Author: Dennis
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“Thou Art The Christ, The Son of The Living God.” Caesarea Philippi
Philip the Tetrarch, son of Herod the Great, established the city of Caesarea Philippi in 2 BC. It was Philip’s capitol city from 3 BC to 34 AD. Later it was the capitol of King Herod Agrippa II from 54 to 96 AD. Later still the city’s name was changed to Panias (Banias in Arabic)… Read more
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The Real “Exodus” ship, From The Leon Uris Novel, Is In Haifa
The best seller novel “Exodus” by Leon Uris is based on a true story. It was later made into a movie staring Paul Newman. The movie was a very scaled back, almost bare bones, account of the book. Needless to say, I suggest reading the book and skipping the movie. The book tells the fascinating… Read more
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Saint Paul at Petra, Jordan
Did Paul visit Petra? Most likely, yes! After Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, he continued to Damascus where he was baptized and taught the gospel. Because of his testifying of his conversion and belief in the gospel, some of the Damascene’s wanted to kill him. Then followed the famous incident of Paul escaping… Read more
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Parable Of The 10 Virgins And Their Lamps
“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.… Read more
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Nazareth, The Lord’s Childhood Village
There is a verse that bothered me before I did some research on it, “And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:23. As you read the Gospel of Matthew you will notice that Matthew… Read more
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The Cursing of the Fig Tree by the Lord, And Fig Trees in the Bible
After the Lord’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and his second cleansing of the temple, the Lord and his disciples returned to Bethany for the night, on the east side of the Mount of Olives. The following morning the Lord and his disciples returned to Jerusalem traveling west over the Mount of Olives and along the… Read more
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The Lord’s “Miracle of the Swine” and Casting Out Legion of Devils
The story which is most often referred to as the “Miracle of the Swine” is found in Matthew 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-19; and Luke 8:26-39. The Mark chapter 5 account is as follows: 1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the [Gergesenes]. 2 And when he was come out… Read more
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The Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel
This week I am taking a little side trip from Biblical sites to other Holyland sites; I shall return to Biblical sites next week. The Great Synagogue in Jerusalem was built to replace the Hurva (also spelt Churva) Synagogue in the Old City which was destroyed by the Palestinians and Jordanians in the 1948 War… Read more
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Israelite Temple at Arad and Who Were the Kenites
The above Israelite fortress of Arad city has existed for the entire period of the Kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament and was partially reconstructed by archeologists. It is atop an imposing hill in the southern desert of the Negev. The fortress and the temple within the fortress were the heartbeat of the city… Read more
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Mt. Tabor: Prophetess Deborah defeats the Canaanites, and A Possible Site For The Lord’s Transfiguration
The king of Hazor, the largest Canaanite city in Galilee (and larger than any Israelite city of the period), oppressed the northern Israelite tribes roughly around 1200 BC. Hazor is located north of the Sea of Galilee and along the main highway between Egypt and Mesopotamia (present day Iraq). At this time all of Israel… Read more