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Jerusalem Folder, West Bank, and its roads, Peleg Center of the Continents, Unique Water

Jerusalem
Jerusalem; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still; St Juvenal the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on July 2 ; Council of Jerusalem, 50AD ; Hieromartyr Pancratius the Bishop of Taormina in Sicily, Commemorated on July 9 ; St Theodore the Bishop of Edessa, Commemorated on July 9 ; Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on July 25; Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah, Commemorated on July 20 ; Martyr Salome the Georgian, Commemorated on July 20 ; MARY MAGDALENE, FIRST WITNESS OF THE RESURRECTION (22 JULY NT); MARY, MARTHA AND LAZARUS OF BETHANY, (29 JULY NT); Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated July 31 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15, Dormition = A peaceful and painless death, as well as the act of sleeping or falling asleep.; Apostle Silas of the Seventy; 7 Holy Maccabee Martyrs; Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople, Commemorated August 2 ; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Nicodemus; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Gamaliel, Commemorated August 2 ; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy, Commemorated August 21 ; Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, Commemorated on August 28; Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, Commemorated August 28 ; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; St Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; Hieromartyr Cyril the Bishop of Gortyna, Commemorated September 6 ; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9 ; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13 ; Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion, Commemorated on September 13; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Prophet Jonah, Commemorated on September 22 ; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23 ; Venerable Chariton the Confessor the Abbot of Palestine ; Prophet Baruch, Commemorated September 28 ; Virginmartyr Pelagia of Antioch, Commemorated October 8 ; PHILIP, DEACON AND EVANGELIST (11 OCT NT) ; Apostle Philip of the Seventy, One of the Seven Deacons, Commemorated on October 11 ; Icon of the Mother of God œJerusalem, Commemorated on October 12 ; LUKE THE EVANGELIST, (18 OCTOBER) ; Prophet Joel, Commemorated October 19 ; JAMES OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP AND MARTYR (23 OCT NT) ; Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on October 23 ; Hieromartyr Cyriacus the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on October 28 ; St John of Georgia, Commemorated on November 4 ; Byzantine-“Persian War of 602-“628 ; St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, Commemorated on November 12 ; Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on November 20 ; Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on November 22 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum, Commemorated November 23 ; Prophet Nahum, Commemorated December 1 ; Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated on December 3 ; Icon of the Mother of God of Damascus, Commemorated on December 4 ; Martyr John of Damascus, Commemorated December 4 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable Paul the Obedient, Commemorated December 7 ; Prophetess Hannah the mother of the Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on December 9 ; The Conception by Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God, Commemorated December 9 ; Hieromartyr Alexander the Bishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated December 12 ; Prophet Haggai, Commemorated December 16 ; Prophet Daniel, Commemorated December 17 ; St Modestus the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated December 18 ; Venerable Daniel the Confessor (in Schema Stephen) of Spain, and Egypt, Commemorated on December 17 ; St Michael the Confessor at Constantinople, Commemorated December 18 ; Sunday before the Nativity, Commemorated December 18 ; THOMAS THE APOSTLE, (21 DEC NT); Sunday after the Nativity: Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated December 26 ; Righteous James the Brother of the Lord, along with Joseph the Betrothed, and David the King, Commemorated December 26 ; STEPHEN, DEACON AND PROTOMARTYR (26 DEC NT) ; JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (27 DEC NT) ; Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, Commemorated on December 27 ; Venerable Theodore Graptus, "the branded," Confessor, Commemorated December 27 ; Apostle Nicanor the Deacon of the Seventy, Commemorated December 28 ; 14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem, Commemorated on December 29 ; THE HOLY INNOCENTS, (28 DEC NT) ; The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 1 ; THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS, OR, THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST, (1 JAN) ; Apostle James, of the Seventy, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Mark the Evangelist of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Simeon, of the Seventy, the son of Cleophas, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle James, of the Seventy, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on January 4 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Cleophas of the Seventy, the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Philip the Deacon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Nicanor the Deacon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4 ; Apostle Timon the Deacon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Apostle Silas of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter; THE FEAST OF THE HOLY EPIPHANY (6 January) ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Icon of the Mother of God the œMilkgiver, Commemorated on January 12 ; St Sava I, First Archbishop of Serbia, Commemorated January 12 ; St Nino (Nina), Equal of the Apostles and Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated January 14 ; Venerable John Calabytes "the Hut-Dweller", Commemorated January 15 ; Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter, Commemorated on January 16; CONFESSION OF PETER THE APOSTLE, (18 JAN NT) ; Venerable Hieromonk Alexei of Teklati, Commemorated on January 18 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; SILAS, MISSIONARY COMPANION OF PAUL, Commemorated January 26 ; Venerable Xenophon of Constantinople, Commemorated January 26 ; Venerable Thalelaeus the Hermit of Syria, Commemorated on February 27 ; Wonderworker and Unmercenary Cyrus, Commemorated on January 31 ; FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, CANDLEMAS DAY (FEB 2) ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2 ; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess, Commemorated Febraury 3 ; Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, Commemorated on February 3 ; Venerable Barsanuphius the Great, Commemorated on February 6 ; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated February 8; St John Chimchimeli the Philosopher, Commemorated on February 10 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated February 12 ; Fathers and Martyrs of the Georgian Monasteries in Jerusalem, Commemorated February 12 ; Martyr Luke of Jerusalem, the Georgian, Commemorated on February 12 ; St Prochorus of Georgia, Commemorated February 12 ; Venerable Martinian of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on February 13 ; Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, Commemorated February 15; Martyr Pamphilius the Presbyter at Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on February 16; Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery, Commemorated February 19 ; Venerable Dositheus of Palestine, the Disciple of the Venerable Abba Dorotheus, Commemorated February 19 ; First and second finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John, Commemorated February 24 ; MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE, (24 FEB NT); Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion, Commemorated February 24 ; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; St Germanus of Dacia Pontica, Commemorated on February 28 ; Venerable John Cassian the Roman, Commemorated on February 28; Venerable Marana of Syria, Commemorated on February 28 ; Martyr Paul and his sister, Commemorated on March 4 ; Venerable Gerasimus of the Jordan, Commemorated on March 4; Martyr Conon the Gardener of Pamphylia, Commemorated on March 5 ; Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Empress St Helen in Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 6; Icon of the Mother of God œCzestochowa, Commemorated on March 6; Hieromartyr Basil of Cherson, Commemorated on March 7 ; St Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11; St Cyril the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 18; CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP AND THEOLOGIAN (18 MAR 386); Martyred Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St Sava, Commemorated on March 20 ; St Thomas the Patriarch of Constantinople, Commemorated on March 21; THE ANNUNCIATION, OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (25 MAR NT) ; The Annunciation of our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on March 25 ; Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Commemorated on March 26; Venerable John the Silent of St Sava'™s Monastery, Commemorated on March 30; The Meeting of the Mother of God and Saint Elizabeth, Commemorated on March 30; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; Martyr Amphianus (Apphianus) of Lycia, Commemorated on April 2 ; RICHARD, Bishop of Chichester (3 April 1253); Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4 ; Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine, Commemorated on April 19; Hieromartyr Paphnutius of Jerusalem, Commemorated on April 19; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; GEORGE, SOLDIER and MARTYR, 23 APRIL 303, Commemorated April 23; MARK THE EVANGELIST, (25 APR NT); Apostle and Evangelist Mark, Commemorated on April 25; Apostle James the Brother of St John the Theologian, Commemorated on April 30; James of PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (1 MAY NT); Philip of PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES (1 MAY NT); Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1; St Zosimas II of Kumurdo, Commemorated on May 1; Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7; St John Zedazneli of Zaden, in Georgia with his 12 Disciples, Commemorated on May 7; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9 ; Apostle Simon Zealotes, Commemorated on May 10; St Epiphanius the Bishop of Cyprus, Commemorated on May 12; Venerable Dionysius the Archimandrite of St Sergius'™ Monastery, Commemorated on May 12; St Leontius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on May 14; St Alexander the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on May 16; Venerable Priestmartyrs of St Sava Lavra, Commemorated on May 16; Glorification of the Venerable Zabulon, the father of St Nino Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated on May 20; Equal of the Apostles and Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen, Commemorated on May 21; Martyr Michael œthe Black-Robedof St Sava Monastery, Commemorated on May 23; Venerable Euphrosyne the Abbess of Polotsk, Commemorated on May 23; Martyr Abercius the son of the Apostle Alphaeus, Commemorated on May 26; Righteous Martha the sister of Lazarus, Commemorated on June 4 ; Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker and Hermit of the Jordan, Commemorated on June 5; Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt, Commemorated on June 6 ; BARNABAS THE APOSTLE, (11 JUNE NT); Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated on June 11; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15; St Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium, Commemorated on June 15; Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on June 19; St John the Solitary of Jerusalem, Commemorated on June 19; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); St Joanna the Myrrhbearer, Commemorated on June 27 ; Icon of the Mother of God of œthe Three Hands, Commemorated on June 28; PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS (29 JUN 64); The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leader of the Apostles, Paul, Commemorated on June 29; Jacob Riis of WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH, WASHINGTON GLADDEN, and JACOB RIIS, PROPHETIC WITNESSES, 1918, 1918, 1914, Commemorated July 2 ; Icon of the Mother of God the œMilk-Giver of the Hilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos, Commemorated on July 3; St Andrew the Archbishop of Crete, Commemorated on July 4; Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on July 8;

