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: Jordan

  • Moses Sees the Promised Land from Mount Nebo

    Dennis

    Above photo: the view looking west toward the Promised Land from Mount Nebo. This is the view Moses would have seen with his mortal eyes of the promised land. “And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against [away from] Jericho. Read more

  • The Decapolis Cities of the New Testament Era

    Dennis

    Deca-polis means ten-cities. These cities were autonomous in their local affairs, but under Rome for all other matters. They were all known to be strongholds of Hellenistic/Greek culture in the Middle East. All but one of the cities, Scythopolis, were located east of the Jordan River. The 10 cities were: Scythopolis (Old Testament Beth-Shean/Beth-Shan), Hippos, Read more

  • The Decapolis City of Sussita (Hippos) Overlooking the Sea of Galilee

    Dennis

    Sussita, also spelled Susita, is the Aramaic name for the Decapolis city of Hippos (which is the Greek name). Both names mean “horse” in their respective languages. The 10 cities of the Decapolis were autonomous but, dependent upon Rome for protection. Nine of the cities were east of the Jordan River and Sea of Galilee Read more

  • Jesus Christ’s Baptism at Bethabara Beyond Jordan

    Dennis

    Bethabara (Hebrew word meaning place of fording/crossing) has been identified through geographical references and by the Byzantines who built a church and baptism place across the Jordan river from Judea in what is today the country of Jordan. The site is where a spring flowed into the Jordan River. Many pilgrims came here to be Read more

  • The Dead Sea

    Dennis

    The Dead Sea, also known as the Salt Sea in the Bible, is located at the southern end of the Jordan valley. The Dead Sea is 53 miles long (85 km), with an average breadth of 9 miles (14.5 km). The Dead Sea’s surface is at about 1,290 feet (393 meters) below sea level, and its greatest depth 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

  • Sodom or Gomorrah, Located at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan

    Sodom or Gomorrah, Located at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan

    Dennis

    Sodom Read more