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ospeleography

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Palestine in the days of Christ

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01 Mediterranean Sea 02 Sea of Galilee 03 Nazareth 04 Mt Carmel 05 Judea 06 Sychar 07 Idumea 08 Bethlehem 09 Wise men – East 10 Egypt 11 Galilee 12 Jerusalem 12 Jordan 14 Betharabah 15 Cana 15 Capernaum 17 Gennesaret 18 Dalmanutha 19 Nain

20 Gergesa 21 Bethsaida 22 Phoenicia 23 Tyre 24 Sidon 25 Decapolis 26 Caesarea Philippi 27 Mt Hermon 28 Samaria 29 Jericho 30 Bethphage 31 Bethany 32 Gethsemane 33 Cyrene 34 Arimathea 35 Golgotha 36 Emmaus 37 Mt Olives 38 Dead Sea

Where are these places ?

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Palestine Region

Nazareth .Mt Carmel .

Bethlehem .

Wise men – East

Jerusalem .

Egypt

JUDEA

Jord

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GALILEE . Bethsaida

Gennesaret .ID

UMEA

Tyre .Sidon .

DECAPOLIS

Jericho .Bethphage .Arimathea .

. Bethany. Betharabah

Cana . . Nain

. Gergesa

. Mt Hermon

Samaria .

.Sea of GalileeDalmanutha .Capernaum .Mediterranean Sea

. Emmaus

JerusalemGethsemane

GolgothaMt Olives

Sychar .De

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. Caesarea Philippi PHOEN

ICIA

Jericho

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We will study this section when we study the Old Testament in Geography

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Dead Sea

Jordan River

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Mark 10:46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of

Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the

road begging.

Gospel in Geography

Jericho

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Jericho

Jericho: Jesus healed a blind man while passing through Jericho (Luke 18:35-43)This city was historically quite significant, particularly during Old Testament times.

• Joshua sent spies across the Jordan to the city of Jericho (2:1)

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Gospel in Geography

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Joshua 2:1 Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, "Go, view the

land, especially Jericho." So they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab, and lodged

there.

• Joshua sent spies across the Jordan to the city of Jericho (2:1)

• Spies learned that the people of Jericho were terrified

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Jericho from the South

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Jericho

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The Old Testament city is in the distance and is the city Joshua destroyed. In Jesus’

day a new center had been constructed on

the Wadi banks in the foreground.

Jericho

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After Jerusalem, Jericho is the

most excavated site in Israel.

Charles Warren in 1868 sank several

shafts but concluded that

nothing was to be found. He actually

missed the Neolithic tower by a meter. Germans excavated starting in 1907 and found

the tower.

View Jericho

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View Jericho

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View Jericho

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Jericho Excavations

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Jericho Today

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Jericho Hotels Today

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Jericho Hotels Today

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Let’s take a side trip to the Old Testament

Where the children of Israel conquered Palestine

The Conquest

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What do you know about these cities or areas or rivers?

MoabDibonJahazArnon RiverJabbok RiverBashanEdreiMt NeboGilgalJerichoAiMt Ebal

Mt GerizimGibeonMakkedahLibnahLachishGezer - KingEglonHebronDebirGazaMeronHazor

CONQUEST

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Land of Israel

Conquest of the land of Israel

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Land of Israel

Conquest of the land of Israel MOAB

. Dibon . Jahaz

. Arnon River

. Jabbok River

BASHAN

. Edrei

. Mt NeboGilgal .

.JerichoAi .

Mt Ebal .Mt Gerizim .

Gibeon . . Makkedah

Libnah .. Lachish

Gezer .

. Eglon. Hebron

. Debir

Gaza .

Merom . . Hazor

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• Moab• Dibon• Jahaz• Arnon River• Jabbok River• Bashan• Edrei• Mt Nebo• Gilgal• Jericho• Ai• Mt Ebal

• Mt Gerizim• Gibeon• Makkedah• Libnah• Lachish• Gezer - King• Eglon• Hebron• Debir• Gaza• Merom• Hazor

CONQUEST

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Conquest of the land of Israel

Land of Israel

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Land of Israel

Conquest of the land of Israel MOAB

. Dibon . Jahaz

. Arnon River

. Jabbok River

BASHAN

. Edrei

. Mt NeboGilgal .

.JerichoAi .

Mt Ebal .Mt Gerizim .

Gibeon . . Makkedah

Libnah .. Lachish

Gezer .. Eglon

. Hebron

. Debir

Gaza .

Merom . . Hazor

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