Journey to the Center of the Earth
Israel is small--only the size of Massachusetts or New Jersey.
A Bedouin village along the Road to Jericho.
Bedouins are descendants of Abraham's third wife, Keturah, and approximate his own lifestyle of 4,000 years ago most closely.
Isaac's Well near the Entrance to Beersheva
Replica of a common altar near the Tel of Beersheva.
The Mountains of Moab across the Dead Sea (Salt Sea)
Mount Khor (near Petra in the land of Edom)
View from Mt. Nebo, where Moses saw the Promised Land
The Jordan River and the Golan Heights (Bashan)
Remains of the Walls of Jericho
The spring where YHWH chose Gideon's 300 men
The dry brook bed The Valley of Elah, where David killed Goliath The oasis at Eyn Gedi Mt. Hermon, in Israel's northeast corner
Model of the gate to Megiddo as it appeared in Solomon's day.
Reconstruction of the altar at Dan Reconstruction at Dan of a civil judgment seat, The actual area where Micah said Y'shua would be born: the Tower of the Flock.
Nazareth and Mt. Tabor across the Jezreel Valley from Megiddo
The Sea of Galilee looking north toward the Arbel Mountain, Capernaum, and Beth Tsaida.
Kfar Nahum (Capernaum)
The Roman-era aqueduct at Caesarea Caesarea's theatre was so well-preserved, having been covered by sand that washed ashore from the Nile River, that it required only minimal restoration before acoustically-perfect concerts could again be offered there.
Cave at Qumran where some of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
Masada, the isolated fortress developed by Herod at what was then the end of the Dead Sea Here, the Zealots and Essenes made their last stand against Rome, and took the victory from Rome by committing mass suicide when capture was inevitable. Herzliyya, named for Theodor Herzl, father of the Zionist movement.
The modern metropolis of Tel Aviv The Huleh Valley, north of the Sea of Galilee.
Remains of a colonnaded street in Scythopolis, the Roman-era expansion of Beth Shean, the tel in the background. The top of one capital was all that stuck out about ground to clue archaeologists in on where to dig.
An excellent example of how when the ancients destroyed a city, they would just cover it up and build on top of it. Beth Shean had 19 levels of civilization!
atop Masada, in which the congregants all faced one another--
But, oh how significant!
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More about the geography of Israel
In broader context: The Ancient Near East
The Patriarchs
The Exodus and Conquest of Canaan
where Aharon the first High Priest died
The Mount of Blessing (Grizim) and the Mount of Cursing (Ebal)
Between them is Shechem, where the patriarch Joseph is buried.
Era of the Judges
and the United Kingdom
(Hill of Moreh in the background)
Mt. Tavor
Where Baraq and D'vorah defeated Sisera
where David got his five smooth stones to kill Goliath and his brothers.
where David hid from King Saul and cut off the corner of his garment in a cave.
was an inspiration of some of David's psalms and the Song of Solomon.
The ruins of King Solomon's chariot city, Megiddo.
The round structure at the bottom of the picture is an example of the "high places" (bamoth)
where idols were often worshipped.
The Divided Kingdom and the Prophets
that King Jeroboam built as an alternative worship site to Jerusalem, his political rival, starting the Northern Kingdom's downward spiral.
commonly referred to in Scripture where someone was seen "sitting in the gate".
Yafo (Joppa), the world's most ancient port
From here, Jonah set sail in the opposite direction from Nin'veh, trying to elude Yahweh's assignment.
The Life of Y'shua
Modern Bethlehem can be seen in the background.
The "shepherds' fields" at Bethlehem.
the town of Peter and Andrew, which Y'shua often made His headquarters.
Cave known as the "Gates of Hades" at Caesarea Philippi.
It was here that Y'shua told His disciples that the "gates of Hades" would not prevail against the "called-out" congregation He would build.
Akko (Ptolemais in the time of the Apostles)
This was one of Paul's ports of call when taking the news of amnesty through Yahshua to the scattered ten tribes.
The Roman Occupation
that carried fresh water from springs on Mount Carmel.
The Essene community at Qumran
The Revival of the
Desolate Land...
Here many boatloads of refugees came in by night during and after World War II, when Britain restricted the promised immigration because of Arab pressure.
from the ancient port of Yafo (Joppa).
...and from the air
When Mark Twain visited, he said not even a chicken could scratch out a living there! But look what the Jews have made it into!
This photo gives a succinct overview of Israel's security issues. The Golan Heights are in the foreground;
the mountains in the background are in Lebanon. If Israel gave Syria back the Golan, this narrow strip near Dan
would be defenseless, humanly speaking.
It's not all desert in the Middle East!
Especially since the House of Judah has returned.
Imagine what it will be when the Whole House of Israel arrives!
The Stones Cry Out!
The tel of Beth Shean
The world's oldest synagogue
a description, in a nutshell, of what YHWH wants His community to be.
And the grand finale, Jerusalem!
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