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Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta The Watchman. Mostrar todas las entradas

martes, 29 de diciembre de 2020

WELCOME TO KING DAVID’S PALACE FROM 3,000 YEARS AGO

Where was King David’s palace? Is there proof? What does the Bible say? All these questions and more are about to be answered.




King David’s Palace

When you read the Bible from outside of Israel, it can be hard to imagine where everything once was. It can be hard to imagine where structures and buildings stood, where wars took place, where our forefathers and the great kings of Israel once walked. But then you come to the land of Israel, and the Bible comes to life. You can stand in King David’s palace in Biblical Jerusalem. You can feel history surrounding you. It is truly indescribable. What once were just stories now become tangible history. Stones are more than just stones. Dirt is more than just dirt. The Earth holds ancient secrets waiting to be revealed.

sábado, 26 de diciembre de 2020

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ANCIENT RUINS OF THE PALACE OF KING HEROD

Herod was probably the greatest builder in the Land of Israel. Herodium is on the edge of the desert, just around 15-20 minutes south of Jerusalem. Herod’s solution was always to build, build, and build more. But this palace was more than just a strategic city that Herod built, it is a hilly fortress that was turned into a huge palace that could exist through a siege for many months.




Archaeological finds that are 2,000 years old in the Land of Israel are not considered major finds in Israel. But the sheer number of finds is overwhelming. Herod built entire cities in Israel – Caesearia, Herodium, and the 2nd Temple itself. He was so important that his time is called the Herodian period. He was not a good