Gorneye Convent, Church of the Visitation, Elin Karem
Gorneye Convent, Church of the Visitation, Elin Karem; The Meeting of the Mother of God and Saint Elizabeth, Commemorated on March 30;

Aelia Capitolina, Roman City built over Jerusalem Ruins
Jerusalem, 70-324, Aelia Capitolina, Roman City built over Jerusalem Ruins; Martyr Pamphilius the Presbyter at Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on February 16;

Judea (West Bank)
Judea;

Samaria (West Bank)
Samaria;

Benjamin, between Roads to Jericho on West Bank
Jericho West Bank;

Jerusalem, 2000 BC - 586 BC, Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel; THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS, (1 NOV) ;

Jerusalem, 1590BC-1350BC, Job of the Bible, Edom
Edom, 1590BC-1350BC, Job of the Bible;

Jerusalem, 930 BC-586 BC, Kingdom of Judah, 10th-6th Century BCE
Kingdom of Judah; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14;

Jerusalem, 586 BC - 539 BC, Yehud (Babylonian province)
Jerusalem, 586 BC - 539 BC, Yehud (Babylonian province); Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 538 BC - 476 AD, Classical Antiquity
Jerusalem, 538 BC - 476 AD, Classical Antiquity; Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople, Commemorated on August 2; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Gamaliel, Commemorated on August 2; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Nicodemus, Commemorated on August 2;

Jerusalem, 6th Century BC - 5th Century AD, Classical Antiquity, Greco-Roman world
Classical Antiquity, 6th Century BC - 5th Century AD, Greco-Roman world; Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople, Commemorated on August 2; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Gamaliel, Commemorated on August 2; Finding of the relics of the Righteous St Nicodemus, Commemorated on August 2;

Jerusalem, 637 - 1096, Muslim Control of J., from Siege of J. to First Crusade.
Jerusalem, 637, Seige of Jerusalem; Monkmartyr Menas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 12;

Canaan
Canaan;

Jerusalem History Folder

Jerusalem, 2000 BC- 1000 BC, Folder, Abraham, Moses, David

Jerusalem, 2000 BC, Patriarch, Abraham
Jerusalem Patriarch, 2000 BC, Abraham; Righteous Forefather Abraham, Commemorated on October 9; Righteous Lot, Commemorated on October 9;

