In English today, when someone uses the term “Philistine” it is often equated with being uncultured or even barbaric. However, the more we have learned through archeology, we are finding this stereotype grossly inaccurate. What is more, this stereotype has...
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The southern region of Israel runs below Jerusalem, Judea-Samaria, and the coast, all the way to Eilat at the bottom tip of the country. Most notably, the region includes Beershev and the Negev Desert, complete with the world's largest "erosion cirque," near Mitzpe Ramon.
Did you know that more than half of the nation of Israel consists of desert? This small country is mostly desert, and yet still has luscious greenery in the Galilee, snow on Mount Hermon, and blooming fields. Let’s adventure into...
The Dead Sea is a phenomenon on several levels: geographical, biblical and prophetic. It is a very unique body of water, but it will also be a sign of restoration. Allow me to explain. The Past Promises and the Future...
Wilderness Meaning in the Bible Wilderness appears in the Bible regularly and, what is more, it is often the background of significant events.When God freed His people from slavery in Egypt, He didn't bring them straight into the Promised Land....
Imagine yourself on a long journey in the desert by the Dead Sea. For much of the year at the lowest place on earth, the temperatures can reach 100F (38C) by noon. The unshaded desert sun is surprisingly intense and...
"For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water.” Jeremiah 2:13 As we hiked to the top of...