Timna Park – Incense Altar in the Tabernacle
Continuing through the Holy Place, we came to what is known as the “golden altar”,”incense altar” or the “inner altar,” this three foot high altar was the location of regular incense offerings. Read More…
Timna Park – High Priest at the Tabernacle
In the post from yesterday, we saw the High Priest behind the Incense Altar. The clothes of the High Priest are set out in Exodus Chapter 28. On the breastplate of the clothesRead More…
Timna Park – Holy of Holies at the Tabernacle
Immediately behind the Incense Altar and the High Priest is a curtain. Behind the curtain there was an inner room called the Holy of Holies, or the Most Holy Place. Judging from itsRead More…
Timna Park – I thought the Sphinx was in Egypt?
We had just finished going through the Tabernacle which gave a great understanding of the significance of it, not only from a Jewish viewpoint , but also from a Christian view asRead More…
Timna Park – Ancient Mines
Ancient Mines As you will see with the History of the Copper Mines below, this area had a high amount of copper and once people worked out how to mine, make andRead More…
Timna Park – Mushroom Rock
There were many fascinating land formations that have resulted from erosion over many years. The rock – predominately sandstone can produce some very interesting sights. The one above is in the formRead More…
Golan Heights – Don’t Moooove
I do realise that you shouldn’t take photos of Military in Israel – or for that matter, anywhere. But I could resist this sight with a Cow directly in front of someRead More…
Golan Heights – Landmines
The Golan Heights is a very attractive area – the soil is very fertile. Yet this area has been under dispute for many years. It is not uncommon to see areas whereRead More…
Golan Heights – Israeli Border
As stated in an earlier post, the area of the Golan Heights has seen many disputes between Syria and Israel. The Border has a number of UN facilities. The area is veryRead More…
Cana – The First Miracle
We travelled from Galilee to Cana – a little north of Nazareth. This is the town that has the first recorded Miracle of Jesus. Here is the story. John 2:2-11 New InternationalRead More…