Jerusalem, 2000 BC, Patriarch, Lot
Jerusalem Patriarch, 2000 BC, Lot; Righteous Forefather Abraham, Commemorated on October 9; Righteous Lot, Commemorated on October 9;

Jerusalem, 2000 BC, Patriarch, Jacob
Jerusalem Patriarch, 2000 BC, Jacob; Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Commemorated on September 7;

Jerusalem, 1634 BC-1544 BC, Leader, Joshua
Jerusalem Leader, 1634 BC-1544 BC, Joshua; Jerusalem Priest, 1400 BC-1500 BC, Phinehas; Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated on September 1; Righteous Phineas the grandson of Aaron, Commemorated on March 12;

Jerusalem, 1590BC-1350BC, Job of the Bible, Edom
Edom, 1590BC-1350BC, Job of the Bible; Righteous Job the Long-Suffering, Commemorated on May 6; righteous Job (whose name means “persecuted”), God’s faithful servant, was the perfect image of every virtue. The son of Zarah and Bossorha (Job 42), Job was a fifth-generation descendent of Abraham. He was a truthful, righteous, patient and pious man who abstained from every evil thing. Job was very rich and blessed by God in all things, as was no other son of Ausis (his country, which lay between Idoumea and Arabia). However, divine condescension permitted him to be tested. lost his children, his wealth, his glory, and every consolation all at once. His entire body became a terrible wound covered with boils. Yet he remained steadfast and patient in the face of his misfortune for seven years, always giving thanks to God. God restored his former prosperity, and he had twice as much as before. Job lived for 170 years after his misfortune, completing his earthly life in 1350 B.C. at the age of 240. Some authorities say that Job’s afflictions lasted only one year, and that afterwards he lived for 140 years, reaching the age of 210. ’s explanations are among the most poetic writings in the Old Testament book which bears his name. It is one of the most edifying portions of Holy Scripture. Job teaches us that we must endure life’s adversities patiently and with trust in God. As Saint Anthony the Great (January 17) says, without temptations, it is impossible for the faithful to be saved. Orthodox Church reads the book of Job, the first of the seven wisdom books of the Old Testament, during Holy Week, drawing a parallel between Job and Christ as righteous men who suffered through no fault of their own. God allowed Satan to afflict Job so that his faithfulness would be proven. Christ, the only sinless one, suffered voluntarily for our sins. The Septuagint text of Job 42:17 says that Job “will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.” This passage is read on Great and Holy Friday, when the composite Gospel at Vespers speaks of the tombs being opened at the moment the Savior died on the Cross, and the bodies of the saints were raised, and they appeared to many after Christ’s Resurrection (Mt.27:52)

Jerusalem, 1400 BC-1500 BC, Priest, Phinehas
Jerusalem Priest, 1400 BC-1500 BC, Phinehas; Righteous Phineas the grandson of Aaron, Commemorated on March 12;

Jerusalem, 1694-1574 BC, Leader, Moses
Jerusalem, 1694-1574 BC, Leader, Moses; Jerusalem Leader, 1634 BC-1544 BC, Joshua; Jerusalem Priest, 1400 BC-1500 BC, Phinehas; Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated on September 1; Righteous Phineas the grandson of Aaron, Commemorated on March 12;

Jerusalem, 1146BC, Israelite Judge, Samuel
Samaria, Israelite Judge, 1146BC, Samuel ; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20;

Jerusalem, 1060 BC-1012 BC, King, Saul
Jerusalem, 1060 BC-1012 BC, King, Saul Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20;

Jerusalem, 1010 BC-970 BC, King, David
Jerusalem King, 1010 BC-970 BC, David; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 970 BC - 586 BC, Folder, Judean Period, Judean Kings Folder

Jerusalem, 970 BC-932 BC, King Solomon, fabulously wealthy and wise, built Temple
Jerusalem King, 970 BC-932 BC, Solomon; Solomon was, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament,[3] Quran, and Hadiths, a fabulously wealthy and wise king of the United Kingdom of Israel who succeeded his father, King David.[4] conventional dates of Solomon's reign are about 970 to 931 BCE, normally given in alignment with the dates of David's reign. He is described as king of the United Monarchy, which broke apart into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah shortly after his death. Following the split, his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone.[5] to the Talmud, Solomon is one of the 48 prophets.[6] In the Quran, he is considered a major prophet, and Muslims generally refer to him by the Arabic variant Sulayman, son of Dawood. Hebrew Bible identifies him as the builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem,[4] beginning in the fourth year of his reign, using the vast wealth he and his father had accumulated. dedicated the temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel.[7] He is portrayed as great in wisdom, wealth and power beyond either of the previous kings of the country, but also as a king who sinned. His sins included idolatry, marrying foreign women and, ultimately, turning away from Yahweh, and they led to the kingdom's being torn in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam. is the subject of many other later references and legends, most notably in the 1st century apocryphal work known as the Testament of Solomon. the New Testament, he is portrayed as a teacher of wisdom excelled by Jesus,[8] and as arrayed in glory, but excelled by "the lilies of the field".[9] later years, in mostly non-biblical circles, Solomon also came to be known as a magician and an exorcist, with numerous amulets and medallion seals dating from the Hellenistic period invoking his name.[10] Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 970 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time
Jerusalem, 970 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time ; According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tabernacle (meaning "residence" or "dwelling place"), also known as the Tent of the Congregation (also Tent of Meeting, etc.), was the portable earthly dwelling place of Yahweh (the God of Israel) used by the Israelites from the Exodus until the conquest of Canaan. Moses was instructed at Mount Sinai to construct and transport the tabernacle[1] with the Israelites on their journey through the wilderness and their subsequent conquest of the Promised Land. After 440 years, Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem superseded it as the dwelling-place of God. The main source describing the tabernacle is the biblical Book of Exodus, specifically Exodus 25-“31 and 35-“40. Those passages describe an inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, created by the veil suspended by four pillars. This sanctuary contained the Ark of the Covenant, with its cherubim-covered mercy seat. An outer sanctuary (the "Holy Place") contained a gold lamp-stand or candlestick. On the north side stood a table, on which lay the showbread. On the south side was the Menorah, holding seven oil lamps to give light. On the west side, just before the veil, was the golden altar of incense.[2] It was constructed of 4 woven layers of curtains and 48 15-foot tall standing wood boards overlaid in gold and held in place by its bars and silver sockets and was richly furnished with valuable materials taken from Egypt at God's command. This description is generally identified as part of the Priestly source ("P"),[2] written in the sixth or fifth century BCE. However while the first Priestly source takes the form of instructions, the second is largely a repetition of the first in the past tense, i.e., it describes the execution of the instructions.[3] Many scholars contend that it is of a far later date than the time of Moses, and that the description reflects the structure of Solomon's Temple, while some hold that the description derives from memories of a real pre-monarchic shrine, perhaps the sanctuary at Shiloh.[2] Traditional scholars contend that it describes an actual tabernacle used in the time of Moses and thereafter.[4] According to historical criticism, an earlier, pre-exilic source, the Elohist ("E"), describes the tabernacle as a simple tent-sanctuary.[2]

