Lod (Lydda) (I Chronicles 8:12) City on border of Judean Foothills and central Coastal Plain, with a rich history. North of Lod is Ben-Gurion International Airport. History: First mentioned in City Lists of Egyptian King Thutmose III (15th c. BCE) as Rathan. Mentioned in Bible as being […]
Read more →Latrun (Latrun Monastery) There are two theories about the origin of the name Latrun: one claims it is a distortion of the name of a Crusader castle that once stood here, Le Toron des Chevaliers – the tower of the knights; the other claims it is a […]
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 […]
Read more →Mount Ebal “And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.” (Deuteronomy 27:13) A mountain north of Shechem. Height: 3084 feet above sea level. Known in Bible as ‘the mountain of the curse’ as opposed to Mount […]
Read more →Mount Gerizim (Deuteronomy 11:29) Mountain south of Shechem. Height: 2890 feet above sea level. Mount Gerizim is known in the Bible as ‘mountain of the blessing’ as opposed to Mount Ebal, north of Shechem, known as ‘mountain of the curse.’ Called Jebel et Tur in Arabic, […]
Read more →Mount Meron Range of mountains in the Upper Galilee 5 miles northwest of Safed. Its summit is 3963 feet above sea level – the highest peak in Israel till the Six Day War. Called Jarmaq in Arabic. South of the summit are remains of a Jewish […]
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