News from Israel - June 24, 2007




June 24, 2007

Masada

Masada is a lofty plateau in a spectacular desert setting overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a palace-fortress Herod the Great built to last forever, a refuge for Jewish rebels in the century of Jesus, and later for Christian monks, and a World Heritage Site. All these elements make Masada a must on any Christian itinerary...

Herod’s Tomb

It has been called a “once-in-a-generation” find: the tomb of the Herod the Great – the monarch whose rage cast a pall over the nativity story after he murdered the innocents of Bethlehem, and who left his mark in stone throughout the Holy Land – has been unearthed...

Israel Trail around Nazareth

Feel the Holy Land through your feet as never before by hiking the Israel Trail from Mount Tabor, the scene of the battle of Deborah and Barak against Sisera (Judges 4:6) and the “high mountain” of Jesus’ transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-6), to Nazareth, Jesus’ boyhood home...

The Fig – A Holy Land Summer Fruit

Figs can be seen ripening under the summer sun throughout Israel, their distinctive aroma perfuming the air around springs and streams from Caesarea Philippi in the north to Ein Gedi in the south...

Galilee Treasures: New Acre Ethnographic & Folklore Museum

Treasures in the Wall are a soon-to-be launched Ethnographic & Folklore Museum incorporated into the thick fortified wall, at the northeastern entrance to Acre's Old City. The 600 square-meter, magnificently renovated space, replete with arches and vaulted ceilings, boasts tools, house wares, clothing, furniture and decorative elements that illustrate daily life in the Galilee during the 18th and 19th centuries...