The Lowlands: Where Legends are Made

Just west of the Hill Country of Judah there is a stretch of lower hills and wide valleys that often became a major point of entry for merchants, traveler’s and invading armies, such as Philistines on the Coastal Plain, and the larger kingdoms of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon. These lowlands, Shephelah in Hebrew, held the

Joshua, Jordan, Jericho, and the Day the Sun Stood Still

The Book of Joshua details the Israelites conquest and inheritance of the Promised Land. It begins on the shores of the Jordan River, and in chapter three, Joshua has the preists lead the Israelites across the Jordan, with a miracle that echoes the crossing of the Red Sea, and Israelites cross the Jordan on dry

Jerusalem: City of Gold, City of Memory

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that  kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have  gathered  your children together  as a hen gathers her brood  under her wings, and  you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who