Elath (Eilat) (II Kings 14: 22) Port on Gulf of Eilat. Ancient settlement mentioned several times in Bible as Eloth or Elath. Important during period of kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Solomon equipped a large navy at Ezion-geber, apparently near here. Because of its strategic position on a […]
Read more →Emmaus (Imwas) (Luke 24 :13) Ruins of settlement and archaeological site within Canada Park, 2 km. north of the Latrun junction. Some believe it to be the New Testament Emmaus, where Cleopas and Simon saw the risen Jesus, as told in Luke’s Gospel. Strategic site since ancient […]
Read more →Fandaqumiya (Pentakomia) (El) Fandaqumiya is an Arab village in the Samarian Hills 4 km. north of Sabastiya. The name is a corruption of the Greek name Pentakomia. no hassle pay day loan It is the site of an ancient settlement recorded in a mosaic floor my-pharm-blog.com found […]
Read more →Farata (Pirathon) (Judges 12:13) (II Samuel 23:30). Arab village 10 km. southwest of Shechem. Believed to be the site of Biblical Pirathon, birthplace of the Judge Abdon (Judges 12:13) – in the land of Ephraim, and in the hill country of the Amalekites; and of Benaiah, one […]
Read more →Flagellation, Monastery of (Old City of Jerusalem) (John 19:1) “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.” The Church of the Flagellation is a Wellbutrin (Bupropion) church located in the eastern section of the Old City of Jerusalem, near Saint Stephen’s Gate. Also included in this complex […]
Read more →Hebron (Hevron) (Numbers 13:22) City in Judean Hills 36 km. (22 miles) south of Jerusalem; one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Almost as rich as Jerusalem in Biblical associations. Also mentioned in the Bible as Kiriath-arba and Mamre. Abode of the Patriarchs Abraham, […]
Read more →Hephzibah and the Bet Alfa Synagogue (Isaiah 62:4) The kibbutz of Hephzibah in the Jezreel Valley at the foot of Mount Gilboa; is the site of the 6th century CE Bet Alfa synagogue. The name Hephzibah derives from a Biblical phrase; “You shall no more be termed […]
Read more →Herodium (Romans 16:11) Mountain in Judean Desert 6 km. (4 miles) southeast of Bethlehem. Height: 758 meters (2487 feet) above sea level. Named after King Herod who built a fortress on the summit and a settlement at its foot. According to Joseph ben Mattathias, Herod was also […]
Read more →Jericho (Joshua 3:16) Arab city in southern Jordan Valley at the junction of major north-south and east-west arteries. Jericho is considered the oldest city in the world and the lowest on earth – 250 meters (820 feet) below sea level; the first place conquered by Joshua after crossing […]
Read more →Jerusalem(Joshua 10:1)The capital of the State of Israel and ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel and later of Judah. A city sacred to the three principal monotheistic religions.Situated in the heart of the Judean Hills, 800 meters (2625 feet) above sea level on the crossroads of […]
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