Jerusalem, 932 BC-915 BC, Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias) no go against brothers
Jerusalem, 932 BC-915 BC, Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias) ; Shemaiah (Samaia in the Septuagint) was a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). He is venerated as a saint in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church on January 8. According to 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the intervention of Shemaiah prevented a war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam after the latter had led the northern tribes of Israel to separate from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.[1] King Rehoboam had assembled 180,000 troops to forcefully bring back the ten rebellious tribes. Shemaiah was known as a "man of God," and he prophesied in God's words, that "this thing is from Me," and they are not to go up against their brothers, the northern tribes. Shemaiah's words were obeyed and the army stood down.[2] The Pulpit Commentary calls his intervention "a timely reminder of the unity of the race, notwithstanding the division of the kingdom".[3] 2 Chronicles further states that Shemaiah prophesied the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt.[4] Jerusalem King, 932 BC-915 BC, Rehoboam ; Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias), Commemorated on January 9; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 932-915 BC, King Rehoboam, last united king, first king of Judah
Jerusalem King, 932 BC-915 BC, Rehoboam ; Rehoboam was the first king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was a son of and the successor to Solomon and a grandson of David. the account of I Kings and II Chronicles, he was initially king of the United Monarchy of Israel, but after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Northern Kingdom of Israel, under the rule of Jeroboam, Rehoboam remained as king only of the Kingdom of Judah, or southern kingdom. Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias), Commemorated on January 9; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 930 BC, Prophet Joad, denounced Jereboam at Bethel, disobeyed, killed by lion
Jerusalem, 930 BC, Prophet Joad; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 915 BC-911 BC, King, Abijah of Judah, faiiled to bring back the ten tribes
Jerusalem King, 915 BC-911 BC, Abijah of Judah ; was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the fourth king of the House of David and the second of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of Solomon.[2][3][4] The Chronicler refers to him as Abijah.[a][5] of Abijah[edit] the death of Rehoboam, his son Abijah succeeded the throne as King of Judah.[12] He began his three-year reign (2 Chr. 12:16; 13:1, 2) with a strenuous but unsuccessful effort to bring back the ten tribes of the northern Kingdom of Israel to their allegiance, [13] a path which in 2 Chronicles 11:4 his father had chosen not to follow. Abijah's ascension to the throne in the 18th year of King Jeroboam I of Israel, he marched north with the purpose of winning Israel back to the Davidic kingdom.[12] surrounded Abijah's army, engaging in the Battle of Mount Zemaraim.[12] There Abijah rallied his troops with a phrase which has since become famous: "God Himself is with us for a Captain". Abijah went on to capture the Israelite cities of Jeshanah, Ephron (et-Taiyibeh) and Bethel.[12] Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias), Commemorated on January 9; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 911 BC-870 BC, King, Asa of Judah, for the most part a righteous king, but physicians
Jerusalem King, 911 BC-870 BC, Asa of Judah; Asa was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign as 41 years. His reign is dated between 913-910 BC to 873-869 BC. was succeeded by Jehoshaphat, his son (by Azubah). According to Thiele's chronology,[1] when Asa became very ill, he made Jehoshaphat coregent. Asa died two years into the coregency. was zealous in maintaining the traditional worship of YHWH, and in rooting out idolatry, with its accompanying immoralities. concluding a battle with Zerah of Ethiopia in the 10th year of his reign, there was peace in Judah (2 Chronicles 14:1,9) until the 36th year of Asa's reign (2 Chronicles 16:1). his 36th year he was confronted by Baasha, king of Israel. He formed an alliance with Ben-Hadad I, king of Aram Damascus, and using a monetary bribe, convinced him to break his peace treaty with Baasha and invade the Northern Kingdom (2 Chronicles 16:2-“6). died greatly honoured by his people, and was considered for the most part a righteous king. He threw the prophet Hanani in jail and "oppressed some of the people at the same time" (2 Chronicles 16:10). is also recorded of Asa that in his old age, when afflicted with a foot disease, he "œsought not to the Lord, but to the physicians".[2] Prophet Shemaiah (Samaia or Semeias), Commemorated on January 9;

