Bible Places

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Mount of Beatitudes

According to tradition, this slice of greenery is where Jesus delivered his famed Sermon on the Mount

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.

The Temple in First-Century Israel: A Detailed Study

The whole temple operation was centred on relationship. When Jesus visited Herod’s temple and saw this purpose being neglected, he assembled a whip, and enacted one of the most dramatic episodes of his ministry.

Dan

Dan

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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