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Sycamore Tree

"Jesus entered Jericho and

was passing through it.

Now a man namedZacchaeus was there; he

was a chief tax collectorand was rich. He was

trying to get a look at

Jesus, but being a shortman he could not see over

the crowd. So he ran onahead and climbed up into

a sycamore tree to see

him, because Jesus wasgoing to pass that way"

(Luke 19:1-4, NET Bible).

MOUNT GILBOA

Mount Gilboa is on thesoutheastern side of the

Jezreel Valley. King Saulfelt forced to commit

suicide on these slopes

when facing certain defeatby the Philistines. In light

of Saul and Jonathan'sdeaths, David cursed the

mountain: "O mountainsof Gilboa, may you have

neither dew nor rain, nor

fields that yield offerings"(2 Sam 1:21).
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Herod's Harbor

This site was insignificant

until Herod the Great

began to develop it into amagnificent harbor befitting

his kingdom. The harborwas built using materials

that would allow the

concrete to hardenunderwater. The forty-acre

harbor would accommodate300 ships, much larger

than the modern harbor

existing today.

Aerial of Nebi Samwil

Though its name identifies

it as the home of the

prophet Samuel and thetomb of Samuel is here

venerated by Muslims andJews, scholars are agreed

that Samuel's home andplace of burial are at

Ramah, about five milesaway. Excavations around

the modern building which

houses a mosque and a

synagogue have revealedsignificant remains fromthe Crusader period.


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Hezekiah's Tunnel

The Tunnel

A 1750-foot (530m) tunnelcarved during the reign of

Hezekiah to bring water

from one side of the city tothe other, Hezekiah's

Tunnel together with the6th c. tunnel of Euphalios

in Greece are considered

the greatest works of waterengineering technology in

the pre-Classical period.Had it followed a straight

line, the length would have

been 1070 ft (335m) or40% shorter.

Olives Trees in Gethsemane

Adjacent to the Church of All Nations is anancient olive garden. Olive trees do nothave rings and so their age can not be

precisely determined, but scholarsestimate their age to anywhere between

one and two thousand years old. It is

unlikely that these trees were here in thetime of Christ because of the report that

the Romans cut down all the trees in thearea in their siege of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.


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Sorek Valley

Excavations of Beth Shemesh are visible in

the foreground and the Sorek Valley to thewest is behind. Samson traveled down

this valley numerous times including the

time when he killed the lion and laterwhen he tied the tails of 300 foxes

together.

This was the vantage point of theIsraelites who watched the ark of the

covenant return to Beth Shemesh on acow-pulled cart from the land of the

Philistines (1 Samuel 6).

Dead Sea

Known in the Bible as the

"Salt Sea" or the "Sea ofthe Arabah," this inland

body of water isappropriately named

because its high mineral

content allows nothing tolive in its waters. Other

post-biblical names for theDead Sea include the "Sea

of Sodom," the "Sea ofLot," the "Sea of Asphalt"

and the "Stinking Sea." In

the Crusader period, it wassometimes called the

"Devil's Sea." All of thesenames reflect something of

the nature of this lake.


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View from Azekah

The best view of the valley

is from the commanding

hilltop of Azekah. Thisstrategic city was wisely

fortified by Rehoboam, andit was one of the last cities

to fall to the Babylonians in

the invasion of Judah in586 B.C. The valley below

is the location of the battleof David and Goliath.

Cave of Adullam

1 Samuel 22 says that

David hid in the "cave of

Adullam." Today there aremany caves at the site and

it's not clear which one orones David used, as many

have been used andmodified in the years

since. While he was here,400 men who were in debt,

distress or discontent,

gathered around David.


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The Machpelah

Genesis 23 records the

purchase by Abraham of a

plot of ground in Hebronfor a burial cave for his

wife Sarah. In a deal thatforeshadows many such

other Middle Eastern deals,

Abraham paid anoutrageous 400 shekels of

silver to Ephron theHittite. Later Abraham,

Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and

Leah would be buried here.

Cenotaph of Isaac

Three major rooms make

up the Machpelah. In thecenter are Abraham and

Sarah. On the east sideare Isaac and Rebekah; the

Jewish people are allowed

to visit here only ten daysa year. On the west side

are the cenotaphs of Jacoband Leah. Rachel was

buried near Bethlehem.

The pulpit (minbar) was

made in 1091 for a mosquein Ashkelon and donated by

Saladin in 1191.


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Tell Lachish

Identified first as Lachish by Albright in1929, the tell was excavated by James

Leslie Starkey 1932-38 and by Tel Aviv

University 1973-87.

Lachish is generally regarded as thesecond most important city in the southern

kingdom of Judah. It enters the biblical

narrative in the battle accounts of Joshua,Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar.

Tomb of the Sidonian

Sometime in the Hellenistic (or maybe

Persian) period, a group of Sidonianssettled at Maresha. This beautifully

decorated tomb was used by

Apollophanes, the head of the Sidoniansettlement for 33 years. It was in use

from the 3rd to the 1st centuries B.C. Theend of the cave is shaped like a bed and

was the resting-place of the Sidonian

patriarch. Numerous other burial nicheswere carved on either side of the

chamber.


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Herod's Bathhouse

Herod had several private bathhousesbuilt at Masada. The caldarium depicted

here had a heavy floor suspended on 200

pillars.

