

The Tel of Dan Tells a Mixed Story
Land stories don’t lie. They are scrapbooks of victory and defeat, building and destruction. The layered history where the tribe of Dan acclimated to the Canaanite culture around them is a good illustration. Tel Dan lies north of the Galilee region, near the base of Mt. Hermon. And before we go any farther, you need to know what tel means in Israel. It is a mound of archaeological layers where civilizations built on top of each other and may be under excavation. I remember

Debbie Salter Goodwin
2 hours ago3 min read


The Layered History of Megiddo in the Bible
The Megiddo isn’t a large piece of land. When I visited Israel in 2013, all I saw were dig spots on a dry and rocky landscape. Our guide told us that 20 layers of civilization are buried here. It was the first time that I recognized how Biblical land may be spotted with sites we can still visit: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee but it is just the icing on a 20-layer cake! However, that doesn’t make the Megiddo any less important to the inhabitants who lived here. Its location

Debbie Salter Goodwin
Sep 303 min read

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