Jerusalem, 874BC-849BC, King, Jehoshaphat, strong defense, suppressed idol worship, taught the law
Jerusalem King, 874BC-849BC, Jehoshaphat; according to 1 Kings 15:24, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king. His mother was Azubah. Historically, his name has sometimes been connected with the Valley of Josaphat.[1] of Kings Jehoshaphat and Hezekah at El Escorial, Spain Chronicles 17:1 to 2 Chronicles 21:1 is devoted to the reign of Jehoshaphat. 1 Kings 15:24 mentions him as successor to Asa, and 1 Kings 22:1-“50 summarises the events of his life. The Jerusalem Bible states that "the Chronicler sees Asa as a type of the peaceful, Jehoshaphat of the strong king".[2] to these passages, Jehoshaphat ascended the throne at the age of thirty-five and reigned for twenty-five years. "walked in the ways" of his father or ancestor, King David.[3] spent the first years of his reign fortifying his kingdom against the Kingdom of Israel. zeal in suppressing the idolatrous worship of the "high places" is commended in 2 Chronicles 17:6.[4] the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent out priests and Levites over the land to instruct the people in the Law, an activity which was commanded for a Sabbatical year in Deuteronomy 31:10-“13 (taking place in Jerusalem). reforms in Judah instituted by Jehoshaphat appear to have included further religious reforms (2 Chronicles 19:3), appointment of judges throughout the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 19:5-7) and a form of "court of appeal" in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 19:8-“11).[5] Ecclesiastical and secular jurisdictions, according to 2 Chronicles 19:11, were by royal command kept distinct.[6] author of the Books of Chronicles generally praises his reign, stating that the kingdom enjoyed a great measure of peace and prosperity, the blessing of God resting on the people "in their basket and their store".[7] Prophet Obadiah (Abdias), Commemorated on November 19;

Jerusalem, 869-850 BC approx, Israelite Prophet, Elijah (Elias), miracle worker, Northern Kingdom
Samaria, Israelite Prophet, 869BC-850BC approx, Elijah; was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel[10] during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC). 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection (raising the dead), bringing fire down from the sky, and entering Heaven alive "by fire".[11] is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets".[12] his ascension, Elisha, his disciple and most devoted assistant, took over his role as leader of this school. Book of Malachi prophesies Elijah's return "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD",[13] making him a harbinger of the Messiah and of the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible. to Elijah appear in Ecclesiasticus, the New Testament, the Mishnah and Talmud, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and Bah writings. Judaism, Elijah's name is invoked at the weekly Havdalah rite that marks the end of Shabbat, and Elijah is invoked in other Jewish customs, among them the Passover Seder and the brit milah (ritual circumcision). He appears in numerous stories and references in the Haggadah and rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud. Christian New Testament notes that some people thought that Jesus was, in some sense, Elijah,[14] but it also makes clear that John the Baptist is "the Elijah" who was promised to come in Malachi 3:1; 4:5.[15] According to accounts in all three of the Synoptic Gospels, Elijah appeared with Moses during the Transfiguration of Jesus. Islam, Elijah or Ilyas appears in the Quran as a prophet and messenger of God, where his biblical narrative of preaching against the worshipers of Baal is recounted in a concise form.[16] Due to his importance to Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians, Elijah has been venerated as the patron saint of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1752.[17] Jerusalem Prophet, 9th Century BC, Elisha; Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah, Commemorated on July 20; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on January 5; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14; Samaria, Israelite King, 869BC-850BC, Ahab;

