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En Dor, Israel - According to the Bible, the wise woman or witch of En Dor predicted here doom and death to King Saul before the battle of Gilboa (I Sam. 28:7)
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En Dor, Israel - According to the Bible, the wise woman or witch of En Dor...

The olive groves of Samaria, Israel, originally the territory of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasse, famous for grapevines and olives. King Omri chose its main city, Samaria (Shomron), as capital for Israel, the Northern Kingdom.
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The olive groves of Samaria, Israel, originally the territory of the tribes...

The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King Omri bought the hill from a man named Shemer (hence Shomron) when he abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple to Baal at Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King...

The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King Omri bought the hill from a man named Shemer (hence Shomron) when he abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple to Baal at Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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The walls of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. King...

A tower in the fortifications of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel after King Omri abandoned his former capital Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple for Baal in Samaria (I Kings 22:39)
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A tower in the fortifications of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the northern...

Thornbushes in the ruins of Samaria (Shomron), the former capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. King Omri moved his capital here from Tirza. Omri's son Ahab and Jezebel, his wife, built a temple for Baal in Samaria (I Kings 22:39).
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Thornbushes in the ruins of Samaria (Shomron), the former capital of the no...

Beit Shemesh, Samson's home, a Canaanite city conquered by the tribes of Dan and Judah. The Ark of the Covenant rested here on its way from Philistia to Kirjat Shearim (I Samuel 6:12). During the battle of Beit Shemesh,King Amazia of Judah was taken prisoner (II Kings 14:11)
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Beit Shemesh, Samson's home, a Canaanite city conquered by the tribes of Dan and...

Tel Maresha, Israel, ancient settlement in the tribal allotment of Juda. One of the cities was fortified by King Rehoboam of Judah, son of King Solomon, to protect the road from Lachisch to Jerusalem.
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Tel Maresha, Israel, ancient settlement in the tribal allotment of Juda. One o...

The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa- lem. Lachish was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu- chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE.
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The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the...

The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa- lem. Lachisch was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu- chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE
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The walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the...

Oasis and waterfall of Ein Gedi, Israel, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, known since antiquity for its aromatic plants, palm trees and balsam. David hid himself here from Saul.
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Oasis and waterfall of Ein Gedi, Israel, on the western shore of the Dea...

Arava, Israel, a near-desert valley stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. Gateway to the Red Rocks of Timnah, ancient copper mines called "Solomon's Mines".
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Arava, Israel, a near-desert valley stretches from the southern end of the Dead...