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(3/2021) Biblical Archaeology and the Book of Mormon

home page, Newsletter | March 18, 2021 | by danny

In recent years I had a few tour orders from Mormon groups and families. Unlike In the USA, the LDS church does not proselytize in Israel, and so little is known about them. In fact most Israelis probably never even…

(2/2021) Covid-19 Cases Relieved by the Ancient Scent of Jericho

home page, Newsletter | February 19, 2021 | by danny

About two thousand years ago, the oasis of Jericho and Ein-Gedi were known for a very valuable specific agricultural produce. Its name was Opobalsmon, or in short – balsam. It was a shrub that would grow only in extreme heat…

(1/2021) A mysterious church and Ritual bath discovered at Gethsemane

home page, Newsletter | December 22, 2020 | by danny

In recent years, the Custody of the Holy Land, which represents the Catholic Church in Israel, is developing the area around the church of Gethsemane. They wish to create an underground passage from the church into the Kidron valley, believed…

(12/2020) Roman-era Potters Workshop from Beit Nattif Discovered – Again

home page, Newsletter | December 20, 2020 | by danny

In the 1930s, new types of oil lamps surfaced in the antiquity stores of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. These oil lamps were made by a mold and were characterized by a round shape and detailed ornamentation. The merchants indicated these lamps…

(11/2020) Church Found Where Peter Recieved the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven

home page, Newsletter | November 2, 2020 | by danny

Recently Israel’s Nature Parks Authority announced on the discovery of an early 5th century CE Church at Banias, a national park in northern Israel. Banias was founded in the Hellenistic period, and was known as a pagan cultic center. A…

(10/2020) A Clay Impression Purchased In the Bedouin Market Proves to Be 2,800 Years Old

home page, Newsletter | October 20, 2020 | by danny

About forty years ago, Professor Yigal Ronen strolled through the Bedouin market in Beer-Sheva in search of ancient coins. Ronen is Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering at Ben-Gurion University, but he is also a history buff, and coin collector. Ronen…

(9/2020) Has the “Great Palace” of Jehoiakim Been Discovered?

home page, Newsletter | September 16, 2020 | by danny

A few weeks ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on a rare and very special discovery made during a salvage excavation in Jerusalem. The excavations were conducted at the beginning of the year in the Armon Hanatziv ridge, south of…

(8/2020) Drama and Mysteries at Khirbet Beit Loya / Beit Lehi

home page, Newsletter | August 27, 2020 | by danny

Khirbet Beit Loya is a unique site in the southern Judean Foothills (The Shephelah), about 5 km east of Tel Lachish. A new publication of the recent archaeological research at the site presents a wealth of finds and enables an…

(7/2020) Mysterious Site uncovered near the US embassy in Jerusalem

home page, Newsletter | July 22, 2020 | by danny

The mountains of Jerusalem were massively terraced in antiquity for agricultural development. Alongside these terraces there is a mysterious archeological phenomenon known in Arabic as “Rujum”. These are piles of tens of thousands on field stones. They sometimes create an…

(6/2020) Cannabis in the service of the Lord?

home page, Newsletter | June 24, 2020 | by danny

In the 1960s, an archeological expedition from Tel Aviv University made a surprising discovery in the form of a Jewish temple inside the ancient citadel of Tel Arad. The temple consisted of a courtyard with an altar, and a room…

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The early spring is the BEST time to explore the J

The early spring is the BEST time to explore the Judean Desert, and nothing like using this time of the year and navigate with an off-road vehicle to its most famous lookout, of Marsaba monastery!Established some 1500 years ago by a monk called Sabas, today 25 monks maintain this majestic complex, and thousands of travelers come to observe it from the opposite side of the Kidron valley.......#marsaba #sabas #monatery #monasticsm #Jesus #bible #newtestament #Judeandesert #landrover #offroad #off-road #israel #travelisrael #visitisrael #pano #iphonepano #tourisrael #tourguide #guidedtours

Nothing like exploring the Judean Desert in the wi

Nothing like exploring the Judean Desert in the winter months when it is so green and inviting !
First we headed to Uziah’s cistern, a grand scale water reservoir , in the middle of - nowhere!
But the big attraction is still ahead.. the most famous lookout in the Judean wilderness.. can you guess where are we going to next?
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#judeandesert #judea #desert #uziah #cistern #reservoir #offroad #landrover #bible #israel #visitisrael #travelisrael #tourisrael #monastecism #byzantineperiod #byzantinearchitecture

Off to the desert!.. can you tell what is the poin

Off to the desert!.. can you tell what is the pointed mountain in the distance?
And where are we off to this time?..
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#desert #judeandesert #offroad #offroadtours #israel #bible #monastery #sabas #marsaba #marsabamonastery #azazel #muntar #kidron #visitisrael #travelisrael #tourisrael

Just a few more photos of the filming in Akko last

Just a few more photos of the filming in Akko last week.
Final result to air in a few months!
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@biblicalproductions
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#bible #akko #templars #visitisrael #travelisrael #biblicaltreasures #biblicalmysteries