Jerusalim, 869-800 BC, Israelite Prophet, Elisha, miracle worker, Northern Kingdom Israel
Samaria, Israelite Prophet, 869BC-850BC, Elisha ; was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyesa via Turkish. mentioned in the New Testament and the Quran,[2] Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam and writings of the Baháʼí Faith refer to him by name.[3] the biblical narrative he is a disciple and protégé of Elijah, and after Elijah was taken up in a chariot of fire, he gave Elisha a double portion of his power and he was accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets. Elisha then went on to perform twice as many miracles as Elijah. he settled in Samaria, Elisha passed some time on Mount Carmel.[4] He became noted in Israel, and for six decades (892–832 BC) held the office of "prophet in Israel". He is called a patriot because of his help to soldiers and kings.[5] 1 Bible stories 1.1 Anointing 1.2 Elijah taken in the whirlwind 1.3 Miracles 1.4 Elisha's final days 2 Veneration 3 In Islam 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 6.1 Islamic view 7 External links stories[edit] icon of Elisha (18th century, Kizhi Monastery, Russia). story is related in the Books of Kings (Second Scroll, chapters 2-14) in the Hebrew Bible (part of the Nevi'im). According to this story, he was a prophet and a wonder-worker of the Kingdom of Israel who was active during the reign of Joram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash (Joash).[5] Elisha was the son of Shaphat, a wealthy land-owner of Abel-meholah; he became the attendant and disciple of Elijah.[6] name first occurs in chapter 19 of the Books of Kings in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor.[7] After learning in the cave on Mount Horeb, that Elisha, the son of Shaphat, had been selected by Yahweh as his successor in the prophetic office, Elijah set out to find him. On his way from Mount Horeb to Damascus, Elijah found Elisha "one of them that was plowing with twelve yokes of oxen".[8] Elisha delayed only long enough to kill the yoke of oxen, whose flesh he boiled with the wood of his plough. Elijah went over to him, threw his mantle over Elisha's shoulders, investing him with the prophetic office.[6] After he had shared this farewell repast with his father, mother, and friends, the newly chosen prophet "went after Elijah, and ministered unto him".[9] Elisha became Elijah's close attendant until Elijah was taken up into heaven. During all these years we hear nothing of Elisha except in connection with the closing scenes of Elijah's life. taken in the whirlwind[edit] Spring" (Ain es-Sultan) in Jericho (2012). The fountain is supposed to be the waters which Elisha healed, referred to in 2 Kings 2:19–22. accompanied Elijah to Jericho, where according to 2 Kings 2:3–9, "the sons of the prophets" tell Elishat that the LORD would "will take away thy master from thy head to-day". and Elisha went to the Jordan River. Elijah rolls up his mantle and strikes the water,[10] the waters of which divided so as to permit both to pass over on dry ground. Elisha asks to "inherit a double-portion" of Elijah's spirit. Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appear and Elijah is lifted up in a whirlwind. As Elijah is lifted up, his mantle falls to the ground and Elisha picks it up. scholars see this as indicative of the property inheritance customs of the time, where the oldest son received twice as much of the father's inheritance as each of the younger sons. In this interpretation Elisha is asking that he may be seen as the "rightful heir" and successor to Elijah.[11] Critics of this view point out that Elisha was already appointed as Elijah's successor earlier in the narrative and that Elisha is described as performing twice as many miracles as Elijah. In this interpretation the "double-portion" isn't merely an allusion to primacy in succession, but is instead a request for greater prophetic power even than Elijah.[12] means of the mantle let fall from Elijah, Elisha miraculously recrossed the Jordan, and Elisha returned to Jericho, where he won the gratitude of the people by purifying the unwholesome waters of their spring and making them drinkable.[13] bears savaging the youths at Elisha's command, while Elijah is borne in the flying chariot (1453 French manuscript). the armies of Judah, Israel and Kingdom of Edom, then allied against Mesha, the Moabite king, were being tortured by drought in the Idumean desert, Elisha consented to intervene. His double prediction regarding relief from drought and victory over the Moabites was fulfilled on the following morning.[6] When a group of boys (or youths[14]) from Bethel taunted the prophet for his baldness, Elisha cursed them in the name of Yahweh and two female bears came out of the forest and tore forty-two of the boys.[4] relieve a prophet's widow importuned by a harsh creditor, Elisha so multiplied a little oil as to enable her, not only to pay her debt but to provide for her family needs.[15] There is a Jewish tradition, or legend, that the woman's husband was Obadiah, the servant of King Ahab, who hid 100 prophets in two caves.[16] To reward the rich lady of Shunem for her hospitality, he obtained for her from Yahweh, at first the birth of a son, and subsequently the resurrection of her child who had died. To nourish the sons of the prophets pressed by famine, Elisha changed a pottage made from poisonous gourds into wholesome food.[13] He fed a hundred men with twenty loaves of new barley, leaving some leftover,[17] in a story which is comparable with the miracles of Jesus in the New Testament.[18] The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges notes that the focus of this narrative does not dwell "on the increase of the bread by a miracle, and we are left to accept the result as either brought about in that way or by the appetites of the men being satisfied with a small quantity."[19] Refusing the Gifts of Naaman, by Pieter de Grebber 1630 cured the Syrian military commander Naaman of leprosy but punished his own servant Gehazi, who took money from Naaman.[20] Naaman, at first reluctant, obeyed Elisha, and washed seven times in the River Jordan. Finding his flesh "restored like the flesh of a little child", the general was so impressed by this evidence of God's power, and by the disinterestedness of his prophet, as to express his deep conviction that "there is no other God in all the earth, but only in Israel."[21] Elisha allowed Naaman to continue in the service of the Syrian king and therefore be present in the worship of Rimmon in the Syrian temple. In the Christian tradition, Jesus referred to Naaman's healing when he said, "And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet: and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian."[22] actions included repeatedly saving King Jehoram of Israel from the ambushes planned by Benhadad,[4] ordering the elders to shut the door against the messenger of Israel's ungrateful king,[23] bewildering with a strange blindness the soldiers of the Syrian king,[24] making iron float to relieve from embarrassment a son of a prophet,[25] confidently predicting the sudden flight of the enemy and the consequent cessation of the famine,[26] and unmasking the treachery of Hazael.[27] Famine in Samaria (illustration by Gustave Doré from the 1866 La Sainte Bible) miracles Elisha accomplishes include the recovery of an axe fallen into the waters of the Jordan.[13] At the siege of Samaria by the king of Syria, Elisha prophesied about the terrible sufferings of the people of Samaria and their eventual relief.[28] then journeyed to Damascus and prophesied that Hazael would be king over Syria.[27] Elisha directs one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, as king of Israel, and commissions him to cut off the house of Ahab.[29] The death of Jehoram, pierced by an arrow from Jehu's bow, the end of Jezebel,[30] and the slaughter of Ahab's seventy sons, proved how he executed that demand.[31] After predicting to Jehoash his victory over the Syrians at Aphek, as well as three other subsequent victories, "Elisha died, and they buried him."[32] final days[edit] miracle at the grave of Elisha. (Jan Nagel, 1596) Elisha lay on his death-bed in his own house,[33] Jehoash of Israel, the grandson of Jehu, came to mourn over his approaching departure, and uttered the same words as those of Elisha when Elijah was taken away, indicating his value to him: "My father, my father! the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof".[34] Jehoash assists Elisha to fire an arrow eastwards from the window of his room, predicting as it lands: arrow of the Lord’s deliverance and the arrow of deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed them.[35] Elisha predicts three successful battles over the Arameans, but no absolute victory.[36] 2 Kings 13:25 records three victories of Joash whereby cities lost to the Arameans, probably on the west bank of the Jordan, were regained.[37] to the Books of Kings the year after Elisha's death and burial (or, in the following spring) a body was placed in his grave. As soon as the body touched Elisha's remains the man "revived and stood up on his feet".[38] Samaria, Israelite King, 869BC-850BC, Ahab; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on January 5; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14;

