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More Maps of the Bible Lands
I love good maps. I think that I might have mentioned that before. When I’m not reading my Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary or Satellite Bible Atlas, I usually looking at Google Maps. Well, Google...
View ArticleThe Jerusalem Movie Trailer
Since I posted about the official Jerusalem movie trailer last night, I’ve had a couple of people ask me about some of the locations. If you are interested, here is a run-down of all of the locations...
View ArticleRaising the Water Level in the Dead Sea
For the past 50 years, the water level has been dropping in the Dead Sea. Some of this has been caused by the natural climate oscillation over time. However, some of the drop has been caused by the...
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The Lowest Place On Earth
Today was spent the entire day around the lowest place on the earth, the Dead Sea. After breakfast, we headed toward Masada. Our goal was to beat the crowds and the heat of the day. We arrived around...
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View From Ein Gedi, Next to the Dead Sea, South Toward Masada
From the top of Wadi David at Ein Gedi, you can see the coast of the Dead Sea as far as Masada in the center of the faint ridge in the distance (a wadi is a deep ravine, usually with seasonal flash...
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Tristram’s Starling at Masada
Tristram’s Starling The Tristram’s starling is a common feature in the Judaean Hill Country. It was first discovered by Reverend Henry Tristram during an ornithological study in Israel in 1863. This...
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Snake Trail Ascending Masada
In the first century, King Herod built numerous palaces throughout Judea and Samaria. One of his most famous palaces was built on the top of a standalone plateau on the edge of the Dead Sea. It is...
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Judean Wilderness
Although a large portion of the country of Israel is green and covered with vegetation, some of it is not. This view of the southern Judean Wilderness provides a wonderful example of the terrain that...
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Masada Cistern
While cisterns like those at Beit Guvrin could serve a household, others were built to store water for communities, like Herod the Great’s colossal cisterns atop Masada. Living waters and wells are...
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One Year Ago – The Lowest Place on Earth
Herod’s Palace at Masada NOTE: I am continuing my series of retrospective posts on the our tour one year ago. I invite you to start at the beginning and read through all of them. A year ago today, we...
View ArticleThe Lowest Place on Earth
Sunday is always a special day. But I always especially enjoy gathering with fellow Christians while traveling in Israel. Today was no exception. Members of the tour led us in prayer, led songs and...
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