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Journey to Holy LandJourney to Holy Land
  • Home
  • ISRAEL Top 10
    • Jerusalem, the City of Greater King
    • The Village of Capernaum
    • Mount of Beatitudes
    • The Jesus Trail and Gospel Trail
    • Tabgha, the site of multiplication
    • Nazareth, the city of Jesus parents
    • Qasr el Yahud, the Baptism Site in Jordan River
    • Bethsaida
    • St. George’s Monastery
    • Bethlehem of Judah
  • Jerusalem Top 10
    • Dominus Flevit Chapel
    • Gethsemane
    • Mount of Olives
    • Zedekiah’s Cave
    • Via Dolorosa
    • The Tower of David and Jerusalem Museum
    • The City of David and Zion Fortress
    • Mount Moriah or the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
    • The Western Wall or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
    • Church of the Holy Sepulchre
  • By Region
    • Jerusalem
    • Judea
    • Samaria
    • Benjamin
    • Coastal Plain
    • Sharon
    • Shefelah
    • Desert of Judea
    • Lower Galilee
    • Western Galilee
    • Sea of Galilee Area
    • Upper Galilee
    • Golan Highlands
    • Jordan Valley
    • Negev
    • Latest Sites
  • Holy Land Map
  • INDEX
  • SHOP

Herod

A natural frontier 1,407 ft (429 meters) below sea level, bordering Moab and Ammon to the east of Israel and west of Canaan.

Dead Sea

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, JudeaDead Sea, desert, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi Reserve, First Century, Herod, Jewish, National, National Park, Natural, Phenom, Ruins, Salt, Sea, Water

One of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, the Dea Sea is shared by Israel, Jordan and the West Bank. This famous landmark is a healing bath to...

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Herodion National Park

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, Judeadesert, First Century, Herod, Herodion, Herodion National Park, Herodium, Jewish, mausoleum, National, National Park, Roman, Ruins, Tomb

The Herodium is partly man-made and the biggest mausoleum in the Holy Land atop of the Judean Desert. In 200, Professor Ehud Metzer found the tomb of Herod and his...

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Ein Gedi Reserve

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, JudeaDead Sea, desert, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi Reserve, First Century, Herod, Jewish, National, National Park, Nomads, Roman, Ruins

Ein Gedi is  one of the largest oasis in Israel, located thirty-five miles southeast of Jerusalem on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Bringing together a beautiful natural setting, history,...

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Biblical Shechem

July 31, 2016 January 10, 2017SamariaBiblical Shechem, First Century, Herod, Jewish, Joshua, Mount Gerizim National Park, Museum, Prophet, Roman, Ruins, Samaritans, Shechem

Shechem was mentioned 60 times in the Old Testament and plays a very important role in Biblical history.Sitting between Mount Gerizim and Ebal, the city of Shechem was the place...

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Mount Gerizim National Park

July 31, 2016 January 10, 2017SamariaFirst Century, Herod, Jewish, Joshua, Mount Gerizim, Mount Gerizim National Park, Museum, Prophet, Roman, Ruins, Samaritans

Mount Gerizim is one of the most important ancient biblical sites which appears for the first time in the book of Deuteronomy of the Torah. It was the place that...

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Tel Shilo – Site of the Tabernacle

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Benjamin, SamariaArk, Dead Sea, desert, First Century, Herod, Jewish, Museum, Prophet, Roman, Ruins, Samuel, Shilo, Site of the Tabernacle, Tel Shilo

Shilo, in the Land of the Benjamin tribe, was where the tabernacle and Ark of Covenant were set up for approximately 390 years. The ancient Shiloh is situated near several...

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The Good Samaritan Inn

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, JudeaDead Sea, desert, First Century, Good Samaritan Inn, Herod, Jewish, Museum, Nomads, Roman, Ruins, Samaritan Inn, The Good Samaritan Inn

The Inn of the Good Samaritan is located in the desert of Judea, right along the road from  Jerusalem to Jericho, just as described in Jesus' Parable. According to the Christian's tradition,...

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Qumran National Park

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, JudeaDead Sea, desert, First Century, Herod, Jewish, National, National Park, negev, Nomads, Qumran, Qumran National Park, Roman, Ruins, Zealots

Qumran is on most important places according to biblical archaeology. It is the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by a bedouin shepherd in 1947.The Dead Sea Scrolls...

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Masada National Park

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017Desert of Judea, JudeaDead Sea, desert, First Century, Herod, Jewish, Masada, Masada National Park, National, National Park, negev, Nomads, Roman, Ruins, Zealots

Masada is considerate by many people as the most spectacular site in Israel, it is built on a plateau shaped like a battleship and located on the western shore of...

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