Touring Israel with the Bible in hand

The biblical period spans over a long period, from the Bronze Age (3500 – 1150 BCE) to the Iron Age (1150 – 586 BCE). During the Early Bronze Age, a new concept of urban centers emerged in the Land of Israel. An example of these preserved walled cities, you can find in Arad , Yarmuth, Beth-Yerah, and Megiddo . The Middle Bronze Age is characterized by the heavily fortified, independent Canaanite city- states. Good examples of the Middle Bronze Age cities, you can find in Dan , Hazor , Acre, Gezer , and Ashkelon . In the Late Bronze Age, the Southern Levant (the land of Israel) came under Egyptian domination. As a result of their policies, the Canaanite city-states were lacking in fortification. Good examples from that period, you can find in Hazor , Megiddo , Beit Shean, and Beit Shemesh . By the end of the Bronze Age, the great empires of the time withdrew from the Southern Levant and left room for local and regional players. The vacuum in the Early Iron Age allowed new political domains to emerge, among them were: the Philistine city- states, the Phoenician city-states, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab, Edom, Aram-Damascus, and the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Their settlements and the war games between themselves and later against the returning empires of the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Egyptians, left marks on the Land of Israel. The more intriguing archaeological sites are from the kingdoms of Israel and Judah of the latter part of the Iron Age. The well-described history of the kingdoms in the Bible, the extra-biblical sources, and the extensive archaeological excavations throughout the country make an interesting story to tell. The following four optional tours cover archaeological sites that relate to the biblical Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Each tour can be accomplished comfortably during one travel day: The Southern Tour- Arad , Beer Sheva and Lachish . The Northern Tour- Dan , Hazor and Meggido . The Central Tour- Gezer , Beit Shemesh , and Khirbet Qeiyafa . The Jerusalem Tour- Jerusalem and Ramat-Rachel .

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The biblical period spans over a long period, from the Bronze Age (3500 – 1150 BCE) to the Iron Age (1150 – 586 BCE). During the Early Bronze Age, a new concept of urban centers emerged in the Land of Israel. An example of these preserved walled cities, you can find in Arad , Yarmuth, Beth-Yerah, and Megiddo . The Middle Bronze Age is characterized by the heavily fortified, independent Canaanite city- states. Good examples of the Middle Bronze Age cities, you can find in Dan , Hazor , Acre, Gezer , and Ashkelon . In the Late Bronze Age, the Southern Levant (the land of Israel) came under Egyptian domination. As a result of their policies, the Canaanite city-states were lacking in fortification. Good examples from that period, you can find in Hazor, Megiddo , Beit Shean, and Beit Shemesh . By the end of the Bronze Age, the great empires of the time withdrew from the Southern Levant and left room for local and regional players. The vacuum in the Early Iron Age allowed new political domains to emerge, among them were: the Philistine city-states, the Phoenician city-states, the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab, Edom, Aram-Damascus, and the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Their settlements and the war games between themselves and later against the returning empires of the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Egyptians, left marks on the Land of Israel. The more intriguing archaeological sites are from the kingdoms of Israel and Judah of the latter part of the Iron Age. The well-described history of the kingdoms in the Bible, the extra-biblical sources, and the extensive archaeological excavations throughout the country make an interesting story to tell. The following four optional tours cover archaeological sites that relate to the biblical Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Each tour can be accomplished comfortably during one travel day:

Tailor -Made Israeli Experiences

Tailor -Made Israeli experiences

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Biblical Walk

Biblical Walk