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: Herod the Great

  • Saint Paul in Ceasarea

    Dennis

    Ceasarea was founded by Herod the Great in 22 BC, and named after Augustus Caesar. A major seaport town of Roman Judea/Palestine. It was on the main road from Tyre (and Damascus) to Egypt, 33 miles (53 km) north of Joppa, and about 60 miles (97 km) from Jerusalem. Caesarea was the Roman Province Capitol and thus… Read more

  • Pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem

    Pool of Bethesda at Jerusalem

    Dennis

    “Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called … Bethesda, having five porches.” John 5:2. Formerly, many scholars felt that a pool having 5 porches, or porticoes, must have been inaccurate. However, archaeological excavations in 1964 revealed the the Pool of Bethesda consisted of two pools separated by a… Read more