At that time, in the Bible, the boundaries of the Promised Land were from the River of Egypt (the Nile) to the Euphrates (Exodus 23:31). Today, it includes modern-day Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank, and Jordan, as well as parts of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq....
In the central area, eight statues of Czech patron saints are prominently displayed. Reliefs and carvings on pillars narrate biblical scenes. The chapel of St. Ludmila houses images and a mosaic depicting Christ in the River Jordan. SIGNIFICANCE It is the biggest and most important church in th...
Question: Elisha’s request of Naaman to immerse himself seven times in the Jordan River in order to be healed[ii] and his “stretching himself” upon a child to raise him from the dead[iii] seem highly unusual. Was there any special meaning to Elisha’s actions? Summary: Like some othe...
If a stop in Damascus is assumed, the caravan must next have crossed the land of Bashan (the Ḥawrān of today), first crossing the Jabboq, then the Jordan River at the ford of Dāmiyā, and arriving in the heart of the Samaritan country, to reach at last the plain of Shechem, ...
Gad, one of the 12 tribes of Israel that in biblical times composed the people of Israel who later became the Jewish people. The tribe was named after the elder of two sons born to Jacob and Zilpah, a maidservant of Jacob’s first wife, Leah. After enter