Category Archives: Theology

Tel Dan

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Jeff Block

After breakfast, we departed the hotel in Tiberias and headed north along the Sea of Galilee, then through the Hula valley between the Ridge of Napthali on the Lebanese border and the mountains ridge of the Golan Heights, to Tel … Continue reading →

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Nazareth

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeff Block

We drove through the city of Nazareth, which may have been small in Jesus’ day but was pretty big by my standards today, and marveled at the sprawling fields of high-rise dwellings. We drove to the top of a small … Continue reading →

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Holy Land Fact #1: The Two Temple Eras

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeff Block

In addition to a daily log of places and events on my tour of Israel, I thought I’d also include a few (maybe one per day at the end of the day) interesting facts that I’ve learned about the holy … Continue reading →

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Tel Megiddo

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeff Block

Megiddo is an area at the other end of the Valley of Jezreel from Mount Carmel. The word “tel” is Hebrew for “hill”. This is a high hill overlooking the Valley of Armageddon, a word derived from the word “Megiddo”. … Continue reading →

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Mount Carmel and the Valley of Jezreel

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeff Block

Okay, I’ve gotta pick this up. There are lots of books and websites that can tell you all the Biblical facts about these places. Mount Carmel was the site of Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal and Asherah in … Continue reading →

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Caesarea by the Sea

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jeff Block

During his reign as a governor in the Roman empire, Herod the Great turned Caesarea from a simple fishing village into a large, prosperous sea port. He was called “the Great Builder” by some, because he undertook amazing construction projects … Continue reading →

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