Many streets and places in the Nordic countries have names with biblical roots. This includes Norway, where among others, we find, Marias vei (Marias road) in Mandal, Moses vei (Moses road) in Drøbak, Gosen in Madla, Sions dal (Zion’s valley) in Hyllestad, Abrahams vei (Abrahams road) in Tjøme, and Himmeriksdalen (Heavenly kingdom valley) in Vennesla.

Here are some examples of streets and places in Norway named after the Bible:

Abelsdal (Abels valley), Høvåg
Abrahams vei (Abrahams road), Tjøme Abrahamsdalen (Abrahams valley), Tokke
Babylon, tjern i Dønna
Betlehem (Bethlehem), forest in Sør-Odal
Bibeldalen (Bible valley), Saltdal
Davidbergan (Davids hills), hill in Nordkapp
Engelsdalen (Angel valley), Osen
Engeløya (Angel island), Steigen
Enoks vei (Enoks road), Oslo
Esekiel (Ezekiel), area of land in Gratangen
Estersdal (Esthers valley), Birkenes
Gabrielfjellet (Gabriel mountain), Tromsø
Gallileadalen (Galilee valley), Hitra
Gosen (Goshen), Madla
Himmerike (Heavenly kingdom), estate in Indre Østfold
Himmeriksdalen (Heavenly kingdom valley), Vennesla
Himmeriksheia (Heavenly kingdom heath), VenneslaHimmerikskollen (Heavenly kingdom hill), Halden
Himmerikstjern (Heavenly kingdom lake), Aremark
Isakdalen (Isaac valley), Overhalla
Israeltjønne (Israel lake), lake in Skjåk
Jerusalemknatten (Jerusalem hill), hill in Nord-Aurdal
Johannesdal (Johns valley), Drangedal
Jomfrugata (Virgin road), Midtbyen, Trondheim
Josefmyrin (Josef marsh), marsh in Steinkjer
Josvadalen (Joshua valley), Gausdal
Juditstjønn (Judiths lake), lake in Tinn
Karmelhaugen (Carmel hill), hill in Nærøysund
Lukasvika (Lukes cove), Oslo
Mariafjellet (Maria mountain), Åfjord
Marias vei (Marias road), Mandal
Markusdalen (Marks valley), Loppa
Markusveien (Marks road), Drammen
Mikaelshula (Michaels cave), cave in Skien
Moses vei (Moses road), Drøbak
Paradis (Paradise), Bergen
Paulus plass (Pauls square), Oslo
Perleporten (Pearl gate), RisørPilatusdalen (Pilate valley), Indre Fosen
Samsondalen (Samson valley), Bygland
Samuelsvika (Samuels cove), Bodø
Simonsdalen (Simons valley), Suldal
Sinaimyrdalen (Sinai marsh valley), Nes
Sions dal (Zions valley), Hyllestad
St. Petershaugen (St. Peters hill), hill in Harstad

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