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  • Paul BernardIsrael 2015
    Day 27

    Golan Ridge (Bental Cone)

    June 2, 2015 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Signs of the modern war that raged in these parts. We could hear evidence of Syria's infighting from this spot (mortar and tank fire). From this vantage, we could see burned out towns on the border of Syria and Israel. To this day, U.N. observers sit there, documenting gun-shots and bombs. They were very interesting to talk to.Read more

  • Israel & Jordan
    Day 7

    Dan

    February 8, 2023 in Israel ⋅ 🌧 43 °F

    Genesis 14 tells the story of Abraham coming to Dan to rescue his nephew, Lot, who had been taken captive in battle. Archeologists discovered the gate to the old city of Dan, where Abraham most certainly would have walked. The arch of the gate would typically be described as Roman. But this gate dates to 1750 BC, roughly 1000 years prior to the rise of the Roman empire.

    When the kingdom of Israel was divided, Jeroboam, who was King of the northern tribes, didn't trust God and was fearful of the southern kingdom of Judah (1 Kings 12:25-33). He defied God and created two golden calves and two locations to perform sacrifices rather than allow His people to travel to Jerusalem in the south. One location was in Bethel, and the other was in Dan. Later, King Josiah of the southern kingdom had the idols destroyed as part of the reforms he implemented.

    Dan is a reminder to trust God and take him at his word, and to never claim that God will bless something that he has clearly told us is contrary to his will.    Read more

  • TravelerPilgrimage to Israel
    Day 4

    Tel Dan

    May 10, 2019 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    Tel Dan is located in northern Israel on the Lebanon Border. Three Biblical events took place at Tel Dan.
    Genesis 14:13-16 records that Abraham traveled from Hebron to Dan to rescue his nephew Lot. Tradition says Abraham passed through the Canaanite Gate of the Three Arches in Dan. Because of this, the gate has been named "Abraham's Gate". The nearly 4,000-year-old arches of the gate are believed to be the oldest ever found in Israel.
    The tribe of Dan's original inheritance recorded in Joshua 19:47 was filled with Philistines and it was hard for the Danites to drive them out. So they went up to little brother Naphtali's inheritance in the north, attacked the Canaanite city of Lesham with the sword and burned down the city. Judges 18:28-29 tells us then the Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. They named it Dan after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish. (or Leshem as it was called in Joshua).
    The Israelite Dan Gate is where the men of the city would gather at the city entrance and the king would judge.
    Jeraboam, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, set up golden calves in Dan and Bethel to keep the people from going to Jerusalem to worship. 1 Kings 12:26-33 records the place where the golden calf was worshiped was called a High Place. Here pagan priests performed animal sacrifices to pagan gods. The metal frame is a reconstruction of the dimensions of the high place.    Read more

  • TravelerIsrael
    Day 5

    Tel Dan: Natur und Kultur

    April 9, 2019 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    In Tel Dan kann man wunderbar wandern. Vom Wasserfall inklusive Klamm kann man bis zum alten Dan zu wandern, bei dem nicht nur antiken Stätten zu sehen sind, sondern auch Bauwerke aus der Bronze und Eisenzeit. Insgesamt eine Wohltat für das Auge und durch das Laufen Entspannung pur!Read more

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  • TravelerJordanien und Israel
    Day 11

    Golanhöhen

    November 1, 2018 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Die Golanhöhen sind im geographischen Sinne ein dünn besiedelter, hügeliger Landstrich im Nahen Osten. International anerkannt als Teil Syriens, befinden sich die Golanhöhen seit 1967 großteils unter israelischer Kontrolle. Israel verwaltet die 1981 annektierten Gebiete als Teil seines Nordbezirks; die Annexion ist aber von den meisten Staaten nicht anerkannt worden. Syrien beansprucht das Gebiet nach wie vor komplett und zählt es zu seinem Gouvernement Quneitra, eine schmale Pufferzone wird seit 1974 von UN-Friedenstruppen überwacht (UNDOF). Der Status der Golanhöhen ist ein Hindernis für die Friedensverhandlungen zwischen den beiden Staaten.Read more

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  • TravelerJordanien und Israel
    Day 11

