — and their names today CANAAN ISRAEL Genesis 12:5 PERSIA IRAN Esther 1:1 BABYLON IRAQ Daniel 1:1 ARAM SYRIA 2 Kings 5:1 PHOENICIA LEBANON Acts 21:2 ASIA MINOR TURKEY Acts 16:6 CUSH SUDAN Isaiah 18:1 PUT LIBYA Ezekiel 27:10 SHEBA YEMEN 1 Kings 10:1 EDOM & MOAB JORDAN Ruth 1:1 “Heaven and earth