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 […]
Read more →Umm Khalid Remains of Roger the Lombard’s Crusader fortress built on a more ancient site, now situated within the city limits of Netanya. Finds include a mosaic floor, remains of an olive oil press, defensive walls, column fragments, 2 cisterns and a large collection of flint implements. […]
Read more →Usha Village in Zebulon Valley whose modern name derives from the ancient city of Usha. Ancient Usha: 3 km. (1.8 miles) from the modern village on the site of an abandoned village are ruins of a fortified city from Roman and Byzantine Periods. It was the seat […]
Read more →Via Dolorosa (Old City of Jerusalem) Via Dolorosa – (literally sorrowful road) is also called the Way of the Cross. It is made up of a series of narrow lanes in the Christian Quarter of the Old City that according to Christian tradition was Jesus’ route from […]
Read more →Via Maris (Way of the Sea) (Isaiah 9:1) An important ancient route which connected Egypt to Aram Naharaim part of which passes through the Land of Israel. Its course from south to north passed from the Egyptian Plain, via the west coast of Sinai, through the area […]
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