[Introduction] 1. Theoretical preamble 1.1 General features of toponyms and their historical development 1.2 Definiteness and its historical development 2. Development of some biblical toponyms 2.1 'Mount Gilboa' 2.2 Rivers : 'the Jordan river' ; 'the Nile river' 2.3 'Bashan' 2.4 'Ramah' 3. Conclusion [Abstract] ABBREVIATIONS