Ancient Israel

Events in Biblical History

From King David to the Return from the Babylonian Captivity. Bible History Online....

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Syrus Siniaticus

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En Gedi Explorations

Images. Ein Gedi was a prosperous Jewish village that was destroyed, together with its synagogue, during the reign of Justinian in the mid-six century A.D. The synagogue was the last in a series built on the site, and like its predecessor of the third century A.D., it was lavishly decorated with floor mosaics. These yielded several inscriptions in ...

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Seasons and Months in Palestine.

Everyday life in Israel was largely affected by that which was beyond the control of man, the seasons and the weather. This section contains a brief sketch of the seasons, climate, rainfall, dews, and months of Israel. Bible History Online....

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Nazareth

During the time of Christ. The little town of Nazareth was one of the loveliest spots in Galilee. Situated on the southeast slope of a hollow pear shaped basin, which descends gradually from the elevated plateau 1500 feet above sea level and opens out through a steep winding way -the stem of the pear-into the plain of Esdraelon, a thousand feet low...

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Assyriological Texts

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Ugaritic Tablets

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En-Hazeva -- Tamar Explorations

Images. The site of En Hazeva was excavated recently, revealing the remains of several desert forts, built one atop the ruins of the other, probably in the biblical period (10th-6th centuries BCE), and the later Roman fort of Tamar. Outstanding are the remains of a small Edomite shrine in which numerous cult objects (figurines, incense burners, etc...

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Israel, The Center of the World.

Little did the descendants of Abraham, also known as the Hebrews, realize what was in store for them as they entered into the land of Canaan. Their relatively small territory was right in the heart of the ancient world and on the borders of three gigantic land masses, Asia, Africa and Europe. Every great kingdom around them, from the north, south, ...

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Babylonia

The city of Babylon was the capital of the ancient land of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia. It was situated on the Euphrates River about 50 miles south of modern Baghdad, just north of what is now the modern Iraqi town of al-Hillah. Bible History Online....

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