Caesarea Aqueduct
The old city Caesarea required a steady flow of running water. Initially its waters came from the local wells. However, as the population grew to several hundred thousand people, a large scale aqueduct wasRead More…
Caesarea Maritima
King Herod worked vary hard to find favour with the Romans – as a result, Herod was about to take advantage and build many structures throughout what is now known as Israel.Read More…
Joppa – the Big Fish
One of the stories in the Bible was about Jonah – He didn’t want to go to Nineveh and tried to go in the opposite direction by sailing west. Jonah was washedRead More…
Joppa – Simon the Tanner
Peter, regarded as the most important and spokesman of the Apostles, resided in the house of Simon the Tanner in Jaffa (Acts 10 6): “He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose houseRead More…
Tel Aviv – Israel
Israel is often regarded as a country that is steeped in history – the Jewish Nation – where Jesus came, died and rose from the dead. Everything is ancient – old buildings,Read More…
Travel from Joppa to Jerusalem
The days travelling almost at an end, the sunset as we drove from Joppa to Jerusalem gave some excellent colours. We arrived into Jerusalem just after the start of Shabbat – FridayRead More…
2014-04-01 – Beersheva to Acre
Leaving Beersheva, we headed on the main highway to the North. Had great views of the towns and cities along the way including Tel Aviv. We stopped at Caesarea, to Mt Carmel, toRead More…
2014-03-29 – Amman to the Dead Sea
Today we travelled from Amman through to Madaba where the Mosaics are. We proceeded to Mt Nebo which looked into the Promised land – just like Moses. Then down the valley –Read More…
Beit She’an
Located 27 km south of the Sea of Galilee, Beth Shean is situated at the strategic junction of the Harod and Jordan Valleys. The fertility of the land and the abundance ofRead More…
Beit She’an – Theatre
The theatre was built in the 1st century AD. The structure seen today is from the end of the 2nd century, which was used until the 8th century. The theatre contained 7,000Read More…