Beth-yerah Large tel on the southern shore of Lake Kinneret near the outlet of the Jordan River known as Khirbet Karak. Site of ancient Beth-yerah or Beth Ariah. The name Beth-yerah means “House of the Moon.” It does not appear in the Bible but excavations show the […]
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 →En-dor “And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo […]
Read more →Haluza Ruins Ancient city ruins of Haluza, 12.5 miles southwest of Beer Sheba. One of the important Nabatean cities, located on the trade route between Gaza and Petra. During the Byzantine Period it was a spiritual center and an army base. best writing service The city was […]
Read more →Galilee (Joshua 20:7; John 7:2) Jesus spent about six months of his Ministry in the Galilee: “After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.” (John 7:2) “And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount […]
Read more →Hazor (Joshua. 11:10) “And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and struck the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms” signature loan rate Hazor is the largest ancient archaeological mound in the Holy Land (131 feet […]
Read more →Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) A salt lake in southern Jordan Valley between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world, 46 miles (74 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide; 1293 feet (394 meters) below sea level. Known from ancient days and called by various names: […]
Read more →Dor (Castellum Merle) (Joshua 12:23) “The king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of the people of Gilgal, one;” On the shore of Mediterranean Sea, south of Mount Carmel, this area was where the Tjeker League of the Sea Peoples settled. There are […]
Read more →En-gedi (Joshua 15:62) Oasis on Dead Sea shore 17 km. north of Masada. En-gedi, fountain of the kid, is where the Shulamite watered her flocks and King Solomon sought her among the cascades of water, banana groves, rose beds and vineyards. Among the most beautiful oases in […]
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 […]
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