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From Wikipedia: The organisation maintaining the Garden Tomb refrains from claiming that this is the authentic tomb of Jesus, while pointing out the similarities with the site described in the Bible, and the fact that the Garden Tomb better preserves its ancient outlook than the more traditional, but architecturally altered and time-damaged tomb from the mostly crowded Church of the Holy Read more...

From Wikipedia: The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, or Kotel (Hebrew: הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי),[1] known in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: Ḥā’iṭ al-Burāq حَائِط ٱلْبُرَاق Arabic pronunciation: [‘ħaːʔɪtˤ albʊ’raːq]),[2] is an ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a relatively small segment of a far longer ancient retaining wall, known also in its entirety as the “Western Wall”.[3] The wall was originally erected as part of the expansion of the Second Jewish Temple begun by Herod Read more...

From the website: The stunning desert backdrop of Timna Park is the setting for the replica of the Tabernacle. While some have studied it at length, others may never have considered the depths of meaning found in the Tabernacle. The model is fully based on the book of Exodus and aims to stay as true to scripture as possible. Featured Read more...

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is the traditional site of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The primary alternative site, the Garden Tomb, is preferred by evangelicals for the atmosphere but possibly predates Jesus by 5-8 centuries (Matthew 25:28 says that the tomb was a new tomb built for Joseph of Arimathea). See discussion by FIRM, and Read more...

Home to Bertha Spafford’s original Steinway piano. From the website: The house was built by an Arab family in 1890, one of the first homes built outside the Jerusalem old city walls near the Damascus Gate, during the Ottoman Turkish Empire. In 1905 it became part of the American Colony as the home of Bertha Spafford Vester, with her husband Read more...

Tell Zor’a is the traditional site of Samson’s Tomb. Times of Israel did a story recently on the area Photo – Matson Photo Service Read more...

Discovered in 1961, this is the only contemporary record of Pilate outside of the Bible Inscription: “(Po)ntius Pilatus, the prefect of Judaea, (erected) a (building dedicated) to (the emperor) Tiberius”. Replica. The original inscription, found in secondary use during the excavations of the theater, is on display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Pontius Pilatus was the Roman prefect who Read more...

Acts 25:23 “And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.”   Text of Marker: “For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse Read more...

Mount Precipice, located just outside Nazareth, is traditionally identified as the site connected with a dramatic episode in the early ministry of Jesus Christ. Often referred to as the “Mount of the Leap of the Lord,” it is associated with the account in the Gospel of Luke (4:16–30), where the people of Nazareth attempted to cast Jesus down from a Read more...

The site of Kursi National Park, located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, is traditionally associated with one of the most dramatic miracles recorded in the Gospels—the casting out of demons and the subsequent destruction of a herd of swine. This event, often referred to as “The Miracle of the Swine,” is described in the accounts found Read more...

The Tower of David Museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem, is one of the most significant historical and cultural institutions in the region. Housed within an ancient citadel, the museum offers a sweeping view of Jerusalem’s long and complex history, tracing the city’s development across thousands of years. Despite its name, the “Tower Read more...

St. Stephen’s Gate, also commonly known as Lions’ Gate, is one of the historic entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem. Located on the eastern wall of the ancient city, the gate opens toward the Mount of Olives and provides access to important religious sites within the city’s walls. The gate was built in 1538 during the reign of Suleiman Read more...

Image Credit: Sdo216, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Read more...

1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. 1 Samuel 24 [1] And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. [2] Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and Read more...

  Jimmy DeYoung interviews Jewish and Muslim scholars to determine where the Garden of Eden was. Was it at the Foundation Stone? Watch Return to Eden   The Foundation Stone under the Dome of the Rock is considered by some: The site of the Garden of Eden The site of the altar where the animals were killed in substitution for Read more...

From the plaque:   Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. (Gospel of John 18:1) “Gethsemane, a place where the Savior prayed before the passion. It is at the foot of the Mount of Olives, and today the faithful eagerly go to pray Read more...

From Wikipedia: The shrine houses the Isaiah scroll, dating from the second century BCE, the most intact of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Aleppo Codex, dating from the 10th century CE, the oldest existing Hebrew Bible.[4] A facsimile of the original Isaiah scroll is now on display in the Shrine of the Book. Image Credit: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 Read more...

From Wikipedia: The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The remains of the boat, 27 feet (8.2 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet Read more...

From Organization Set on the outskirts of old Nazareth, the Nazareth Village is built on ancient agricultural land that boasts the area’s last remaining first-century wine press. The original farm has been restored with its ancient wine press, terraces, irrigation system and stone quarry, and exact replicas of first-century houses, a synagogue, a watchtower, mikveh and olive presses have been Read more...

From GotQuestions: Capernaum is featured in the New Testament but never mentioned in the Old. Capernaum was a city located on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is significant in Scripture because Capernaum was the chosen home city of Jesus after He was driven from Nazareth by the religious officials (Luke 4:16, 28–30). Capernaum was also the Read more...