New Evidence for Earlier Domestication of the Camel!
SHARJAH, UAE: Archaeologists are unearthing answers to one of the Arab region’s biggest historical mysteries – the origin of the domesticated dromedary. According to 3,000-year-old evidence discovered at two excavation sites in Sharjah, people in what is now the UAE were probably the first to domesticate the wild camel. A team from Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia has been digging …
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Where Did Herod the Great Die?
Todd Bolen published an interesting article on the place of Herod the Great’s death at Caesarea. He wrote: “The death of Herod Agrippa I occurred in Caesarea according to both Josephus and the book of Acts. Josephus writes that the king was in the theater when the crowd hailed him as a god and he was struck down. Details in …
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Gehenna and the popular myth of trash burning
Todd Bolen shared something that we often encounter on tour in Jerusalem, people who heard that the Hinnom valley was a trash dump. That is not a fact, and in fact appears to be a myth. The property value of the area was badly damaged when it became a high place to Topeth (Jeremiah 7 and 32). For the article …
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Egypt has gone to the dogs (science)
“The excavation of a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the Egyptian desert has revealed the remains of millions of animals, mostly dogs and jackals. Many appear to have been only hours or days old when they were killed and mummified. The Dog Catacombs, as they are known, date to 747-730 B.C., and are dedicated to the Anubis, the Egyptians’ jackal-headed god …
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Just Back from Israel and Italy
Several weeks went by while I posted nothing to the web. We are involved in two exciting courses. The first was a course on the “Life and Ministry of Jesus” with Preserving Bible Times. It was a group of fifty fantastic followers of Jesus! The picture was provided by one of the group participants, showing us climbing into the ancient …
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New Baptismal Site open at the Jordan River
Ferrell Jenkins posted this on the new baptism site in the Jordan River: “The traditional site where John the Baptist baptized Jesus has been closed for more than four decades. In the past few years pilgrims and tourists have been able to visit the site known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan from the Jordanian side of the Jordan River. …
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Israel’s Hottest Year on Record (2010)
Jerusalem Post reports: “The year 2010 was the hottest by a large margin since records began being kept in Israel, with temperatures two to three degrees hotter than the average, according to the Israel Meteorological Service’s year-end summary. What’s more, temperatures were one to one-and-a-half degrees Celsius higher than the next hottest year, a striking statistic, according to the IMS. …
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Searching for Sodom (Tel Hammam in Jordan)
Some scholars believe that Sodom’s history can be uncovered at Tel Hammam in Jordan. Some interesting cross postings can be found in this article by Ferrell Jenkins, (the photo is from his blog as well): LINK
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16 Gifts for Frequent Travelers
Frommers posted a great little article: “Since I travel to at least 20 countries and log 150,000 miles each year, people always ask what products and gadgets I travel with. So, this holiday season, if you’re shopping for a frequent flier or looking for ideas to add to your own Christmas wish list, check out these great gift ideas”… For …
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