(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, […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

-(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 […]

(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 […]