On this day in 2010, the newly rebuilt Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem was dedicated. The Hurva (which means “ruin” in Hebrew) Synagogue has a long and storied past, founded in…
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One of the most hallowed landmarks in the Old City of Jerusalem is the Via Dolorosa (translated from Latin meaning path of grief or way of sorrows), a narrow path through the streets of the…
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One of the most significant historical discoveries in Jewish and Christian history was made by a humble shepherd boy in 1947. After stumbling across the clay jars stuffed with old…
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Greece: Patmos | The End of the World Begins Here
AD 95 marked the beginning of the end after Roman emperor Domitian exiled the apostle John—by then an old man—to a small volcanic island off the coast of Greece. John…
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Israel: Caesarea Maritima | An Ancient Sea Port
The ancient Mediterranean seaport of Caesarea Maritima is perhaps one of Israel’s most famous attractions. Located about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa on the Mediterranean Coast in the lower…
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Found in an ancient church is a mosaic that depicts a miracle Jesus is said to have performed nearby—the feeding of the 5,000. The discovery was made in the “Burnt…
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Sea of Galilee is close to topped up, as Tel Megiddo National Park sees its 9th century BCE water reservoir fill up for the first time in years. The current winter…
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Belvoir Fortress is considered one of the north’s best keep secrets. Just ten miles sounth of the Sea of Galilee sits the crusader castle that dates back to the 12th…
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Sepphoris | The Mosaic City, The “Ornament of All Galilee”
It was a city once called the “ornament of all Galilee” by first century Jewish historian Josephus Flavius, but looking at the excavation of the ancient city of Sepphoris, one…
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Remains of Roman Legion base unearthed beneath wheatfield
Thousands of soldiers left remnants of coins, weapons, pottery, glass and tiles at the foot of Tel Megiddo, the legendary Armageddon. Remains of the largest Roman military base ever found…
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South of Nazareth, on Mt Kedumim, is the cliff on which it is supposed the attempt was made to throw Jesus to his death. A road leads to the site,…
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Abu Simbel – The Great Temple on the Nile
Rising from the western shore of the majestic Lake Nasser—a reservoir of the Nile River—the commanding rock-hewn temple of Abu Simbel stands as a self-made monument to the Egyptian Pharaoh…
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Nazareth Village is an open-air museum in Nazareth, Israel, that reconstructs and reenacts village life in Galilee in the time of Jesus. The village features houses, terraced fields, wine and…
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The Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa, built in the nineteenth century, stands on the slope of Mount Carmel on the east side of the main road, opposite the lighthouse, with…
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Haifa stands today as the third largest city in the State of Israel. Known by a copious number of other names throughout its 3,000-year history, the city’s reputation has grown…