John C. H. Laughlin

Israel Research Trip, Post #13

Bible Lands, Biblical Archaeology, Old Testament / By Dr. William Barrick

Tel Dan No site in Israel combines all the elements that Tel Dan displays: a delightful walk through the forest along the rushing waters of a source for the Jordan River, a high place notorious in the Old Testament, an example of a gateway containing both a judgment seat and massebot, and a Middle Bronze …

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Israel Research Trip, Post #10

Bible Lands, Biblical Archaeology, New Testament / By Dr. William Barrick

Capernaum The city of Capernaum in Galilee gained its greatest attribute when Jesus chose it as the location of His residence after leaving His boyhood home in Nazareth. The name of the city is more accurately Kepher Nahum, “the village of Nahum.” Capernaum was the seat of customs for goods entering Galilee and then on …

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