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Category Archives: Flora and Fauna
“Methuselah” Date Palm Fertilizes other Tree, Bears Fruit
Many readers are familiar with the 2,000 year-old seed that sprouted and brought back a single specimen of the extinct Judean Date Palm. Scientists named the new sprout “Methuselah” and raised the possibility of reviving the species. Date palms have gender and … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and Fauna, Short videos
Tagged Archaeology, Botany, date palm, elaine soloway, Judean Date Palm, Masada, methuselah
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Wild Boar (pigs!) at Caesarea Philippi (Banias, Israel) — with 3 photos
Originally posted on HolyLandPhotos' Blog:
On a recent trip to Israel our student group was preparing our lunch at the picnic grounds on the site of Banias (NT Caesarea Philippi—think Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ/Messiah—Matthew 16:16 and gospel…
Posted in Bible comments, Flora and Fauna, Galilee, Israel
Tagged Banias, Bible, Bible comments, Bible story, Caesarea Philippi, psalm 80, wild boar
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After nearly 1,500 years, the Frankincense tree returns to Israel
1,500 years after the last frankincense tree disappeared from the Holy Land, Dr. Solowey has managed to grow the first shoots of a tree whose scented white sap was once worth more than gold. Matthew Kalman has an interesting article … Continue reading
Posted in Flora and Fauna, Israel
Tagged birth of jesus, date palm, Ein Gedi, elaine soloway, En Gedi, frankincense, frankincense tree, gold, kibbutz ketura, magi, methuselah, myrrh, spices, wise men
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Bible, Archaeology, and Travel with Luke Chandler 
The New “Photo Companion to the Bible” – It’s Much More Than Pictures
A new resource has just become available and is a “must have” for any Bible teacher. The Gospels: Photo Companion to the Bible has thousands of images that illustrate and illuminate nearly every verse in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The … Continue reading →