The city of Akko is inhabited at least for 4,000 y

The city of Akko is inhabited at least for 4,000 years. During the Second Crusaders period (1191-1291) it functioned as the capital of the Crusaders kingdom, although the kingdom was named after Jerusalem. The city was densely populated by Italian merchant guilds, a busy port, and two fortified enclosures, of the Knights' Hospitallers, and the Knights' Templars. This photo is part of a panorama taken from a rare angle at the southwestern edge of the Akko's walls. Some 800 years ago here were the foundations of a mighty headquarters of the Templars, whose entry was toppled with two Golden Lions. Today, almost nothing is left of this mighty fort, whose remains were used by the Ottomans to store ammunition. It exploded in 1840.......#akko #templars #goldenlion #knightstemplars #Ottoman #explosion #Crusaders #crusadersperiod #deusvult #port #holyland #israel #visitisrael #travelisrael #loveisrael #bible #jerusalem #pilgrims #pilgrimage #biblicalmysteries

It is continuously inhabited for at least 4,000 ye

It is continuously inhabited for at least 4,000 years. It was battled over for many times. It also witnessed periods of great wealth and prosperity. The crusaders considered it at some point as the capital of "The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem". It was also visited by many Christian pilgrims in their days. But what's a lighthouse doing here??Wait - Is this Jerusalem?Where am I?And what are we filming this time?? 😉...#Biblicalmysteries #bible #holyland #deusvult #crusaders #terrasancta #biblicalproductions #holylandproductions #jerusalem #lighthouse#bible #treasrures #lighthouse #visitisrael #travelisrael #tvshow #tvproduction #holyland #travel #biblicalhistory #biblicaalarchaeology #loveisrael #iloveisrael #Israeltrip

Unfortunately, I am bound to a contract that does

Unfortunately, I am bound to a contract that does not allow me to tell what the production is about.
But am so looking forward to see, and show, the final result!
I can only say that it is about a great biblical mystery...
Stay tuned for the next location where we filmed the next day!
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#jerusalem #mountofolives #gethsemane #templemount #israel #bible #biblicalproduction #biblicalmysteries #tvproduction #mystery #visitisrael #travelisrael #tourisrael

Trying to find the perfect location to start film

Trying to find the perfect location to start filming we tracked a beautiful and quite spot next to Gethsemane.
The cameras 🎥 were all set when all the sudden a goat 🐐 appeared..
Followed by the whole heard...
Look like I’ll have to get closer!
Ok , ready?
Clap 🎬
Action!
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#filminginisrael #film #filming #gethsemane #mountofolives #bible #treasurehunting #biblicaltreasures #travelisrael #visitjerusalem #visitisrael #

Good morning Jerusalem! 😇 Where am I? And more

Good morning Jerusalem! 😇
Where am I? And more important - why am I here?!?🤗🎥

Set on a hilltop high above the Jordan valley, Ale

Set on a hilltop high above the Jordan valley, Alexandrion was probably built by Hasmonean King Alexander Jannaeus and named after him. Later King Herod also used the place. In fact, In 30 BCE he locked his dear wife, the Hasmonean princess Miriam, in Alexandrion. He feared she would lead a revolt against him, while he is gone, to meet Augustus. He even gave orders to kill her, if he doesn’t return alive from the critical meeting. Herod did return alive, yet a year later he executed her after all. He simply loved her to death!Furthermore, several years later, he executed also two of his sons, and buried them in Alexandrion.To this day this significant site was barely excavated and is barely visited. It requires a strenuous hike up to its top. But it is SOOO worth the effort! "zoom out", to my feed on IG, to see the full panorama from the top of this site.....#alexandrion #sartaba #Herod #Alexanderjannaeus #Mariamne #Bible #Hasmonean #Hasmoneanarchitecture #Augustus #travelisrael #tourisrael #visitisrael #Jesus #johnthebaptist #christianhistory #josephus #panoram #jordanvalley #jordanriver #biblicalproductions

The winding roads of the Judean Desert led us to t

The winding roads of the Judean Desert led us to the plains of Jericho. We passed by the Baptism Site and then ascended to a mountain top that had both a religious and political significance. Two of Herod’s sons are even buried here!
Can you guess where we are?
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#herod #josephus #holyland #fortress #mishna #hasmonean #hasmoneanarchitecture #cistern #landrover #visitisrael #tourisrael #travelisrael #israel #judeandesert #tourguide #privateguidesofeurope

The Judean Desert is full of treasures - The Dead

The Judean Desert is full of treasures - The Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient fortified palaces, abandoned monasteries, and whose knows what else.
With my good friends Ron, Sharon, Thalassa, Pini and his Land Rover, we went on exploring two Hasmonean Desert Palaces.
The first is Hyrcania.
So hard to reach, but so worth it!
Check out also the video we made (=YouTube “hyrcania fortress”).
Can you guess where we went next?
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#hyrcania #fortress #judeandesert #herod #hasmonean #byzantinearchitectrue #monastery #kastellion #israel #travelisrael #tourisrael #pge #privateguidesofeuropes #travel #jesus #bible #visitisrael

Reporting in new Discoveries at Gethsemane on “t

Reporting in new Discoveries at Gethsemane on “the Watchman” show. Reporting on the latest discovery of a #church and a #ritualbath at the garden of #Gethsemane where #Jesus and the Disciples stayed after the #lastsupper .

Presenting Mount Nebo to “The Watchman”. A fil

Presenting Mount Nebo to “The Watchman”. A filming project from 2 years ago, but still fun to watch 😇.
#mountnebo #visitjordan #biblicalarchaeology #tombofmoses #travel #thewatchman @erick.stakelbeck

An Interview About the Church Discovered at Caesar

An Interview About the Church Discovered at Caesarea-Philippi. @erick.stakelbeck #caesareaphilippi #bible #newtestament #kingdomofheaven #peter #confessionofpeter #travel #travelisrael #byzantinearchitecture #byzantinearchaeology

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