Beth Shearim Remains of an ancient Jewish city on the border of the Jezreel Valley and Lower Galilee. The site is famous for its catacombs filled with sarcophagi. It has the most extensive Jewish remains outside of Jerusalem. Known during Second Temple Period but became famous during […]
Read more →Mar Saba Greek Orthodox monastery in Judean Desert, built on hillside of Nahal Qidron, 12 km. east of Bethlehem. Founded in the 5th century by the monk Saba and called after him (mar means holy) . Mar Saba, inhabited by close to a dozen monks today, has […]
Read more →Galilee (Joshua 20:7; John 7:2) Jesus spent about six months of his Ministry in the Galilee: “After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.” (John 7:2) “And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount […]
Read more →Dead Sea (Yam HaMelah) A salt lake in southern Jordan Valley between Israel and Jordan: the lowest lake in the world, 46 miles (74 km) long; 10 miles (16 km) wide; 1293 feet (394 meters) below sea level. Known from ancient days and called by various names: […]
Read more →Dor (Castellum Merle) (Joshua 12:23) “The king of Dor in the heights of Dor, one; the king of the people of Gilgal, one;” On the shore of Mediterranean Sea, south of Mount Carmel, this area was where the Tjeker League of the Sea Peoples settled. There are […]
Read more →En-gedi (Joshua 15:62) Oasis on Dead Sea shore 17 km. north of Masada. En-gedi, fountain of the kid, is where the Shulamite watered her flocks and King Solomon sought her among the cascades of water, banana groves, rose beds and vineyards. Among the most beautiful oases in […]
Read more →We currently are carrying a new publication: Josephus-Carta’s Illustrated-The Jewish War. Masada (Mezada); (Stronghold of En-gedi) (I Samuel 23:29) Remains of a large fortress from the Second Temple Period in the Judean Desert, 17 km. south of En Gedi and 2 km. from the western shore of […]
Read more →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 […]
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