Capernaum (Kefar Nahum) (Matthew 4:13) “And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the seacoast, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali:” The site of ancient Capernaum is on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 4 km. southwest of the mouth […]
Read more →Ai (Joshua 7; 8:1) “And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise , go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his […]
Read more →Beersheba (Be’er Sheva) (Genesis 21:32) Israel’s fourth largest city lies between the Negev prairies and the cultivated fields to the north. Known as the City of the Patriarchs, Beer-sheba was where Abimelech, King of Gerar, made covenants with both Isaac and Abraham (Genesis 21:32; 26:33). Here, too, […]
Read more →Apollonia (Tel Arshaf) (Acts 17:1-2) “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews, And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three ed-inform.net days reasoned with them out of the […]
Read more →Belvoir (Kokhav HaYarden) Ruins of the Crusader castle Belvoir (Fair View) on a 1640 feet-high hill with a panoramic view of part of the Jordan Valley,10 km. north of Beth Shean. The castle was built between 1138 and 1140 on the ruins of a Persian and Byzantine […]
Read more →Bethlehem (Bet Lehem) (Genesis. 35:19) (Matthew 2:1) (Luke 2:1) Bethlehem today is a Christian Arab city in Judean Hills 7 km. south of Jerusalem, where Jesus was born and thus holy to Christians the world over. There are Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Syrian Catholic and Armenian churches […]
Read more →Chorazin (Korazin, Korazim) (Matthew 11:21) “Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.“ Ruins of an ancient settlement and synagogue, […]
Read more →Bet Guvrin (Beit Jibrin, Betogabris, Beth Gabra – an Aramaic name meaning “the house of the strong men”) Ruins of an ancient city and limestone caves were found near the kibbutz of this name, 14 km. east of Qiryat Gat. The kibbutz was named after the Jewish […]
Read more →Ashkelon (Ashqelon) (Joshua 13:3) City in south on Mediterranean coast, near the site of a major Philistine city. Herod the Great was born here. Jews and Christians enjoyed prosperity here throughout Arimidex Anastrozole, Jews leaving only after the Crusaders were driven out by the Moslems. Old city […]
Read more →Bet Shearim Remains of an ancient Jewish city on the border of the Jezreel Valley and Lower Galilee. The site is famous for its catacombs filled with sarcophagi. It has the most extensive Jewish remains outside of Jerusalem. http://www.rentatodo.com/es/apply-online-for-personal-loan Known during the Second Temple Period but became […]
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