Where is the Middle East? The Middle East, located at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, comprises the nations of southwest Asia and northeast Africa. Civilization began in this region's Fertile Crescent, which extends from the Tigris and Euphrates river delta to the shores of the ...
Mount Tabor lies on the border of Zebulun, Issachar, and Naphtali. The three tribes shared worship places on and around the mountain. The tribe of East Manasseh occupied the former kingdom of Og east of the Jordan River. The land east of the Jordan is known as the Transjordan, with ...
Map of The Journeys of Isaac in the Old Testament. Isaac was the son of Abraham and also a child of the promise of God. Isaac was greatly blessed throughout his life.
The Bible tells us that men of Judah and Benjamin co-existed with Jebusites in the hills and valleys surrounding the primary stronghold. Jebus, the hill of Ophel and the Temple Mount all rested on the eastern ridge. This was a plateaued ridge, with the northern end elevated above the south...
The wilderness was a place of hardship, but it was the safest place to draw... Mark 1.4 Mark 1.4 Baptism From the OT to Greek, Hittite and Egyptian temples, ritual purity and... Mk 1.5 1.5 river Jordan. Because crossing the...
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In these sources, “Canaan” refers sometimes to an areaencompassingall of Palestine andSyria, sometimes only to the land west of theJordan River, and sometimes just to a strip of coastal land fromAcre(ʿAkko) northward. TheIsraelitesoccupied and conquered Palestine, or Canaan, beginning in ...
Negev, arid region in the southern part of Israel and occupying almost half of the Palestine region. Although its semiarid character is indicated from biblical times, it is not a proper desert, and unirrigated farming is possible in some parts. Until mod
The TRIBULATION is two 3 ½ year time periods of 1260 days; however, the Lord will shorten the first 3 ½ year period. The 6 times the Bible refers to part of the Tribulation's length—it is always the second part. This is the reason those in ISRAEL, that come to trust in ...