Biblical Wonders in the Middle East

Join David on his last journey as he visits several locations. What did archaeologists find in an old crocodile carcase that was in a caretaker’s hut that once again confirms the Bible? The library in the St. Catherine’s monastery contains something that continues to give credence to the Bible, what is it? What was so significant about Sadam Hussein’s palace being built overlooking the ruins in Babylon? What can you find at the Anatolian Archaeological Museum inAnkara, that supports the Biblical narrative? After journeying with David in this series, we hope that now you can believe the Bible. If you haven’t read the Bible for a while, we encourage you to have a read and get acquainted with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Music Credits:The Age Of Wood by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Minstrel’s Song by Keys of Moon | @keysofmoonMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com

Today’s journey will take you to Bethany, Beit Shean and the Sea of Galilee. What amazing miracles did Jesus perform in Bethany, a city that still exists today? You will discover that Beit Shean has well preserved places like the Roman theatre of ancient Samaria as well as a hippodrome. What relic was found in the Sea of Galilee that is approximately 2,000 years old? Enjoy your trip. Music Credits:The Meaning Of Words by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rindu Sad Flute by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com

In this episode you will visit a mosque in Hebron that covers the burial site of Bible characters Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah. You will travel to Beersheba, a city mentioned in the Bible numerous times. Leaving Beersheba on the way to Mount Sinai, you will come to the Red Sea, which is the place in the Bible that God performed an amazing miracle. Finally you get to Mount Sinai. What is significant about Mount Sinai? The Bible records some interesting things that happened on this mount. Find out what in this episode. Music Credits:Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.comMystic African Loop by www.dl-sounds.com

This episode looks at the area of the Sea of Galilee where you can see many places that Jesus spent time in like Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes. Go to Bethlehem, the city where Jesus was born. Journey just outside Bethlehem to see the third holiest site in Judaism whose name is recorded in the Bible. The Bible mentions many people in connection with Bethlehem so enjoy the trip and see what you can learn. Music Credits:Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.comMystic African Loop by www.dl-sounds.com

Continuing the journey in Israel, you’ll visit many places like Nazareth where Jesus was brought up, Cana where Jesus performed His first miracle and Nain where the Bible records a miracle that Jesus performed there. What woes did Jesus pronounce on the cities of Bethsaida, Chorazin and Capernaum that you can see today? The Bible records much about king David, where was an artefact discovered with an inscription referring to David as king of Israel? Enjoy your trip! Music Credits:The Age Of Wood by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Minstrel’s Song by Keys of Moon | @keysofmoonMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com MiddleEastArchaeologyBibleWondersEgyptBabylonIraqIranPersia

Let’s continue our journey with David in Israel. Critics of the Bible believed the ivory palace of king Ahab to be fanciful writing. But what did archaeologists find that silenced the critics? What else was found in the Dead Sea Caves that dates back to 1,500 years or more before Christ? Does Jacob’s well from the Bible really exist? What did David find interesting in talking with a Samaritan priest? Was the city of Shechem, that you can visit today, mentioned in the Bible? How was Hezekiah’s tunnel built and was it mentioned in the Bible? What was found which was the first and only time outside of the Bible that proved Pilate existed? Listen for the answers in this interesting trip! Music Credits:The Meaning Of Words by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rindu Sad Flute by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com

Stay tuned for a visit to Israel. What massive fortress in Masada does David take you to that king Herod (from the Bible) built? What ended when this fortress was captured? What prediction in the Bible foretold this? What place did Constantine’s mother build that most archaeologists believe is the most probable location for the death and burial of Jesus? Learn about the Wailing Wall and the Dome of the Rock. Go to the Eastern Gate, which is the gate that Roman soldiers brought Jesus through on His way to His trial and crucifixion. What prophecy in Ezekiel predicted that this gate would be shut and no one would enter it again? Did David find this true? Music Credits:Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.comMystic African Loop by www.dl-sounds.com

Get ready for a visit to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Israel! In Jordan, discover the oldest map there is showing details of the Biblical landscape including sites like Bethlehem and Gethsemane. Go where cedar trees of this place were used to build Solomon’s temple and house. When the supply of Egyptian papyrus failed as Bible prophets predicted, where did the new supply come from? Where is there a memorial from king Nebuchadnezzar of the Bible? What 6 Bible prophecies about Tyre proved true? Jericho is mentioned many times in the Bible, what well in Jericho, named after a person in the Bible, still supplies modern Jericho with water? What was discovered in Jericho that archaeologists say is the oldest known continuously occupied human settlement? In what city were the Dead Sea Scrolls found? What do these scrolls mean for us today and how do they prove the Bible is accurate and believable? Have fun on this visit! Music Credits:Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.comMystic African Loop by www.dl-sounds.com

