Rehoboth (in the Negeb) (Genesis 26:22) Large settlement ruins in the Negeb. “And he removed from there, and dug another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD has made room for […]
Read more →Timnah (Genesis 36:40) “And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth…” Copper mine in the southern Arabah, 15.5 miles north of Elath. A mining company began […]
Read more →Gaza (Azza) (Josh. 15:47) Arab city on southern Coastal Plain in heart of Gaza Strip. The Hebrew Azza is from ancient Semitic word meaning might. The archaeological mound of the ancient city is located near the shore, within the boundaries of the modern city. Gaza is the […]
Read more →Ophrah The Arab village Tayiba in the Samarian Hills, 6 miles northeast of Ramallah, is believed to be the site of ancient Ophrah, a city in the Benjamin tribal allotment: “And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned […]
Read more →Mount Zin (Mount Hor) Mountain in the Negeb in the Zin Valley, 6 miles southwest of the Scorpion’s Ascent. Height:912 feet above sea level. There is a good view of the entire area from the summit. “And they set out from Kadesh, and encamped at mount […]
Read more →Mount Tabor “The north and the south, you have created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your name.” (Psalms 89:12) Mount Tabor is a dome-shaped mountain in Galilee in heart of the Jezreel Valley where Deborah and Barak led the armies of Israel. “And she […]
Read more →Hippus (Hippos) (Susita) Ruins of an ancient city at the summit of a steep hill on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee overlooking its shores. Its beginnings was as a large Hellenistic city called Hippos (horse) in Greek and Susita in Hebrew. King Alexander Yannai […]
Read more →Hunin Fortress (Qal’at Hunin) Remains of a Crusader castle, Castellum Novum (New Castle), in the Galilee 1.8 miles west of Qiryat Shmona, within the abandoned village of Hunin. 2009decreed that introductory rates It was built in 1106 by Hugh of St. Omer on an ancient archaeological mound […]
Read more →Hisham’s Palace (Khirbet el Mafjar) Extensive remains of a winter palace built by the Umayyad Caliph Hisham in the 8th century, located half a mile northeast of Jericho. Ruined in an earthquake in 747, shortly after its construction; it was never inhabited at all. Architectural design was […]
Read more →Mount of Beatitudes (Har HaOsher) Mountain northwest of the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum (Kefar Nahum). It’s height is 125 meters (410 feet) above the lake and 70 meters (230 feet) below Mediterranean sea level. Here, according to Christian tradition, Jesus gave his Sermon on the Mount. The opening […]
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