Online Bible Study

Bible Cities and Holy Lands

This site is about the people and cities of the bible:

palaces, fortresses, towns
stories of famous people
archaeology, houses, customs

Read about the land of the Bible, and the kings and queens, heroes and villains who lived there.

Click on any city or fortress below.

JERUSALEM - David's royal city, sacred city of the Bible; Temple reconstructions, Jesus in Jerusalem, Herod the mad genius

NAZARETH - home town of Jesus, Mary and Joseph; life in an ancient village in Israel; customs, archaeology, pictures

JERICHO - did the walls really come tumbling down? Joshua and Rahab at Jericho; luxury palaces of King Herod the Great

JEZREEL - Jezebel, Elijah and Naboth; murder, intrigue and violence in an ancient Jewish city; cosmetics, clothes of royal women

LACHISH - ancient warfare: battles, weapons, siege engines, and walls built to withstand any enemy - until the Assyrian siege

DAN - pagan shrine and altar, ancient gods and goddesses, the clash between Jahweh and Canaanite gods Baal and Asherah

MASADA - luxury hideaway and remote, impregnable fortress, - until the Romans came; mass suicide of the Zealots

HERODIUM - half fortress, half luxury palace - eventually the tomb of its builder, the mad King Herod, slayer of the Innocents

MAPS - Israel and surrounding countries in different periods of history; Jerusalem from King David's era to the time of Jesus

This Online Bible Study of Holy Lands and Cities can be used as a guide for Teachers, Schools and Church Study Groups. View online bible study guides.

Each section has interesting facts and details as well as a rich set of resources, galleries, activities and guides.

Other Online Bible Studies

Study famous and historical people, places, artwork and archaelogy of the Holy Bible online.

For more online Bible study resources and activities, visit the following websites:

www.bible-people.info - stories of the Bible's most famous men and women - Moses, Judas, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and more

www.womeninthebible.net - all about Bible women, good and bad: Ruth, Deborah, Mary of Nazareth, Jezebel

www.bible-archaeology.info - archaeological evidence and the Bible - what can we prove?

http://www.bible-art.info/ - Bible paintings and artworks: Nativity, Resurrection, Esther, Martha and Mary

http://www.bible-topten.com/ - Top Ten heroes, bad women, ways to hell, young people, villains, murders, films

http://www.bible-architecture.info/ - more about houses, palaces, temples and fortresses

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