December 21, 2022
Is referred in the Bible as the SALT SEA or EAST SEA or SEA of the PLAIN or SEA of the ARABAH. The references are (Numbers […]
December 21, 2022
-means: Rapid). It was also called the Valley of the Arnon (Numbers 21 :13-28, Deut. 2:24-36, 3:8-16, 4:48); (Joshua 12:l- 2); (Judges 1 1 :13-26); (Jeremiah […]
December 21, 2022
Are referred to in (Numbers 22:1, 26:3-63, 31:12, 33:48-50, 35:1, 36:13); (Deuteronomy 34:l-8); (Joshua 13:32); (I1 Chronicles 26:l). They were famous for their grain production (Numbers […]
December 21, 2022
(Means: Mount of Prophesies) is called KHIRABET AL MEKHAIYAT (Arabic for Ruins of the Little Needle). The Scriptural references are (Numbers 32:3, 38); (Ezra 2:29); (Isaiah […]
December 21, 2022
-(Means: River of Judgment) is the border between Jordan and Israel. Elijah and Elisha parted these waters (I1 Kings 2:4 -14). Naaman, commander of the Syrian […]
December 21, 2022
(Means: Waters of Quiet), is mentioned in (Numbers 21:30; Joshua 13:9- 16 and Isaiah 15:l-9). David’s general, Joab, defeated the Ammonites here (I Chronicles 19:6-15). During […]
December 21, 2022
The Valley of the Jordan (Means: to Descend) is a very prosperous agricultural region called in Arabic AI-Ghor (meaning the Rift). It is geographically part of […]
December 21, 2022
Had the ancient name of Makhrath and the Greco-Roman name of Machaerus. Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BC) built a fortress on this steep, isolated hilltop and Herod […]
December 21, 2022
Is spoken of in (Numbers 20:17, 21:22). It was also called the Road to Bashan, which was the Northern section of the Highway (Numbers 21:33), (Deuteronomy […]
December 21, 2022
(KIR MOAB -means: Wall of Moab). The Biblical references are (I1 Kings 16:9); (Isaiah 15:1, 22:6); (Amos 1 :5, 9:7). It was also called KIR HERES […]
December 21, 2022
(Semitic for Mount of Saint Elijah) is the traditional spot where Elijah ascended into heaven (I1 Kings 2). The Byzantine name was Armona. Today there are […]
December 21, 2022
(HESHBON -means: Industry), was in Biblical times the Capital of king Sihon of the Amorites. There are many references to this important city: (Numbers 21 :25-34, […]
December 21, 2022
(DIBON -Semetically means a Highplace). It is cited in the Bible in (Numbers 21 :26-30, 32:3-34, 33:45-46); (Joshua 13:9-17; Nehemiah 1 1 :25). It was prophesied […]
December 21, 2022
Is the home of the Hawataat Bedouin tribes. The descendants of Ishmael’s son, Nabaioth (Means: Prophecies) dwelt in Arabia. They became the dominant people of northwest […]
December 21, 2022
Is the ruins of a Crusader castle called Mons Realis or Le Krak de Montreal that was built in 11 15 by Baldwin and inhabited by […]
December 21, 2022
(Means: Plain) is the plain stretching between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The Biblical references are (Deuteronomy 2:8, 3:17); (Joshua 11:16, 12:8, 18:18).
December 21, 2022
(Greek for Rock) the Biblical name of Sela (Semitic for Rock). The many references are (Judges 1 :36); (I1 kings 14:7), (I1 Chron. 25:ll-12), (Isaiah 16:1, […]
December 21, 2022
(MOUNT HOR – means: Hill), Arabic for Mount of Aaron. It is the traditional Muslim spot of Aaron’s burial place Deuteronomy 32:48-50); (Numbers 20:22-28, 21 :4, […]
December 21, 2022
(EZION GEBER -means: the Giant’s Backbone) is the modern port of AQABA and referenced in (Numbers 33:35); (Deuteronomy 2:8); (I1 Chronicles 8:17, 20:36). The Gulf of […]
December 21, 2022
The Edomites were the descendants King Saul fought against them in battle of Esau by Hittite and Ishmaelite wives (I Samuel 14:47). (Genesis 25:30, 36:8-19). They […]
December 21, 2022
(Arabic for Terraces of Fahil) had the ancient name of Pihilu. It was also the Greco-Roman PELLA. This was one of the original cities of the […]
December 21, 2022
RAMOTH-GILEAD -means: Heights of Gilead). Other Biblical names were Ramoth in Gilead and RAMAH (Deuteronomy 4:43); (Joshua 20:8, 21:38); (I1 Kings 8:28-29); (I Chronicles 6:73-80); (I1 […]
December 21, 2022
One of the best preserved Roman cities in the world with its temples, theatres and colonnades, is a very much visited tourist spot. There are remains […]
December 21, 2022
(GADARA -Greek for a Place Surrounded), Arabic for Mother of Qais, for unknown reasons. In Greco-Roman times it was one of the original cities of the […]
December 21, 2022
(Latin word Saltus means a wooded valley) was the ancient GADORA, and the Byzantine Saltus Hieraticus, which boasted a Bishop see. Later the city was destroyed […]
December 21, 2022
(SUCCOTH -means: Tents). It was the place where Jacob and Esau were reconciled (Genesis 33:17). It was also mentioned in (Joshua 13:27) and (Judges 8:5-16).
December 21, 2022
(AJLOUN -Maybe named for Eglon, king of the Moabites) is a small town with a lovely castle (called Qalat Ar Rabadth -Castle of the Rabadth Family) […]
December 21, 2022
The Beautiful forests and orchards overlooking the Jordan Valley was the Biblical land of Gilead (means: Stone of Witness or Rocky Region). Some of the references […]
December 21, 2022
(RABBATH AMMON -means: Greatness of Size). It was the capital of the Ammonites in ancient times (Deuteronomy 3:11). Other references are (Joshua 13:15, 15:60); (I1 Samuel […]
December 21, 2022
The Ammonites were the descendants of Ben-Ammi the incestuous son of Lot (Gen.19:38). They took over from the original inhabitants, the Rephaims (Deut. 2:20). Their biblical […]