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Samaria – Shomron *

Samaria – Shomron is both a historical region and also the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. The ruins comprise remains of six successive cultures dating back more than 10,000 years: Canaanite, Israelite, Hellenistic, Herodian, Romanand Byzantine. Samaria – Historical ...

Bethsaida From the Sky *

Bethsaida From the Sky Bethsaida, Korazin and Tabgha — with Capernaum as the base’s midpoint — constituted the ‘evangelical triangle’, on the northwestern end of the Sea of Galilee, east of the Jordan River, within which ...

The New Jerusalem Monastery – Novoiyerusalimsky – Where is it? *

Valius Video used a drone to create this bird’s eye view of the New Jerusalem Monastery (Novoiyerusalimsky), which is not located anywhere near Israel. Strangely enough, it is in metropolitan ...

The Birth of the Israeli Navy *

Imagine, just how does a new born state create a navy? Well, the Birth of the Israeli Navy begins with the foundation of naval academies, creation of a Jewish merchant ...

Arava – Aerial Photo *

Arava – Aerial Photo The Arava – وادي عربة‎ is a desert area. The meaning of the name is desolate and dry area. The Arava is a section of the Great Rift Valley between ...

Sea of Galilee – Aerial View *

The Sea of Galilee is Israel’s only fresh water lake, a water-sport recreation center and a source of fresh fish and potable drinking water. It is also the lowest freshwater ...

Israel Air Force *

The Israeli Air Force is universally recognized to be among the world’s most powerful aerial fighting forces. One third of the IDF’s manpower is in the IAF. IAF’s elite flight academy ...

Gezer, a Biblical City *

Gezer, a Biblical City Gezer was a significant Caananite city during the Bronze Age and Israelite city during the Iron Age. The city is mentioned in the Merneptah Stele, dating from the end of the 13th century BCE. Gezer ...

Tower of Babel *

Some Biblical scholars claim that a remarkable stone tablet never before shown on film appears to settle that the Tower of Babel really existed. There may be no doubt that Nebuchadnezzar ...

Lunenfeld-Kunin Residences for Visiting Scientists *

The Lunenfeld-Kunin Residences provide a home for visiting scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Lunenfeld-Kunin Residences were built in 1963. The residences were donated by the Samuel Lunenfeld Charitable Foundation ...