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(10/2020) Biblical Archaeology and the Book of Mormon

Newsletter | September 18, 2020 | 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…

(9/20) 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…

(8/20) 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 lowlands of Judean (The Shefelah), 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…

(7/20) 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…

(6/20) 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…

Protected: (5/2020) Is the Tomb of Jesus NOT inside the Holy Sepulchre?

home page, Newsletter | May 26, 2020 | by danny

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(4/20) Easter’s Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem preformed with no crowds due to the Pandemic

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

The “Holy fire” ceremony is one of the most significant religious events in the history of Christianity in the Holy Land. Since the 9th century CE there is evidence of this ritual taking place every year on Easter Saturday in…

(3/20) COVID-19 and Biblical plagues in the Holy Land

home page, Newsletter | March 30, 2020 | by danny

This post is written as a modern plague is raging on our planet, killing over 35,000 world wide (true of March 31 2020), mostly elders. My prayers to the sick, to the elders in risk, to the medical staff, to…

(02/20) A Rare Look at the Back Side of the Golgotha

home page, Newsletter | February 18, 2020 | by danny

Not every day do you get to be SOOO fortunate to have a private tour by one of the highest officials of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , but last week it actually happened to me! It started with a…

(1/20) Visiting a Tomb of a Real Princess

home page, Newsletter | January 31, 2020 | by danny

Princess Alice of Batternberg and the British Royal Family Princess Alice of Battenberg is a remarkable figure in the royal history of Europe. Born in 1885 in Windsor Castle, London to Second degree cousins (Ludwig von Battenberg and Victoria Princess…

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Chloe M., UK
Hi Danny, Thank you for such an amazing day. We had a great time and no doubt you are the best guide in Jerusalem! We hope to see you soon.
Randy B. USA
Avi.. Thank you so much for arranging our tours with Danny! Danny is an outstanding guide! It is an experience I will never forget. I have learned so much about your beautiful country the past few days..