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"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamne (King Herod the Great's wife) and possibly also of Herod Agrippa.
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"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamn...

"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamne (King Herod the Great's wife) and possibly also of Herod Agrippa. Entry is blocked by a "Rolling Stone". Jerusalem.
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"Tomb of Herod". The sepulchre is probably the burial place of Mariamne...

The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed the Golden Calf near the Holy Oak (I.Kings 12:26) and Dan became the center of the cult of the Northern tribes. Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, 9th BCE.
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The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed...

The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golden Calf near the Holy Oak and made Dan the center of the cult of the Northern tribes (I Kings 12:26). Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, in the 9th century BCE.
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The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golde...

Emek Israel, the plain of Jesreel and the mountains of Gilboa, Israel. The fertile plain was the site of many battles mentioned in the Old Testament: Deborah's Gideon's battles (Judges). King Saul and his sons died here fighting the Philistines (Samuel, Chronicles)
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Emek Israel, the plain of Jesreel and the mountains of Gilboa, Israel. The fert...

The Tel with the ruins of Beit Shan, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaanite city later, finally conquered by King David when he expanded his kingdom northwards. The city was deserted around 700 BCE and resettled in Hellenistic times. King Saul died here in battle.
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The Tel with the ruins of Beit Shan, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaa...

The ruins of Beit Shan, Israel, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaanite city later, finally conquered by King David when he expanded his kingdom northwards, deserted around 700 BCE and resettled in Hellenistic times. King Saul died here.
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The ruins of Beit Shan, Israel, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaan...

The black walls of Beit Shan, Israel, where after the defeat of the Israelites by the Philistines, the bodies of King Saul and his sons were displayed (I Sam 31:10)
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The black walls of Beit Shan, Israel, where after the defeat of the Israelites...

Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the capital of Israel, the Northern Kingdom of the Israelites, until King Omri moved his capital to Samaria (Shomron).
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Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the ca...

Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the capital of Israel, the Northern Kingdom of the Israelites, until King Omri moved his capital to Samaria (Shomron)
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Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the ca...

Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the capital of Israel, the Northern Kingdom of the Israelites, until King Omri moved his capital to Samaria (Shomron)
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Tirza, Israel, one of the Canaanite cities conquered by Joshua. It was the ca...

Stone pillars from a storehouse at Hazor, Israel. Hazor was one of the royal cities and supply posts in Solomon's kingdom.
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Stone pillars from a storehouse at Hazor, Israel. Hazor was one of...