The remains of biblical Dan can be found in a beautiful nature reserve at the base of Mount Hermon, about 6 km west of Caesarea Philippi. There have been some huge archaeological discoveries here, which verify the accuracy of the biblical record!
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King Solomon’s Gezer Gate
Remains of King Solomon’s gate at Gezer can be seen to this day.
Mount of Beatitudes
According to tradition, this slice of greenery is where Jesus delivered his famed Sermon on the Mount
Goats: Providers of Milk and Hair
Goats were ideally suited to the arid conditions of southern Judah, and were prized both for their milk and their hair!
The View Elijah Would (Not) Have Seen From Mt Carmel
When Elijah was twiddling his thumbs on Mount Carmel – waiting for the Baal prophets to finish their ranting (1 Kings 18:25-26) – perhaps he stood in the vicinity of this photo and absorbed the view.
Babylon’s Processional Way
This extravagantly-decorated wall lined the edge of the ‘Processional Way’, a main road in the ancient city of Babylon.
The Dead Sea
The Dead Sea – an incredibly salty lake south-east of Jerusalem – is the lowest point on Earth.
The Southern Steps of Herod’s Temple
If any site deserves to have a sign saying “Jesus was here”, it is surely the southern steps of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
The Town of Gamla (i.e. Camel!)
Located about 10 km (6 miles) northeast of the Sea of Galilee – on a hill that resembles a camel’s hump – Gamla participated in a major Jewish revolt against Roman rule.
Who were the Assyrians?
Browse the Bible a while, and you may encounter the Assyrians. A proud, nation-crushing people, who devoured Israel in 722 BC like an after-dinner mint. So who were the Assyrians? Where did they hail from? What were their cultural distinctives? And how did their civilization come to ruin?