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The video below was received from Dr. James Tabor on 11/28/2025. In the email to us, James said: This amazing video, along with the interactive web project linked to it (https://itiner-e.org), are truly wonderful in helping us to better image that ancient Mediterranean world that is the backdrop and stage of most of what many […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 7/9/2025 The climate of the Levant during the time of Jesus (early 1st century CE) was broadly similar to what it is today, though small variations may have existed due to regional and long-term climate trends. Scholarly reconstructions rely on paleoclimate data (e.g., pollen cores, lake sediments, and historical records), archaeological findings, […]
Continue ReadingWhat Is the Shephelah? Exploring the heartland of ancient Judah by Nathan Steinmeyer, January 27, 2025 The five paragraphs below were extracted from the above article. The Shephelah is a transition zone between the Judean Highlands in the east—the area of Jerusalem and Hebron—and the coastal plain in the west. Consisting of gently rolling hills, the […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai Comparing the Sea of Galilee and Mobile Bay The Sea of Galilee and Mobile Bay differ significantly in size, with Mobile Bay being substantially larger. Let me provide a detailed comparison of these two bodies of water: Sea of Galilee Mobile Bay To put this in perspective, Mobile Bay is roughly 6 times […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com. 12/27/2024. Walking from Nazareth to Ein Kerem (traditionally associated with the village where Elizabeth and Zechariah lived) would be a significant journey, both in terms of distance and terrain. Here are the details: 1. Distance and Travel Time 2. Elevation Changes Elevation Changes Along the Way: Additional […]
Continue ReadingFacts about Nazareth from https://www.free-bible.com/geography/ancient-israel/nazareth.php Location and Scenery – The little town of Nazareth was one of the most beautiful places in all of Galilee. – It is situated on the most southern of the ranges of lower Galilee, among the hills which are referred to as the south ridges of Lebanon, just before they […]
Continue ReadingThis post references two BAS articles and includes comparison maps. Where Is Abraham’s Ur? by Cyrus H. Gordon at BSA published in 1977. The following is Claude.ai’s summary of that article. The PDF is in the BAS directory in Dropbox.
Continue ReadingSee Ross Nichol’s map in his directory in DropBox. Trade Routes of the ANE
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 11/10/2024. Prompt – Add to the last response more on the timing and details of the Exodus tradition. [The “last response” refers to the result of the series of prompts in the Post here. Certainly, here’s an expanded exploration of the timing and details surrounding the Exodus tradition, including various scholarly perspectives, […]
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