Shechem (Nablus) (Genesis 33:18) Arab city in Samarian Hills between Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal. Site of ancient city continuously occupied from Bronze Age to the present-day. History: Shechem is mentioned in Egyptian writings from 19th century BCE and in Tell el Amarna letters from the 14th […]
Read more →Shiloh (Shillo) (Joshua 18:1 etc.) Ruins of the ancient city of Shiloh. Religious center after the Israelite Conquest (Joshua 18:1). The Benjaminites seized daughters of Shiloh for wives as they came out to dance (Judges 21:19-23). Apparently destroyed by the Philistines after their victory over the Israelites […]
Read more →Shivta (Subeita, Isbeita) Ruins of ancient city in Negev south of the Beersheba-Nizzana road, 9 miles to the west of Sede Boqer. Originally it was a Nabatean road station, which was apparently built in the 1st century BCE; it reached its prime in the Byzantine Period when […]
Read more →Sodom (Genesis 13:10) “And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you came unto […]
Read more →St. George’ s Monastery (Deir Mar Jiryes) Greek Orthodox monastery in the Judean Desert, built on the mountain side of Wadi Qilt ravine, 5 km. west of Jericho. Believed to stand on site of 4th century synagogue founded by John of Coziba and extended and enlarged in […]
Read more →St. Theodosius’ Monastery Greek Orthodox monastery on border of Judean Hills and Desert, 7 km. northeast of Bethlehem. Named after Greek monk Theodosius, who found refuge here in second half of the 5th century. The original monastery was destroyed at the time of the Arab conquest and […]
Read more →Tabgha (Heptapegon) Site in the Ginnosar Valley on the shore of Lake Kinneret. The Arabic names Tabkha or Tabigha are emmawatson-fans.com of the Greek name Heptapegon meaning “Land of the Seven Springs.” This too is the meaning of the Hebrew name Ein Sheva. A Christian holy site, it was here […]
Read more →Temple Mount – Jerusalem A walled-in platform site in ancient times of both the First and Second Temple – the religious and national focal point of the Jewish people for many generations. Located in southeast corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. Today occupied by the following […]
Read more →Tiberias (Rakkath) (Joshua 19:35) City on shore of Lake Kinneret which has played an important role in the history of the area and the Jewish people for over 2,000 years. One of 4 Jewish holy cities (together with Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed). History: Founded between 17 and […]
Read more →Ulam (Aulam) Ruins of abandoned village in Galilee. Built on the ruins of an ancient settlement, perhaps the Ulam mentioned in the Talmud and Onomasticon of Eusebius. Finds: Building foundations and stones from the Paxil (Paroxetine); part of an ancient olive oil press was found nearby. The […]
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