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Atlas & Altar

Atlas & Altar — Bible and history: one honest question about one biblical place per episode, told on its own ground. A free video series by Douglas B. on YouTube — every episode in order.

Details

Length
2 hr 57 min
Sections
21
Language
English
Work published
2026
Source
YouTube
Rights
From the creator — the creator's own work

Chapters

  1. Ep1 — Why is Jerusalem called the City of David — if David was born in Bethlehem? 5:01
  2. Ep2 — Where was David first crowned — and why Hebron, not Jerusalem? 5:13
  3. Ep3 — Why did every army in the ancient world march through one small hill — Megiddo? 5:07
  4. Ep4 — Why is a lake called the Sea of Galilee? 4:56
  5. Ep5 — Why is Jericho the lowest city on earth — and why did everyone pass through it? 5:05
  6. Ep6 — Why does the Bible measure the whole land "from Dan to Beersheba"? 4:59
  7. Ep7 — Why had nobody ever heard of Nazareth? 4:56
  8. Ep8 — Why did prophecy pick Bethlehem — a village barely on the map? 9:39
  9. Ep9 — How can a river this short carry the whole story? 9:33
  10. Ep10 — Why Is the Lowest Place on Earth Also Its Deadest Water? 9:43
  11. Ep11 — How far did the exiles actually walk to Babylon? 10:13
  12. Ep12 — Where is Mount Sinai — Moses' mountain? 10:30
  13. Ep13 — How big was Nineveh — the city Jonah crossed in three days? 10:09
  14. Ep14 — How did Herod build a harbour in the open sea? 10:25
  15. Ep15 — Why does the story keep going down to the sea at Joppa? 10:11
  16. Ep16 — What happened on Mount Carmel, where one prophet stood alone? 10:13
  17. Ep17 — How much of the gospel happened in Capernaum, Jesus' own town? 10:34
  18. Ep18 — What happened in Bethany, the village a Sabbath walk from Jerusalem? 10:36
  19. Ep19 — Why didn't two walkers recognize their companion on the road to Emmaus? 10:08
  20. Ep20 — Why did a pillow stone become a gate of heaven at Bethel? 10:06
  21. Ep21 — Why did the tabernacle stand at Shiloh for centuries before a temple? 10:05