Israël and Egypt 2012

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May 3rd 2012

Published: September 18th 2013

The second day of touring was intense: Caesarea, the region of Samaria, the Plains of Sharon, Megiddo, the Valley of Jizreel, Mount Carmel, Kishon Valley, Haifa and Tiberias.....yes, I am serious. Driving out of Tel Aviv, we learned about the kibboutz, the Hebrew word for communal settlement. The original kibboutz were built on the communist model - babies were taken at 3 months of age and were c... Read Full Entry

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Caesarea

In 58 C.E. Paul was sent to Caesarea to be tried by the governor. Being a Roman citizen he demanded to be heard at the Emperor's Court. This hall may be the "place of hearing" mentioned in Acts 25.

Caesarea

Barrel vaulted underground cistern from the early Roman period

Caesarea

This is the first evidence found, outside of the Bible, attesting to the existence of Pontias Pilatus, the Roman prefect who presided over the trial of Jesus (Matthew 27:11-26)

Caesarea

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