En Gedi – 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...
Masada – 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...
Beit She’an – 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. ...
Qumran – 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,...
Capernaum – 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...
Mount of Beatitudes – 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:...
Tel Dan – Holy Land Tour
Tel DanThe ancient city of Dan was the northernmost city of Old Testament Israel. (You might remember from reading the Old Testament the phrase “from Dan even to Beersheba,” which is repeated seven times. It refers to the land of Israel from the north to the south.)...
Jordan River – Holy Land Tour
The Jordan River—The Boundary to the Promised Land This is the river in which John the Baptist baptized, including our Lord’s baptism. It is the border between modern Jordan and Israel. Matthew 3—In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of...
Caesarea Philippi – Holy Land Tour
Caesarea-Philippi This city was anciently known as Paneas or Panium (from the sylvan god Pan, whose worship seemed appropriate to the verdant situation, with groves of olives and Hermon’s lovely slopes near). The streams which flow from beneath a limestone rock unite...
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Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