David continues his journey in Turkey to the last two churches mentioned in the book of Revelation, Philadelphia (now Alasehir) and Laodicea as well as going to the fourth largest city in Turkey, Tarsus. He also makes it to a couple of cities in the country of Jordan, Petra and Jerash. What does Philadelphia mean? Did David find it’s meaning to be true when he was there? What time period in history does Philadelphia refer to in the book of Revelation? What does a painting of Queen Victoria presenting a Bible to an ambassador from East Africa have to do with this? What interesting Bible analogy is evident with hot spring water that was channelled into Laodicea? What did David find on the island of Patmos, the place where the author of Revelation was exiled? What things did David see in Petra and Jerash that are mentioned in the Bible? Music Credits:The Age Of Wood by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Minstrel’s Song by Keys of Moon | @keysofmoonMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Pacific Love Loop by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com

Journey with David to five of the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira and Sardis. The names of these places have changed but the original places are still where they were when mentioned in the book of Revelation. What temple did David go to that was almost double the size of the BCE Parthenon at Athens? What city had health clinics built because of the nearby water springs with healing properties? Where was the amphitheatre located that David spoke at and every person heard him plainly without microphones?Listen to find out more about the places the Bible mentions many years ago. Music Credits:The Meaning Of Words by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rindu Sad Flute by www.dl-sounds.com Ana ana I by www.dl-sounds.com

Scientists believed that the salt water from the Mediterranean Sea washed into and is sitting on top of the fresh water from the Black Sea. An investigation was done, was this true? What else was found that was believed to be from the time of the flood in Genesis chapter 7? Istanbul is Turkey’s largest city and has some very good museums. The museums display things like Alexander the Great of Greece, a baptistery and the Siloam Inscription that describes Hezekiah’s Tunnel. These displays all support the Biblical narrative. Why was a Seventh-day Adventist church allowed to be built in Istanbul, a Muslim area? What museum displays artifacts of the Hittite people, proving the Biblical account of the Hittites true? Join David in this insightful trip to Turkey. Music Credits:Tranquil Fields (Eastern) by Alexander Nakarada | www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, you will learn some fascinating insights about Egypt. The Bible predicted in Isaiah chapter 19, rivers drying up that flow into the Nile as well as papyrus reeds dying off. What do you find today with those rivers? Where is the only place you’ll find papyrus reeds? Why this prediction? What was found in the basement of a museum that helps answer that question? You may be shocked! The Bible mentions the Hittite people, but skeptics didn’t believe it. What archaeological find in the Valley of the Kings region proved the Bible? How was the Rosetta stone found and why was that a major contributor to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics? Ezekiel chapter 30 predicted something about the city of Memphis. What was the prediction and did it come true? Learn about Ramses ii, Tutankhamun, Constantine and more! Music Credits:Pacific Love Loop from www.dl-sounds.com

The Bible mentions kings by name from the region of Ninevah and Khorsabad. Is there any evidence that these kings and their palaces really existed? Did you know that the Bible predicted that the great city of Ninevah would become desolate? You may be surprised at David’s findings from his trip to northern Iraq. Music Credits:The Age Of Wood by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Minstrel’s Song by Keys of Moon | @keysofmoonMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Journey with David as he takes you through the great city of Babylon. He shares how the Bible actually predicted the destruction of Babylon and that it would not be inhabited again, what do you find today? David takes you to the Ishtar gate and he also shares about Nebuchadnezzar’s cylinder. Did you know that Nebuchadnezzar is a king mentioned in the Bible? David visited an amazing dining hall of the Persian kings. This dining hall is an architectural wonder because the brick arch is not re-enforced. There is also an amazing prediction in the book of Daniel that involves Babylon, Persia and other nations that history has proved. Music Credits:The Meaning Of Words by Savfk | www.youtube.com/savfkmusicMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Rindu Sad Flute by www.dl-sounds.com

David starts his journey by sharing his experience in Persia, which is known as Iran today. There are impressive palaces and crown jewels consisting of some of the world’s largest diamonds and these are from kings that are mentioned in the Bible. David shares about his trip to the tombs of Darius the Great, Cyrus the Great and several other kings, all found by name in the Bible. Music Credits:Tranquil Fields (Eastern) by Alexander Nakarada | www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/