Tag Archives: Old Testament sites

Panoramic view of the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, Israel
What Is Qumran, and What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?

A modest ruin above the Dead Sea, eleven caves, and the manuscripts that closed a [...]

07
Oct
The mud-brick Canaanite gate at Tel Dan, one of the oldest arched gateways in the world, northern Israel
What Is Tel Dan, and Why Does It Matter to Old Testament History?

A gate you can walk through that was built four centuries before Moses, the altar [...]

03
Oct
The southwest face of the Carmel ridge at sunset, seen across farmland from the coastal plain
What Happened on Mount Carmel?

Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a contest about rain, during a drought, on [...]

02
Oct
Ancient mudbrick ruins at the site of Jericho
What Can You See at Jericho?

The oldest walled town yet found sits beside a spring in the Jordan Valley, and [...]

01
Oct
The Valley of Elah in winter, looking across green fields toward the surrounding hills of the Shephelah
Where Did David Face Goliath?

The Valley of Elah is a real place with two named hills, a brook full [...]

30
Sep
Ancient ruins of Megiddo, the site the book of Revelation names Armageddon, Israel
What Is Megiddo, and Is It Really Armageddon?

More armies have fought at this one hill than almost anywhere on earth, and the [...]

29
Sep
Panoramic view of Masada from Mount Ben Yair with the Dead Sea beyond
What Is Masada?

A desert palace, a Roman siege you can still see from the top, and a [...]

26
Sep