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Category Archives: History
From Tiberias to Gamla
Last month, I took part in a field trip under the auspices of Yad Ben Zvi, to Second Temple era archaeological sites in the Galilee and the Golan Heights. Since then, tensions on Israel’s northern border (with Lebanon and Syria) … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Bethsaida, Capernaum/Kfar Nahum, Gamla, Israel tourism, Judaea - the Great Revolt, Tiberias
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Galilean Jaunt
Last month, I participated in another field trip with Yad Ben Zvi, as part of the series on the archaeology of the Land of Israel in the Second Temple Period. This trip would take us up north, to the Lower … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Great Revolt, Israel, Israel antiquities, jesus, Josephus, Mary Magdalene, Migdal, Yodfat
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A Journey Back In Time – Maresha and Itri
Hard on the heels of my field trip to Masada two weeks ago in the framework of a Yad Ben Zvi course on the archaeological sites of the Second Temple period, this week, we visited two more sites – Maresha … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Hellenistic period, Israel tourism, Itri, Maresha
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Music, Masada and the Weight of History
I have so much to tell, I really don’t know where to begin. Should I write about the IDF’s daring and heroic rescue of two of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, last month? The deadly terrorist shooting attack the … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Music, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Herod the Great, Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, Masada
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A Little Fresh Air
I can hardly believe it has been almost two months since I last posted! At the time, I wrote that music is my only refuge from the insanity all around me – but that isn’t quite true. I find it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, News, Uncategorized
Tagged Caesarea, Herod, Judaea, Rabbi Akiva, Roman Aqueducts, Second Temple, The Apostle Paul
10 Comments
Touring With the Bible In One’s Hand: Megiddo, Ma’ayan Harod and Gilboa
I often write about terrorist attacks here in Israel, but I already posted in my Facebook account about two deadly atrocities carried out during Pessach by “Palestinians”, in one of which, a British-Israeli mother and two of her daughters were … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient water systems, Gideon, Gilboa, King Ahab, King David, King Saul, Megiddo, Palestinian terrorism, The Bible, The Prophet Samuel, Yehoshua Hankin
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Bible in Hand: The Altar of Mount Ebal
In the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses, knowing he is destined to die east of the River Jordan, and not enter the Promised Land with the Children of Israel, whom he has led since leading them out of Egypt, takes his … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged bible, Havot Yair, Joshua, Moses, Mt. Ebal, Samaria
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An Afternoon in Ein Karem
Like London, there are neighbourhoods in Jerusalem which still preserve their pastoral atmosphere – villages and moshavim which have been incorporated into the municipal boundaries but which have, so far, managed – often after protracted legal struggles, some of which … Continue reading
Posted in History, Religion, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ein Karem, Jerusalem, John the Baptist, Ruth Havilio, Sisters of Our Lady of Sion
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Touring With the Bible: The Jordan Valley In the Footsteps of Joshua, Elijah – and John the Baptist
I have never been fond of Autumn, the saddest of seasons. We put the clocks back the night between 29 – 30th October, and so it is now dark by 5:30 pm. I find that singularly depressing. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Asian Green Bee-Eater, baptism, Gilgal, Israel tourism, Jericho, Jordan bridges, Jordan River, spies
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A New Year Is Just Around The Corner
Shame on me, allowing almost three months to pass without writing about anything. And now, lo and behold – Rosh Hashana is less than a fortnight away, the children are all back at school (the almost “traditional” teachers’ strike having … Continue reading