Mount Naum is over looking the Sea of Galilee. Further to Christian tradition, the Mount of Beatitudes is the place where Jesus held one of his most important sermons (on the mountain; Mt 5, Lk 6:20) to the people who gathered to listen to him. This sermon contains nine verses, each starting with…
Category: The Bible and places in Israel
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is an important site in all three religions that represent the land of Israel: Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The meaning of the name stems from the Hebrew and Arabic terms “House of Bread”. The city is located south of Jerusalem, Further to the 1995 Israeli- Palestinian Internal agreements; it…
Mar-Saba Monastery
Mar-Saba Monastery is a Greek-Orthodox Monastery, built on a cliff just outside of the Kidron Valley, near Jerusalem– in the northern part of the Judean Desert, also not far from Beit Lehem. Some call it: “Heaven on Earth, in the middle of nowhere”. The Monastery is named after its founder, Monk…
Yardenit; a Baptismal site on River Jordan
Yardenit; Pilgrims from the all over the world come to the Holy Land and to the Yardenit site for a specific purpose: to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and to be baptized. “Yarden”, in Hebrew, is the River Jordan. This site is believed to have been the site at…
Kfar Kanna; Village of Kanna;
Kfar kanna has been identified, as of the middle-ages, with the New Testament’s village of “Kanna”, at which Jesus had performed his first miracle. “The wedding at Kanna” is the miracle at which Jesus had turned water into whine. Today, there are two churches commemorating the event: “The Wedding Church”…
Jaffa
Modern Jaffa is part of the city of Tel-Aviv. It used to be an ancient port/harbor, connected to Biblical times as well as to the Prophet Jonah. Various legends aim to explain the origins of the name, whether be it Jopa- the daughter of the God of Wind, or connected…
Mount Arbel; a historic Galilee mountain
Mount Arbel is a Nature Park Reserve, located in the Lower Galilee, overlooking the Sear of Galilee. Mount Arbel rises 181 meters above sea level, approximately 390 Meters above the Sea of Galilee. Mount Arbel; a historic Galilee mountain, is nowadays a Nature Reserve and is also part of the Israel…
Timna Valley (Park Timna)
A unique Desert Gem; located in the south of Israel, a reservation known as “Park Timna”. The Park is located some 25 km north of the city of Eilat. The uniqueness of the park lies in its combination of ancient Biblical history, Archaeological findings and breathtaking landscape. It tells the stories…
Important sites in the Holy Land
Dear Traveler, We have gathered together some of the most sacred Christian sites that may be of importance to you, while traveling the Holy Land. We hope this serves your interests well. Via Dolorosa The meaning of Via Dolorosa, in Latin, is “Way of Grief” or “Way of Agony /Suffering”….
The Magic of Nazareth
Nazareth is an ancient city, located in the lower part of the Galilee, nearby the Sea of Galilee. The city is also known as the “Arab capital of Israel”, being one of the largest Arab cities in the north of Israel. Nazareth dates back, archaeologically, to the era called “the…