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Shiloh

The portable shrine that Moses built in the wilderness was stationed at Shiloh from the time of the Conquest until the city's apparent destruction by the Philistines in 1104 B.C. Psalm 78:60 (NIV) "He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men." [Bible Places]...

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Jewish Quarter

The southeast corner of the Old City, the Jewish Quarter occupies about 15 acres and has been inhabited by Jews for centuries. Following the capture of the Old City by the Arabs in 1948, all Jews were expelled and their buildings destroyed. When Israel regained the Old City in 1967 work began to reconstruct the quarter and today hundreds of people ...

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Masada

160 feet above sea level and 1307 feet above Dead Sea. 1950 feet long, 650 feet wide at widest place, 4250 feet in circumference. Snake path climb: 900 feet. From west, difference in height is 225 feet. [Bible Places]...

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Medeba Plateau

Mt Nebo church, Mt Nebo looking at Jordan Rift, Mt Nebo looking northwest at Jordan Rift...[Bible Places]...

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Karnak Temple

Bird in Botanical Garden of Thutmose III, Botanical Garden of Thutmose III, Botanical Garden of Thutmose III...[Bible Places]...

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Thessalonica

Thessalonica Church of St Demetrios Roman street, Thessalonica Church of St Demetrios, Thessalonica Church of St Demetrios2...[Bible Places][Greece]...

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Hazor

Hazor: A Timeless Tell of Grandeur and Transformation In the tapestry of ancient history, Hazor emerges as a storied tell, a silent witness to the ebb and flow of civilizations. Once known in Joshua's day as "the head of all those kingdoms," Hazor's tale unfolds across the sprawling landscape of a 200-acre archaeological wonder, now standing as the...

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Gibeon

The Arab village of el-Jib sits on the north side of the hill and preserves the biblical name of the city inhabited by the Gibeonites. These people tricked Joshua into making a treaty with them; later the Israelites would be forced to defend their ill-made ally and in the process would defeat a five-king Canaanite coalition. The city of Gibeon sits...

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Yad HaShmonah

Nestled in the Judean hills about ten miles west of Jerusalem, Yad HaShmonah is a thriving moshav (communal settlement) composed of Israeli and Finnish believers in Jesus Christ. The hill the moshav was founded on in 1971 was apparently sparsely occupied in the Arab periods, based on archaeological remains found at the site. The hill is a kilometer...

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Mount of Olives

Separated from the Eastern Hill (the Temple Mount and the City of David) by the Kidron Valley, the Mt. of Olives has always been an important feature in Jerusalem's landscape. From the 3rd millennium until the present, this 2900-foot hill has served as one of the main burial grounds for the city. The two-mile long ridge has three summits each of wh...

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