Outside the room a furnace would sent hot

air under the floor. When water was

placed on the floor, steam was created.Pipes were built into the walls to help to

heat the room.

Corinth Canal

The isthmus connecting

the Peloponnese andmainland Greece is four

miles wide and as early as

the 6th century B.C., workwas begun to dig a canal

connecting the Corinthianand Saronic gulfs. This

project failed but a pavedroad (the diolkos) wasconstructed about 600

B.C. to allow light ships tobe hauled overland. The

modern canal was

completed in the late 19thcentury.


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TOMB OF SAMSONThis is truly Samsons country located right in the area of the burly champions birth and burial, between Zoraand Eshtaol (Judges 13:25; 16:31).

King Davids harpA new strings bridge was constructed on the western entrance to the city, as part of the light rail mass transit

system in Jerusalem. The form of the bridge resembles a harp, fitting the image of the "city of David". This newJerusalem landmark dominates the skyline of the city.

LOTS WIFEWy did Lots wife look back and turn in to a piller of salt


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Mary Magdalene's skullThe reliquary contains what many believe is Mary Magdalene's skull (below).

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Mary's WellMarys Well "The spring of the Virgin Mary") is reputed to be located at the site where the Angel Gabriel appeared t

Mary and announced that she would bear the Son of God - an event known as the Annunciation.

Rachels Tomb wife of Jacob,Rachel's Tomb (Hebrew: ; Arabic: translit. Qubbat Rakhil, trans. Dome of Rachel),wife of Jacob, is thetraditional gravesite of the Biblical Matriarch Rachel and is widely considered the third holiest site in Judaism. It is

located in the central West Bank on the outskirts of Bethlehem.
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TOMB OF ST MATTHIASActs 1:26 reports that Matthias was chosen to replace Judas because he was a witness to the Resurrection.

Tomb of St. BartholomewSt. Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles with Jesus during his earthly ministry.

Mount SinaiThis is the location were Moses met God at the burning bush it is also were God gave moses the tencommandments


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Mt. Eremos,Once called Mt. Eremos, this is an aerial view of the Mount of Beatitudes. It is both mountainous and plains; greatacoustics with the hills & contours for the thousands to hear. A land flowing with milk and honey.

NOAHS ARKGoverment confirms this is Noahs Ark.

OUR SEARCH FOR THE LOST CITIESWhere are these cities that are mentioned in the bible? SODOM and GOMORRAH


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ROCK OF HOREBExodus 17:6 describes the incident when the Israelites were in the wilderness without water. Moses was upon therock at Horeb. He struck this rock and obtained drinking water.

The Edicule ("small chapel")From here, Jesus "was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." (Acts1:9)

Tomb of BenjaminBenjamin was the youngest of the sons of Jacob, and head of one of the 12 Tribes of Israel. This tribe was locatedin the center of Israel, between Judah and Ephraim. The region included parts of Jerusalem, and the cities ofBeth-El, Givon and Jericho. Both King Saul, the first Israelite King, and Jermiah, one of the greatest prophets,came from the tribe of Benjamin.


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Tomb of Zachariah,TOMB INSCRIPTION The 47-letter text reads "This is the tomb of Zachariah, martyr, very pious priest, father ofJohn", an apparent reference to the father of John the Baptist.

Yardenit BaptismalYardenit batismal is a popular site in the south end of the Sea of Galilee. At this site, or to the south of this site,was the place where Jesus was baptized by John the baptist, an important event in the life of Jesus.

Succoth from East

The identification of Tell

Deir Alla is disputed byscholars, but most believe

that it is biblical Succoth.

Jacob gave the name tothis place when he

stopped here and erectedbooths (succoth; Gen

33). Later Gideon chased

the Midianites pastSuccoth but did not

receive help from the townelders (they later

regretted their decision).

An importantarchaeological discovery
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found here is an 8thcentury B.C. inscription

which mentions the

prophet Balaam (cf. Num22-24).

Plains of Moab

Just prior to entering the

Promised Land, the twelvetribes of Israel camped on

the "Plains of Moab" on

the east side of the Jordan

River opposite Jericho.Here Moses delivered hislast messages (the Book

of Deuteronomy). After

his death, the nationremained here for one

month to mourn hisdeath. This is also the

area where Elijah was

taken to heaven in awhirlwind (2 Ki 2).

Mount Nebo

The Lord forbade Moses

from entering thePromised Land, but he

granted him a spectacular

view of it before hisdeath. Climbing Mt. Nebo,

Moses was able to see thelength and breadth of the

land of Canaan. When

Moses died, Scripturenotes that the Lord buried

him and no man knewwhere exactly he was laid

(Deut 34).


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Plain of el-Raha

Wadi el-Deir connectsJebel Musa to the Plain of

el-Raha. Raha means

"rest" and according totradition this is the area

where the Israelitescamped and the golden

calf was forged (Exodus32). Nearby are the tomb

of Sheikh Harun (Aaron)

and the chapel of thegolden calf.

THE TOMB OF ST SIMEON

The egg-like boulder on the plinthis all that remains of the columnthat Simeon Stylites sat on for overthree decades.

He died in 459AD, 18m above theground.

Observe the area in frontwhere hewas first buried before being dugout and transported to Antioch, andlater to Constantinople.

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