    Banias, Israel

    November 1, 2018 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Banias ist der arabische und moderne hebräische Name einer antiken Stätte, die um eine Quelle entstand, die einst mit dem griechischen Gott Pan verbunden war. Es liegt am Fuße des Mount Hermon, nördlich der Golanhöhen. Die Quelle ist die Quelle des Banias-Flusses, einem der wichtigsten Nebenflüsse des Jordan.Read more

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  • TravelerMiddle East - October 2017
    Day 16

    Israel (Golan Heights)

    October 22, 2017 in Israel ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Today we had another beautiful day of sunshine & blue sky - the weather has been perfect thus far! We started out a little later today which was good, as we needed a moment to catch our breath.
    We are still located at the Kibbutz on the edge of the Sea of Galilee & essentially travelled north east today to the border regions with Lebanon & Syria - we were exploring the Golan Heights!
    Our first stop was Mount Bental, with a wonderful coffee shop (Coffee Anan) & lookout at the top. Mount Bental is a dormant volcano & is also a strategic UN outpost used to survey the happenings over the border in Syria. If you stopped & were quiet, you could hear the odd gunshot in the distance - we later found out that four missiles were intercepted mid flight the night before...
    From here we headed down the mountain & closer to the Syrian border, where we stopped, overlooking Golan Volcanic Park, & listened to a talk given by a recently retired Brigadier General & Chief of Staff (Northern Region) from the Israeli Defence Force on the current military situation & it's recent past - it was so fascinating & informative. From here we could clealy view the border fence & crossing, the destoryed town of Quneitra on the Syrian side, & the UN Peacekeeping base on the Israeli side. The difference in the fruitful abundance of the Israeli side in comparison with the desolate wasteland on the Syrian side was immense & incredibly thought provoking...
    We were back on the road again & heading north (only a few minutes up the road) to the Druze village of Mas'ade (Masada) - The Israeli Druze are a unique religious and ethnic minority among Arab citizens of Israel. Mas'ade is a small town of approximately 3,500 not too far from Mount Hermon - the highest point in Israel & home to Israel's only ski fields (there was no snow there at this time though). We had a wonderful falafel for lunch here before continuing up into the hills, passing Nimrod's Fortress along the way.
    Our next stop was the ruins of the ancient (4500 BC) Israelite City of Dan (Tel Dan) & taking in the incredible history & beauty of this world renowned National Park. We saw where the spring that forms the Dan River is located & I even managed to dip my feet in a pool of cool waters. We saw a 700 year old flour mill & the oldest arch known in history - a Canaanite gate. After spending almost 2 hours exploring this ancient area we were back on the bus again & descending into the beautiful Hula Valley where we were just in time for a tour of the Hula Valley Bird Centre & a trip on one of their camouflaged tractor trailers to view the migrating birds come in to rest for the evening in the grassy marshlands. We saw flamingos, herons, cranes (they are so big & noisy), black ibis (a little more glamourous than the 'dump birds' we have at home), kingfishers, pelicans & ....a wild boar! It was incredible! The setting sun reflecting off the mountains boardering Lebanon created perfect picture opportunities & topped off the day.    Read more

  • Israel 2023
    Day 6

    Tel Dan

    May 24, 2023 in Israel ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Tel Dan - Tel Dan Stele is a fragmentary stele containing a Canaanite inscription which dates to the 9th century BCE. It is notable for possibly being the most significant and perhaps the only extra-biblical archeological reference to the house of David.

    Banyas waterfall (separate stop just to see waterfalls) - Source of the Jordan river (50%) - hence the name "of the dan ... of jor dan".

    Solomon's son jehobam was told to be nicer but turned mean - he made temples in Dan & Bethel and told people they didn't need to go to Jerusalem to worship

    There's a temple built here in defiance of God

    Jerobam was pure evil

    Lebanon/Jordan/Israel - violent border until 1994; still somewhat violent

    DMZ w Lebanon and Syria

    Israeli bunkers here too

    David's existence was questinoed but they found old scrolls here that depicted David's armies

    Abraham's gate - oldest in world; we know he was here    Read more

  • TravelerUrs und die Welt
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    Day 53

    Golanhöhen

    October 25, 2022 in Israel ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    25. + 26. Oktober Odem
    Mount Odem, ehemaliger Militärposten
    Mount Hermon, Höchster Punkt Israels und einziges Skigebiet bei der Grenze zu Libanon
    Mount Bental in der Nähe zur Grenze zu Syrien

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