by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 16, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Shepherd’s Field Bethlehem is about 6 miles southwest of Jerusalem, the birthplace of Jesus. It was the home of David and his family. The fields around Bethlehem are where the shepherds tended to the flocks and where the angel of the Lord appeared to them the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 16, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Shrine of the Book This museum houses many of the Dead Sea Scrolls. One of the most critical scrolls discovered there is the Isaiah Scrolls. This scroll and many other extent manuscripts found at Qum Ram are some of the oldest ones that we have of the Old Testament...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 16, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Mount of Olives From this vantage point you can clearly see looking west the temple mount, Kidron and Hinnom Valleys. Looking south you will see the Bethlehem area. Bible references Where Jesus gave His Olivet Discourse: Matthew 24–25—1 And Jesus went out, and...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 15, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Jericho One of the oldest cities in the world (Joshua 6–7) Jericho not to be rebuilt but prophesied it would. Bible references Joshua 6:26—26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 15, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
En Gedi Part of the land given to Israel under Joshua during the period of conquering the Promise Land. Joshua 15:61–62—61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages. Bible...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 15, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Masada Masada is not mentioned in the Scriptures, it was Herod’s winter palace, and was the last stronghold for the Jews when Titus came in 70 A.D. and destroyed Jerusalem. This remnant held out on top of this rock for about three years. The Romans had to build a ramp...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 14, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Beit She’an Beit She’an was mentioned as a city conquered in Joshua’s day. It was the place where Saul and Jonathan’s carcasses were hung in humility by the Philistines before the men of Jabesh-Gilead came by night and took them down and buried them. ...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 14, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Qumran This is the place where the Dead Sea scrolls were found in sealed in air tight clay jars. Jeremiah 32:13–14—13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase,...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 14, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Capernaum Jesus moves His home to Capernaum from Nazareth Matthew 4:13–21—13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | May 14, 2022 | Holy Land Tour
Mount of Beatitudes Location of the Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:1–8:1—5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit:...