Great is Thy Faithfulness/Thomas Obadiah (T.O.) Chisholm’s Birthplace

Join us as we go on location to the birthplace of the man who wrote “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Isabella Lilias Trotter Grave

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Wikipedia: Isabella Lilias Trotter (14 July 1853 – 27 August 1928) was a British artist and a Protestant missionary to Algeria…. Ruskin told Trotter that if she would devote herself to her art “she would be the greatest living painter and do things that would be Immortal.”[7] Although Trotter was drawn to the prospect of a life in art, in May 1879, she decided that she Read more...

Jezreel / Naboth’s Vineyard / Tel Yizreel

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Biblical Archaeology Society: According to 1 Kings 21:1-2, Naboth’s vineyard was located next to King Ahab’s heikal. A heikal is a large, important building, possibly of a military or religious nature. Unfortunately in this context, and in this context only, heikal is always translated into English in the Hebrew Bible as “palace.” In all other instances the word armon is used to denote a palace. We know that Read more...

Omride Palace, Sebastia (Samaria)

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Wikipedia: Omri is thought to have granted the Arameans the right to “make streets in Samaria” as a sign of submission (1 Kings 20:34). This probably meant permission was granted to the Aramean merchants to carry on their trade in the city. This would imply the existence of a considerable Aramean population, who called it Shamerain.[clarification needed][23] In 720 BCE, Samaria fell Read more...

Elijah’s Hill

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Traditional Site Elijah’ Hill Saint Elijah’s hill – Jabal Mar Elias in Arabic – is located at the southeastern end of Wadi al-Kharrar. The hill is associated with the Prophet Elijah’s ascension into heaven (2 Kings 2.5-15). Here was the sanctuary located that attracted pilgrims in the medieval period (O.T. Kings.1) The Bordeaux pilgrim (ca. ad 333) states, …It is Read more...

Berlin University

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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and I’m standing in the lobby of Berlin University — one of the greatest universities in the world, with an influence that has reached far and wide. This institution has produced philosophers like Hegel, as well as biblical scholars like Rudolf Bultmann, who challenged traditional interpretations of Scripture. Heinrich Heine was also here, along with someone Read more...

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