Jerusalem, 849BC-842BC, King, Jehoram of Judah, killed 6 brothers, abandoned Yahweh, killed by Jehu
Jerusalem King, 849BC-842BC, Jehoram of Judah ; of Judah was the fifth king of Judah, and the son of king Jehoshaphat. Jehoram took the throne at the age of 32 and reigned for 8 years (2 Kings 8:17, 2 Chronicles 21:20), although he was ill during his last two years (2 Chronicles 21:18-“19). name Jehoram is confusing in the biblical account. The author of Kings speaks of both Jehoram of Israel and Jehoram of Judah in the same passage, and both reigned at the same time. Both Jehorams are also referred to as Joram, even in the same translation in the same breath. to 2 Kings 8:16, Jehoram became king of Judah in the fifth year of Jehoram of Israel, when his father Jehoshaphat was (still) king of Judah, indicating a co-regency. took the throne at the age of 32 and reigned for 8 years. To secure his position Jehoram killed his six brothers,[3] who were named as Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah in 2 Chronicles 21:2. father, Jehoshaphat, had formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Israel, and one of the terms of this alliance was that Jehoram married Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab. this alliance with the stronger northern kingdom, Jehoram's rule of Judah was shaky. then ruled by a viceroy of the king of Judah,[4] revolted, and when Jehoram marched against this people, his army fled before the Edomites, and he was forced to acknowledge their independence.[5] town of Libnah revolted during his reign, according to 2 Chronicles 21:10, because he "had abandoned Yahweh, God of his fathers". his reign a raid by Philistines, Arabs and Ethiopians looted the king's house, and carried off all of his family except for his youngest son Jehoahaz. (2 Chronicles 21:16-“17) this time the king received a letter of warning from the prophet Elijah. After this, Jehoram suffered a painful inflammation of the abdomen, and he died two years later (2 Chronicles 21:18-“19).[5] Prophet Obadiah (Abdias), Commemorated on November 19;

Jerusalem, 841BC-841BC, King, Ahaziah of Judah, one year reign, k by Jehu, then mother Athaliah reigned
Jerusalem King, 841BC-841BC, Ahaziah of Judah; of Judah was the sixth king of Judah, and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, the daughter (or possibly sister) of king Ahab of Israel. He was also the first Judahite king to be descended from both the House of David and the House of Omri, through his mother and successor, Athaliah. to 2 Kings 8:26, Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign, and reigned for one year in Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 22:2 gives his age as 42 years when his reign began in Jerusalem. Most scholars regard the 42 years in 2 Chronicles 22:2 as a copyist's error for an original 22 years. The age of 22 is also found in some Greek and Syrian versions of 2 Chronicles 22:2. Prophet Obadiah (Abdias), Commemorated on November 19;

Jerusalem, 842BC-836BC, King, Athaliah, Ahab Jezebel d, Jehoram's w, Ahaziah's m, baal w, killed claiments except Jehoash
Jerusalem King, 842BC-836BC, Athaliah; was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel, the queen consort of Judah as the wife of King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and later queen regnant c. 841-“835 BC. Prophet Obadiah (Abdias), Commemorated on November 19;

Jerusalem, 836BC-797BC, King, Jehoash of Judah, aka Joash, righteous long reign, then deviated
Jerusalem King, 836BC-797BC, Jehoash of Judah ; also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay-“Rheims) was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah. His mother was Zibiah of Beersheba. Jehoash was 7 years old when his reign began, and he reigned for 40 years.[2] (2 Kings 12:1,2 Chronicles 24:1) He was succeeded by his son, Amaziah of Judah. is said to have been righteous "all the days of Jehoiada the priest" (2 Chronicles 24:2) but to have deviated from fidelity to Yahweh after Jehoiada's death (2 Chronicles 24:17-“19). Gospel of Matthew does not list Jehoash of Judah in the genealogy of Jesus, Jehoash being one of four kings of Judah so omitted, the other three being Ahaziah, Amaziah, and Jehoiakim. Prophet Joel, Commemorated on October 19; Prophet Obadiah (Abdias), Commemorated on November 19;

Jerusalem, 800 BC, 9th Century BC, Prophet Joel, spirit on all flesh, prophesy, dreams, visions
Jerusalem, 9th Century BC, Prophet Joel; "I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions" was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and according to the book itself the author of the Book of Joel. He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible, in the introduction to that book, as the son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1). name Joel combines the covenant name of God, YHWH (or Yahweh), and El (god), and has been translated as "one to whom YHWH is God," that is, a worshiper of YHWH.[1] is believed to have lived in the 9th century BCE,[citation needed] but the dating of his book is still debated. The book's mention of Greeks[Joel 3:6] has not given scholars any help in dating the text since the Greeks were known to have had access to Judah from Mycenaean times (c. 1600-“1100 BC).[2] the book's mention of Judah's suffering [Joel 3:19] and to the standing temple[Joel 1:14] have led some scholars to place the date of the book in the post-exilic period, after the construction of the Second Temple.[citation needed] was originally from Judah/Judea, and, judging from its prominence in his prophecy, was quite possibly a prophet associated with the ritual of Solomon's or even the Second temple.[3] to a long-standing tradition, Joel was buried in Gush Halav.[4] Prophet Joel, Commemorated on October 19;

Jerusalem, 800 BC, 9th Century BC, Prophet, Elijah, miracle worker, Northern Kingdom Israel
Jerusalem, 800 BC, 9th Century BC, Prophet, Elijah; was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel[10] during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC). 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection (raising the dead), bringing fire down from the sky, and entering Heaven alive "by fire".[11] is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets".[12] his ascension, Elisha, his disciple and most devoted assistant, took over his role as leader of this school. Book of Malachi prophesies Elijah's return "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD",[13] making him a harbinger of the Messiah and of the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible. to Elijah appear in Ecclesiasticus, the New Testament, the Mishnah and Talmud, the Quran, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and Bah writings. Judaism, Elijah's name is invoked at the weekly Havdalah rite that marks the end of Shabbat, and Elijah is invoked in other Jewish customs, among them the Passover Seder and the brit milah (ritual circumcision). He appears in numerous stories and references in the Haggadah and rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud. Christian New Testament notes that some people thought that Jesus was, in some sense, Elijah,[14] but it also makes clear that John the Baptist is "the Elijah" who was promised to come in Malachi 3:1; 4:5.[15] According to accounts in all three of the Synoptic Gospels, Elijah appeared with Moses during the Transfiguration of Jesus. Islam, Elijah or Ilyas appears in the Quran as a prophet and messenger of God, where his biblical narrative of preaching against the worshipers of Baal is recounted in a concise form.[16] Due to his importance to Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians, Elijah has been venerated as the patron saint of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1752.[17] Jerusalem Prophet, 9th Century BC, Elisha; Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah, Commemorated on July 20; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14;

