The Holy Land for Christian Travelers: An Illustrated Guide to Israel

by John A. Beck

Overview

A trip to the Holy Land is on the bucket list of many Christians. But planning a meaningful trip in a place so filled with significant sites is an imposing task. Most travel guides are not prepared to link the Bible and land in an accurate and meaningful way because they are written for people of all faiths. So how can a Christian traveler prepare a trip that will illuminate God's Word and reveal the Lord's presence?

In The Holy Land for Christian Travelers, John A. Beck provides a guide to the Holy Land for Christians with explanations of the biblical significance of important sites. The entries provide key Scripture references for reflection and a guide to the land that will encourage communion with God and a genuine spiritual experience for travelers as they walk in the footsteps of Jesus. A trip to the Holy Land can be a worship-filled, once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey. This book puts a biblical scholar and experienced Holy Land guide at the reader's side.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493409198
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	480,386
File size:	57 MB
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About the Author

John A. Beck (PhD, Trinity International University) has taught courses in Hebrew and Old Testament for more than twenty-five years, many of those years teaching field studies in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Beck spends most of his year writing and is a permanent adjunct faculty member at Jerusalem University College in Israel. His books include The Land of Milk and Honey, A Visual Guide to Bible Events, The Baker Book of Bible Maps, Charts, and Time Lines, and The Holy Land for Christian Travelers. Learn more at JohnABeckAuthor.com.

Table of Contents

Modern-Day Map of the Holy Land 2

Modern-Day Map of Jerusalem 4

Introduction 13

A Brief History of the Land 17

The Geography and Climate of the Promised Land 25

Geographical Zones 25

The Agricultural Year 27

Seasons and Culture 27

Winds 28

Water 29

Rainfall 30

Itineraries 31

Things Travelers Need to Know 39

1 Jerusalem: Walkable Sites in and near the Old City 41

2 Jerusalem and Beyond: Drivable Sites outside the Old City 87

3 Coastal Plain 105

4 Central Mountains South 115

5 Central Mountains Center 159

6 Central Mountains North 177

Maps: The Promised Land in the Time of the Bible 233

Old Testament and New Testament Cities 235

Road Systems in the Promised Land 236

Tribal Divisions 237

The United Kingdom 238

The Divided Kingdom 239

Israel in the Time of the New Testament 240

Galilee in the Time of the New Testament 241

Bible Time Line 243

Index of Locations 247