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.

Tag: Edom

  • Moses Smote the Rock of Meribah and Water Came Out

    Dennis

    Near the beginning of Israelite’s 40 years of wandering they came to a waterless place near a city called Kadesh. After moaning and complaining to Moses, he was instructed to gather the people around the rock of Meribah (Hebrew meaning: Quarrel, Strife, Contention): “And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and Read more

  • Saint Paul at Petra, Jordan

    Saint Paul at Petra, Jordan

    Dennis

    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