Author: tjiskavw

I forget what our guide told us was the real name for this residential area in Israel but it's referred to by locals as "Texas" where all the "cowboys" live.…

This was the site of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus walked on water and fed masses with a few loaves of bread and some fish.

Jesus left Nazareth to live here and teach in the synagogue. It's here that he meets the first of his disciples, James, John, Andrew - all fisherman - and Matthew,…

Capernaum was a fish market and major frontier post by the Sea of Galilee when Jesus arrived and is the scene of many of his miracles. The remains of the…

this is the baptismal site where Israelites crossed from Jordan after wandering in the desert for 40 years...people still come to the waters for purification, regeneration or admission to the…

Lots of intrigue in these Biblical accounts! Ethiopia's Queen of Sheba was dedicated to wisdom and philosophy so she visited Solomon to gain some access to his famed intellect. A…

It is here that Peter is supposed to have had a dream of a vessel full of animals being lowered from heaven including even those not kosher. It inspired his…

Colorful, creative, and smart art covers the city's walls and buildings despite it being illegal. Artists were motivated to make neighborhoods   more beautiful with playful art before the current political…

way down there in some caves the dead sea scrolls were found by a couple of Bedouin teenagers herding goats. One boy threw a rock in a cave and heard…

Built by Herold, King of Judah, as his winter palace and a refuge from his enemies, Masada was home to luxurious palaces, well stocked storerooms and cisterns. After his death…