In the Periphery of the Holy Land, the Nomads: Arabs, Nabataeans, and Bedouins
Fragment of a mosaic from a Byzantine church near Gaza depicting a man (perhaps a Bedouin?) leading a camel laden with wine amphorae. Kissufim, 6th century. Display location: Israel Museum. Source: Wikimedia Commons. During the invasion of Judea, the Nomads of the...
The Ascension of the Lord: A Cave and Footprints
The church of the Eleona, the first church of the Ascension, now the Pater Noster Church (blue), was rebuilt higher up at the “ridge of the hill,” Inbomon in Greek (red). In the Footprints of our Faith., p. 173. The Cave located beneath the Basilica of the Ascension...
Caesarea Philippi: The Rock of Peter
The Banias River in Caesarea Philippi: One of the Sources of the Jordan. ReedMiller, 2022 “Matthew tells us that this conversation between Jesus and his disciples takes place in the beautiful town of Caesarea Philippi, filled with luxurious palaces, set in a...
A Journey Through the Prophecies of the Chapel of the Crucifixion at the Holy Sepulcher: Daniel 9:26
“THE PROPHETIC ENIGMA OF DANIEL 9,26” “After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut down with no one to help him. And the people of a leader who will come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. His end shall come in a flood; until the end of the...