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Ultimate Sea of Galilee Guide

A Sea of Galilee Guide! All the essentials and things to do. Including where to eat and the best sites to explore in the area.

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The Ultimate Guide For Touring Jerusalem in a Day

Since I’ve been giving private tours of Jerusalem for over 15 years, I’ve decided to compile this cool itinerary for you to explore Jerusalem. If you’re on a rigid schedule...

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Egyptian Execration Texts

Execration texts are ancient Egyptian hieratic texts, the listing of enemies of the Pharaoh. Often enemies of the Egyptian state.

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Mount Hermon

Highest Mountain in Israel

Mount Hermon is called by the 'Eyes of the State.' ...

Carmel Mountain Range

Exploring the Holy Land

Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel ...

The Negev - And the World Desert Strip

The Geography of Israel

Did you know that the Negev Desert is a part ...

Great Rift Valley

The Geology of Israel

The Great Rift Valley (Syrian African Rift) is an amazing ...

The Judaean Desert

A 'Rain Shadow' Desert

The Judaean Desert is a 'Rain Shadow' Desert. But what ...

Best Museums in Jerusalem

Israel's Ultimate Museums

Visiting the city of Jerusalem gives the opportunity to see ...

Israel Museum

Top Museums in Jerusalem

The Israel Museum is one of the world’s leading art ...

Ayalon Institute Museum

Bullet Factory

Machon Ayalon, also known today as the Ayalon institute Museum ...

Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Top Museum in Tel Aviv

First, it’s worth saying that the Tel Aviv Museum of ...

The Palmach Museum

Tel Aviv's top Museums

The Palmach Museum is an innovative museum that is dedicated ...

Visiting the Holocaust Museum

Touring Yad Vashem

Visiting the Holocaust Museum invites a new experience. Due to ...

Battle of Megiddo 609 BCE

Holy Land Revealed

This Battle of Megiddo in 609 BCE when the Egyptian army and ...

The Battle of Megiddo

In The 15th century BCE

The Battle of Megiddo, fought 15th century BCE, was between the Egyptian forces ...

The First Jewish Roman War

Holy Land Revealed

The First Jewish Roman War (66–73 CE), was the first of three major revolts ...

Teutonic Order

a crusader military order

The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint ...

Foundation of Tel Aviv

Touring Israel

The foundation of Tel Aviv is a remarkable story of ...

The Wannsee Conference

and the final solution

This post is about the infamous Wannsee Conference. Every visit ...

Tel Dan Stele

Holy Land Revealed

The Tel Dan Stele is the earliest accepted reference to ...

Pilate Stone

a rare archeological find

The Pilate stone is a carved inscription attributed to and mentioning ...

Dead Sea Scrolls

2,000 y old texts

The Dead Sea Scrolls (also the Qumran Caves Scrolls) are ...

The Tomb of Jesus

Holy Land Unearthed

Where Is the Tomb of Jesus? Well, today there are ...

Yigal Shiloh Excavations

City of David Unearthed

Yigal Shiloh excavations In the 1970s found early Israelite houses ...

Walls of Jerusalem

The First Wall

The walls of Jerusalem in particular the first wall are ...

The Miracle of the Swine

the miracles of jesus

The Miracle of the Swine is performed by Jesus. The ...

The Druze

Religions in Israel

The Druze are an Arabs ethnoreligious group originating who self-identify as The People of ...

The Armageddon

the final battle

According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, ...

Caesarea Maritima As a Christian Center

Holy Land Unearthed

Here's how Caesarea Maritima holds significance as a Christian center ...

Why Is Jerusalem Holy for the Muslims?

Exploring Israel

Why Is Jerusalem Holy for the Muslims? This post will ...

What Makes the Wailing Wall So Holy?

Israel Unearthed

So what makes the Wailing Wall (Also known as the ...

Ultra Orthodox Jerusalem Tour

cultural tours of Israel

In this Ultra Orthodox Jerusalem Tour, we would explore the ...

Masada Museum Tour

Israel cultural tours

The Masada Museum Tour, we will explore one of my ...

Israel Museum Tour

cultural tours in Jerusalem

This time we are going to tour the Israel Museum. ...

Best Tour of Masada and the Dead Sea

This is my best tour of Masada and the Dead ...

Samaritans and the Jews Tour

Touring Israel

In the Samaritans and the Jews Tour, we will explore ...

The Negev Desert Guided Tour

Exploring Israel

The Negev Desert guided tour is my favorite tour to ...

Must-See Biblical Tels in Judea

Exploring Israel

Let's go and explore the Must-See Biblical Tels in Judea! ...

Unearthing Ancient Jerusalem

Holy Land Revealed

Unearthing Ancient Jerusalem Tour is one of my best tours ...

Biblical Tels in Israel

Holy Land Revealed

The Biblical Tels in Israel is an important phenomenon and ...

Touring Herod’s Palaces

Architectural Tours in Israel

Touring Herod's palaces is a great adventure. Herod's extravagant palaces ...

Tour of Tel Dan and Banias

Israel Unearthed

Tour Tel Dan and Banias and explore these critical archaeological ...

Megiddo and Beit Shean Archaeological Tour

Top Sites in Israel

Tel Megiddo and Tel Beit Shean are two archaeological tells ...

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