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: Haifa

  • Elijah’s Cave in Haifa

    Dennis

    A Holy site to Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Druze. Elijah’s Cave (also called a Grotto) is the traditional place where Elijah prayed before challenging priests of Baal as reported in 1 Kings 18. And some claim also the place where he hid from Queen Jezebel after the 500 priests of Baal were executed. However, during… Read more

  • The Real “Exodus” ship, From The Leon Uris Novel, Is In Haifa

    Dennis

    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