Places and Spaces
This town was the headquarters for the Public Presentation portion of Jesus' ministry.
What is Capernaum?
This is a natural or artificial mound formed by the accumulation of debris and ruins from successive settlements over a long period of time.
What is a Tel?
This famous Biblical location is located near the city of Hebron.
Jesus led his disciples to this district in an effort to avoid crowds and attention.
What is Caesarea Phillippi?
This geographical area encompasses Jerusalem, the Judean desert, and the Way of the Patriarchs.
What is the central hill country?
This vibrant and historic location in the Upper Galilee contains several springs which feed the Jordan River.
What is Tel Dan?
When excavating a Tel or archaeological site, the TOP layer we discussed was typically from this time period.
What was the Islamic period?
Biblical Sodom's current name.
What is Bab-edh-Dhra?
Herod the Great constructed this structure which is an alternate site for the beginning of the Via Dolorosa.
What is Herod's Palace in Jerusalem?
This geographical area is home to cities like Caesarea Maritima, Ashkelon, and Tel Aviv.
What are the Coastal Plains?
After being warned to leave, Lot fled Sodom's destruction to this location.
What is Zoar?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The earliest depiction of a Menorah was discovered on a stone at this location somewhat recently.
What is the Magdala Stone?
Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan. Where was John actively preaching at the time?
What is Bethany Beyond the Jordan?
This geographical area is the lowest place on earth, and is home to the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, and Jericho.
What is the Jordan Rift or Jordan Valley?
The place from which the prophet Balaam uttered the messianic portion of his prophecy, "I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: A star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth".
What is Beth-Peor?
If Bronze tools and implements were found at a dig site in Israel, archaeologists could potentially date them back to the time of this famous Biblical figure.
Who was Abraham?
The Madaba Map is located in this Jordanian city.
What is Madaba?
Herod the Great constructed this impressive city, which was where Paul was held prior to going to Rome, and has a man-made harbor.
What is Caesarea Maritima?
This geographical area is home to Mt. Nebo, Edom, and Moab, linked by a route called the King's Highway
What is the Transjordanian Plateau?
David fought Goliath in this Valley.
What is the Elah Valley?
This semi-circular portion of ancient churches is typically pointed towards the east and is usually placed over the holiest part of the underlying biblical site, where an altar would be.
What is an Apse?
This biblical archaeologist was the primary digger at the Biblical site of Mamre
Who is Andreas Mader?
This emperor constructed a temple to Venus over the traditional location of Golgotha.
Who is Hadrian?
This geographical area is home to rolling hills and was the region of many conflicts between the Philistines and Israelites, including David vs. Goliath.
What is the Shephelah?