Bible Holy Lands in Photos, Scripture, and Commentary

See and learn about the Holy Lands of the Bible. New sites will be added every week. See the famous and off the beaten track sites referenced in the Bible.

Welcome to Bible Holy Land Blog

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The purpose of the blog is to help the Bible come alive as you read. The places that you read about are real places. And the people are real people. My hope is that you will be inspired to visit these places yourself if you have not already done so. This blog will cover sites in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. New sites will be added each week.

The author and his lovely wife

Content Utilization

Photos and commentary are free to use in a classroom setting.

However, the use in any publication is prohibited without the written approval of the blog owner, Dennis Thompson

About the Author

I attended graduate school in Jerusalem Israel for 2 years. My course of study was the Historical Geography of the Old Testament. After studying an event and place in the classroom, the class would take a field trip to the actual site and trace the event in the landscape. Studying in the Holy Land naturally included New Testament sites as well. After my studies in Israel, I finished my Master of Arts degree in the US in Ancient Middle East Studies. Since then studying and visiting Biblical sites has been my life long passion. I have also conducted multiple small tour groups to the land. This blog is an additional support to share my love and knowledge of the Bible with others.

Photo to the right: the author leading a group at Masada in 2018.

Table of Contents

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NEW TESTAMENT

  1. The Sea of Galilee
  2. First Century Galilee Boat
  3. Capernaum “His own city”
  4. The Temple Mount of Jerusalem
  5. The 3 Temptations of Christ
  6. The City Where Jesus and His Family Worked. Plus the Mona Lisa of the Galilee
  7. Mount of Beatitudes
  8. Magdala, Mary Magdalene’s Home Town
  9. “A City That is Set On an Hill Cannot Be Hid”
  10. Pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem
  11. Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
  12. Garden of Gethsemane
  13. The First Trial of Jesus Christ at Caiaphas’ House
  14. Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday
  15. The Last Supper in the Upper Room
  16. Good Friday Crucifixion at Golgotha/Calvary
  17. The Garden Tomb is Empty on Easter Morning
  18. The Mocking of Jesus by the Soldiers: The Roman Game of Kings
  19. The Potter’s Field Where Judas Iscariot Hung Himself
  20. Cana of Galilee Where The Lord Performed the First Miracle
  21. The Gates of Jerusalem
  22. The Tombs of the Virgin Mary
  23. Where Jesus Told Peter to Feed His Sheep, and The Feeding of the Five Thousand
  24. Mt. Tabor: Prophetess Deborah defeats the Canaanites, and A Possible Site For The Lord’s Transfiguration
  25. The Lord’s “Miracle of the Swine” and Casting Out Legion of Devils
  26. The Cursing of the Fig Tree by the Lord, And Fig Trees in the Bible
  27. Nazareth, The Lord’s Childhood Village
  28. Parable Of The 10 Virgins And Their Lamps
  29. Saint Paul at Petra, Jordan
  30. “Thou Art The Christ, The Son of The Living God.” Caesarea Philippi
  31. The Dead Sea
  32. Saint Paul in Ceasarea
  33. John the Baptist’s Home Town: Ein Kerem
  34. Apostle Peter Raises the Dead and Takes Gospel to Gentiles from Jaffa
  35. Jesus Christ’s Baptism at Bethabara Beyond Jordan
  36. Ye Are the Light of the World
  37. Biblical Chariots and Wagons
  38. The Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Holiday
  39. Nazareth Village (A Living History)
  40. Where Did the Wisemen Visit King Herod? The Herodium
  41. Shepherds in the Field Were the First to be Told the Glad Tidings
  42. The Wisemen’s Gift of Frankincense and Myrrh
  43. The Birth of Christ at Bethlehem
  44. Hanukah, the Festival of Light: What is it?
  45. The Milk Grotto in Bethlehem, and the Flight into Egypt
  46. Driving Out the Money Changers at the Temple in Jerusalem
  47. The Jerusalem Destruction by the Romans in 70 AD, as Exemplified at the “Burnt House”
  48. Woman Healed from an Issue of Blood, Luke 8
  49. Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
  50. The Decapolis City of Sussita (Hippos) Overlooking the Sea of Galilee
  51. Olive and Olive Oil: Health Facts and Religious Symbols
  52. The Tower of David in Jerusalem
  53. The Western Wall of Jerusalem, the Holiest Site in Judaism
  54. Wine and Vineyards in the Bible
  55. Where Christ Taught the Apostles the Lord’s Prayer at Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives
  56. Jesus Christ’s Ascension into Heaven from the Mount of Olives
  57. The Second Coming of the Lord will be Brighter than the Coming of the Sun
  58. The Virgin Mary’s House at Ephesus
  59. Early Christian Sites in Turkey: Ephesus, Cappadocia, Heirapolis, Pergamon.
  60. A Mysterious Giant Column in Jerusalem
  61. The Decapolis Cities of the New Testament Era
  62. The Book of Revelation from Patmos Island
  63. The Jordan River
  64. The Valleys of Jerusalem: Part 1, the Kidron (Cedron) Valley

OLD TESTAMENT

  1. Gideon Chooses 300 Warriors to Defeat the Midianite Hordes
  2. Masada, a Fortress and Palace in the Desert
  3. “Abraham’s Gate” at Tel Dan and the Battle Account in Genesis 14
  4. Sodom or Gomorrah, Located at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan
  5. Mt. Tabor: Prophetess Deborah defeats the Canaanites, and A Possible Site For The Lord’s Transfiguration
  6. Israelite Temple at Arad and Who Were the Kenites
  7. The Dead Sea
  8. Elijah’s Cave in Haifa
  9. Elijah vs 450 Prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel
  10. Biblical Chariots and Wagons
  11. The Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Holiday
  12. Olive and Olive Oil: Health Facts and Religious Symbols
  13. Wine and Vineyards in the Bible
  14. The Jordan River
  15. The Valleys of Jerusalem: Part 1, the Kidron (Cedron) Valley

POST TESTAMENTAL PERIODS

  1. The Temple Mount of Jerusalem
  2. Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
  3. The Gates of Jerusalem
  4. The Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel
  5. The Real “Exodus” ship, From The Leon Uris Novel, Is In Haifa
  6. The Dead Sea
  7. The Knesset, Israel’s Parliament
  8. Funny Signs Around Israel
  9. Crusader Buildings in Jerusalem that are Still Observable
  10. The Tower of David in Jerusalem
  11. The Western Wall of Jerusalem, the Holiest Site in Judaism
  12. The Second Coming of the Lord will be Brighter than the Coming of the Sun
  13. The Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, Jerusalem
  14. What Do Israelis Call their Native Born Children

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