Zorah (Tzora) (Joshua 19: 41) Kibbutz named after the Biblical city of Zorah, identified at adjacent Tell Sora. Close by, near a spring, is a tel with remains of structures and shards from the Iron Age, and Roman and Byzantine Periods. To the southwest are 2 mounds where […]
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 →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 →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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