Nimrod’s Fortress
By Ryan Jones
Mistakenly linked to the biblical figure Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-9), the fortress was built in the 13th century AD
By Ryan Jones
Mistakenly linked to the biblical figure Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-9), the fortress was built in the 13th century AD
By Dr. Randall Smith
Courtesy of Christian Travel Study Programs, Ltd.
Surrounded on all sides by deep ravines, overlooking the Dead
By Ryan Jones
Kochav HaYarden is located in the southern Galilee on the crest of a steep ridge overlooking the Jordan
By Ryan Jones
No one is quite sure when Yehiam Fortress was built, but it was part of a major defensive
By Ryan Jones
Following Israel’s War of Independence in 1948, Jordan retained control of Jerusalem’s Old City and expelled its Jewish
By Dr. Randall Smith
Courtesy of Christian Travel Study Programs, Ltd.
After the Hasmonean (Maccabean) Dynasty collapsed into civil war, Herod
By Ryan Jones
Situated at the southern tip of the Golan Heights region, Hamat Gader, along with Tiberias, was a premier
By Ryan Jones
Hamat Tiberias was originally built as a hot bath resort by the Romans, and was therefore a gentile
By Dr. Randall Smith
Courtesy of Christian Travel Study Programs, Ltd.
Named for its characteristic hump (“gamal” in Hebrew means “camel”),
By Ryan Jones
Bet She’arim was a flourishing, wealthy Jewish town from the 2nd-4th centuries AD. At one point the town