Category Archives: Bible Geography
Beth-El- the house of God
When Abraham our father entered to the promise land, his second stop was in the city of Bet El as written in Genesis 12:8- “וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה, מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית-אֵל–וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה; בֵּית-אֵל מִיָּם, וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם, וַיִּבֶן-שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה, וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה” “And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-El, and pitched [...]
Mount Carmel in the bible – a symbol of beauty and belief- part 2
What is unique and important with Mount Carmel? The great miracle of fire falling down from the skies, burning all the water, the entire altar, is a mark for the magical and mysterious power of the place as written in 1 kings 18: 38-39- “ וַתִּפֹּל אֵשׁ-יְהוָה, וַתֹּאכַל אֶת-הָעֹלָה וְאֶת-הָעֵצִים, וְאֶת-הָאֲבָנִים, וְאֶת-הֶעָפָר; וְאֶת-הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר-בַּתְּעָלָה, לִחֵכָה [...]
Mount Carmel in the bible – a symbol of beauty and belief
When we are being told about a name of a place in the bible, we usually don’t ask why this place was chosen and not other; we usually ask what happened there. Today we will speak about a place that symbols the beauty character of the promise land and also the place when the belief [...]
The story of the spies – two kinds of point of views- part 2
The two different descriptions of the promise land is the two main voices of the people of Israel: one sais that they should come back to Egypt, to the well known slavery, but with confidence about their life; the other sais let us believe in our God, let us go to the promise land, we [...]
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