The Madaba Map is the oldest detailed cartographic document in the world. Made about the year 565 CE from more than two million colored stone cubes.
It is estimated that 2,300,000 cubes were used, and that it would have taken 11,500 hours to lay the mosaic.
The Madaba Map is part of a mosaic tile floor in St. George's Orthodox Church in Madaba, Jordan. It is the oldest extant map of the Holy Land and is dated to the middle of the 6th century AD. It was discovered late in the 19th century, during an excavation and reconstruction of the mosaic floor. The current church was built in 1896 over the remains of a Byzantine church, which is believed to have been built at the end of 6th or at the beginning of 7th century A.D.
The mosaic is a detailed map of the entire Holy Land, including the Nile Delta. The central element is a large depiction of Jerusalem as it appeared at the height of the Byzantine period. The map depicts some famous Old City structures such as the Damascus Gate, St. Steven's Gate Also called Lions' Gate, the Golden Gate , the gate leading to Mount Zion, the Citadel (Tower of David), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Cardo Maximus.
The Madaba Map is part of a mosaic tile floor in St. George's Orthodox Church in Madaba, Jordan. It is the oldest extant map of the Holy Land and is dated to the middle of the 6th century AD. It was discovered late in the 19th century, during an excavation and reconstruction of the mosaic floor. The current church was built in 1896 over the remains of a Byzantine church, which is believed to have been built at the end of 6th or at the beginning of 7th century A.D.
The mosaic is a detailed map of the entire Holy Land, including the Nile Delta. The central element is a large depiction of Jerusalem as it appeared at the height of the Byzantine period. The map depicts some famous Old City structures such as the Damascus Gate, St. Steven's Gate Also called Lions' Gate, the Golden Gate , the gate leading to Mount Zion, the Citadel (Tower of David), the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Cardo Maximus.
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The MOSAIC MAP OF MEDEBA, discovered in 1844, is the only ancient map of Palestine in existence. It depict Biblical Palestine and part of the neighboring countries. The center of the map is Jerusalem.
Medaba is an ancient city in Transjordan which is mentioned in Numbers 21:30. Christians lived in this large settlement during the Roman and Byzantine period, building houses and churches.
When a Greek Orthodox Church was erected in 1884 on the ruins of an earlier church from the sixth century A.D., the mosaic map was discovered. It portrays the Holy Land and its neighbors.
The Greek name-places are those of settlements mentioned in the Bible.
When a Greek Orthodox Church was erected in 1884 on the ruins of an earlier church from the sixth century A.D., the mosaic map was discovered. It portrays the Holy Land and its neighbors.
The Greek name-places are those of settlements mentioned in the Bible.
The Following is a list of some of the places and incidents shown in the Medaba Map:
The Dead Sea.
Adam and Eve with the serpent.
The hot baths.
The Jordan River flowing into the Dead Sea.
Jericho - One of the oldest cities in the world.
The Mountains of Moab.
Jerusalem - the Medaba map depicts the two main roads with avenues of columns. Parts of these avenues - the Cardo - have been excavated and reconstructed. The Medaba map mosaic also shows the Tower of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mount Zion, the Damascus Gate and the Pillar of Hadrian.
Bethlehem.
Judah.
Hebron.
Tekoah.
Emmaus.
Lydda (Lod)
Yavneh.
The Tribe if Dan.
Jaffa.
Jacob's Well - Nablus.
The Dead Sea.
Adam and Eve with the serpent.
The hot baths.
The Jordan River flowing into the Dead Sea.
Jericho - One of the oldest cities in the world.
The Mountains of Moab.
Jerusalem - the Medaba map depicts the two main roads with avenues of columns. Parts of these avenues - the Cardo - have been excavated and reconstructed. The Medaba map mosaic also shows the Tower of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mount Zion, the Damascus Gate and the Pillar of Hadrian.
Bethlehem.
Judah.
Hebron.
Tekoah.
Emmaus.
Lydda (Lod)
Yavneh.
The Tribe if Dan.
Jaffa.
Jacob's Well - Nablus.
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Part of the Madaba Mosaic Map from the 6th century showing Jerusalem.
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Dung Gate
New Church
Western Wall
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Golden Gate
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The Cardo
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