Maon in the Negeb (Khirbet el Ma’in) Ruins of a settlement in the northwestern Negeb. A beautiful mosaic floor of a 6th and 7th century synagogue has been discovered here. The mosaic has been restored and removed to the Department of Antiquities in Jerusalem. Nearby where […]
Read more →Mamshit (Kurnub) Just north of The Large Crater in the Negeb, 3 miles southeast of Dimona, are ruins of ancient Mamshit, a Nabatean commercial center which appears in the 6th century Madaba Map under the name of Mampsis. The spot called Kurnub by the Arabs, was where […]
Read more →Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery in Judean Desert, built on hillside of Nahal Qidron, 12 km. east of Bethlehem. Founded in the 5th century by the monk Saba and called after him (mar means holy) . Mar Saba, inhabited by close to a dozen monks today, has […]
Read more →We currently are carrying a new publication: Josephus-Carta’s Illustrated-The Jewish War. Masada (Mezada); (Stronghold of En-gedi) (I Samuel 23:29) Remains of a large fortress from the Second Temple Period in the Judean Desert, 17 km. south of En Gedi and 2 km. from the western shore of […]
Read more →Megiddo (Joshua 12:21; I Kings 4:12; II Kings 23:29) Considered the Armageddon of the New Testament with a history stretching back 6,000 years. Tel Megiddo is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, renowned in antiquity. It was a fortified city due to its strategic location […]
Read more →Minnim (Khirbet Minya) Remains of an ancient palace on the shore of Lake Kinneret between Ginnosar and Tabgha. Built by the 8th-century Umayyad Caliph el-Walid, but not completed. It was probably destroyed by an earthquake. Umayyad fortress: Architectural and decorative detail indicates Greek Christians may have […]
Read more →Montfort Ruins of what was the most impressive Crusader fortress in the Galilee above Nahal Keziv, 4 miles northwest of Ma’alot. Built by the Crusaders in the middle of the 12th century, it was protected by steep cliffs on three sides and by a moat. The […]
Read more →Mount Carmel (I Kings 18:19, 20) A range of mountains between the Jezreel Valley in the northeast and the Coastal Plain in the west. Its length is 15.5 miles. Its summit is 1790 feet above sea level. It is largely covered with woods and a large […]
Read more →Mount Hermon “And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side of Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon…” (Deuteronomy 3:8) The highest mountain in the country; it forms part […]
Read more →Michmash The Arabvillage of Mukhmas, on the border of the Judean Hills and the Judean Desert, 6 miles northeast of Jerusalem, is built on the remains of what is believed to be the site of the ancient Biblical city of Michmash. The old building stones have […]
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