Bible Holy Lands in Photos, Scripture, and Commentary

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Tag: King Herod

  • Abraham Lived and Died at Hebron

    Dennis

    Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob/Israel and Leah were all buried here in the Cave of Machpelah (Hebrew meaning “doubling”). Jacob/Israel’s favored wife Rachel is buried near Bethlehem. Located in the center of present day Hebron (also called Kirjath-arba) is the cave of Machpelah, called today the Tombs of the Patriarchs. Technically it should Read more

  • Where Did the Wisemen Visit King Herod? The Herodium

    Dennis

    There are two possible locations of where the wisemen (Magi) visited King Herod the Great, seeking for the newborn King of the Jews: “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is Read more