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【Beersheba】

September 1, 2019

Beersheba (Be’er Sheva)is located south of Israel in the northern part of the Negev Desert. Negev carries the meanings of “south” and “dry”; in the...

【Gezer】

August 12, 2019

The place Gezer, later known as Tel Gezer, means “steep” and “a portion.” Today Gezer lies within the border of Israel near Lamula, desolate land...

【The Valley of Salt】

July 1, 2019

The desolate valley that sits between two hills in the south of Dead Sea in Israel today could very well be the Valley of Salt...

【Rabbah】

June 1, 2019

Biblical Rabbah is the same place as today’s capital city Amman of Jordan. It was the royal city of the Ammonites (2 Sm 12:26). It...

【The Wood of Ephraim】

May 1, 2019

The ‘Wood of Ephraim’ was mentioned only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 18:6-17). One may think the ‘Wood of Ephraim’ should be in the...

【Mahanaim】

April 1, 2019

Mahanaim is in today’s Kingdom of Jordan. It is written in Genesis 31:1-2, Jacob was led by God to bring his wives, children, cattle and...

【Jabbok River】

March 5, 2019

Jabbok its original meaning is “Pouring Forth”. Jabbok River is a tributary east of Jordan River between Sea of Galilee and Salt Sea (or Dead...

【Ein Gedi】

February 1, 2019

East south of Jerusalem, there is the Judah wilderness “Land of drought, weary and without water”. Continually going about 50 kilometers, it reaches Ein Gedi,...