Jerusalem, 796BC-792BC, King, Amaziah of Judah, w 100,000 m, he retook Edom, worshipped their idols
Jerusalem King, 796BC-792BC, Amaziah of Judah; of Judah was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash. His mother was Jehoaddan (2 Kings 14:1-“4) and his son was Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:1). He took the throne at the age of 25, after the assassination of his father, and reigned for 29 years, (2 Kings 14:2, 2 Chronicles 25:1) 24 years of which were with the co-regency of his son. second Book of Kings and the second Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible consider him a righteous king, but with some hesitation.[2] is praised for killing the assassins of his father only and sparing their children, as dictated by the law of Moses. R. Thiele dates his reign from 797/796 to 768/767 BCE.[3] chronology has his son, Uzziah becoming co-regent with Amaziah in the fifth year of Amaziah's reign, in 792/791 BCE, when Uzziah was 16 years old. soon as his kingdom was established, Amaziah executed the murderers of his father, but he permitted their children to live [4] in obedience to the Mosaic law: shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; a person shall be put to death for his own sin.[5] was the first to employ a mercenary army, 100,000 Israelite soldiers, who he engaged in an attempt to reconquer Edom, which had rebelled during the reign of Jehoram, his great-grandfather. was commanded by an unnamed prophet to send back the mercenaries, with whom he acquiesced (2 Chronicles 25:7-“10, 13), much to the annoyance of the mercenaries. obedience to this command was followed by a decisive victory over the Edomites (2 Chronicles 25:14-“16). to the Israelite mercenaries' anger at being excluded from the battle, they attacked and looted multiple towns in Judah. Amaziah began to worship some of the idols he took from the Edomites. An unnamed prophet rebuked him for this, and the king responded by threatening him that if he continued to admonish him, he would have him executed. His victory over Edom inflated his pride, and he challenged to a combat Jehoash, grandson of Jehu, king of Israel. The latter's disdain and scorn for Amaziah are embodied in the stinging parable of the thistle and the cedar (2 Kings In his resentment, Amaziah rushed into a disastrous battle at Beth-shemesh, and a humiliating defeat overtook his army and the land. king was captured, 400 cubits of the wall of Jerusalem was broken down, the city, Temple, and palace were looted, and hostages were carried to Samaria.[4] defeat was followed by a conspiracy which took his life. He, like his father, was the victim of assassins, apparently bent upon killing the one who had brought upon such dire disasters upon the land.[4] Amaziah was slain at Lachish, to which he had fled, and his body was brought to Jerusalem, where it was buried in the royal sepulcher (2 Kings 14:19-“20; 2 Chronicles 25:27-“28). the narrative in 2 Kings records the conspiracy "in fact only", the Chronicler "characteristically connects the conspiracy with Amaziah'™s apostasy", which took place "after the time that" (and by implication, because) "Amaziah turned away from following the Lord".[6] rabbis of the Talmud declared, based upon a rabbinic tradition, that Prophet Amoz was the brother of Amaziah, the king of Judah at that time (and, as a result, that Prophet Isaiah himself was a member of the royal family). Prophet Joel, Commemorated on October 19;

Jerusalem, 792BC-742BC, Uzziah, Judean King, Leprosy, prosperity, Prophet Zech, war machines, pride downfall, false offering, tzaraat l
Jerusalem King, 792BC-742BC, Uzziah, Judean King ; was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons. (2 Chronicles 26:1) Uzziah was 16 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 52 years. The first 24 years of his reign were as co-regent with his father, Amaziah. F. Albright dated Uzziah's reign to 783-“ 742 BC.[2] Edwin R. Thiele's chronology has Uzziah becoming coregent with his father Amaziah in 792/791 BC,[3] and sole ruler of Judah after his father's death in 768/767 BC. Uzziah was struck with leprosy for disobeying God (2 Kings 15:5, 2 Chronicles 26:19-“21). Thiele dates Uzziah's being struck with leprosy to 751/750 BC, at which time his son Jotham took over the government, with Uzziah living on until 740/739 BC.[3] Pekah became king of Israel in the last year of Uzziah's reign. Gospel of Matthew lists Uzziah in the genealogy of Jesus. narrative: reign[edit] King Uzziah Stricken with Leprosy, by Rembrandt, 1635. took the throne at the age of 16,[4] and reigned for about 52 years. His reign was "the most prosperous excepting that of Jehoshaphat since the time of Solomon." the earlier part of his reign, under the influence of a prophet named Zechariah, he was faithful to God, and "did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord" (2 Kings 15:3; 2 Chronicles 26:4-5). Jerusalem he made machines designed by skillful men for use on the towers and on the corner defenses to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. According to 2 Chron. 26, Uzziah conquered the Philistines and the Arabians, and received tribute from the Ammonites. He refortified the country, reorganized and reequipped the army, and personally engaged in agricultural pursuits.[4] He was a vigorous and able ruler, and "his name spread abroad, even to the entrance of Egypt" (2 Chronicles 26:8-“14). his pride led to his downfall. He entered the Temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense. the High Priest saw this as an attempt to usurp the prerogatives of the priests[4] and confronted him with a band of eighty priests, saying, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense." (2 Chronicles 26:18). the meantime a great earthquake shook the ground and a rent was made in the temple, and the bright rays of the sun shone through it, and fell upon the king's face, that the leprosy seized upon him immediately (Josephus Flavius, Antiquities IX 10:4). was suddenly struck with tzaraat (spiritual disease like leprosy) before he had offered the incense (2 Chronicles 26:19), and he was driven from the Temple and compelled to reside in "a separate house" until his death (2 Kings 15:5, 27; 2 Chronicles 26:3). government was turned over to his son Jotham (2 Kings 15:5), a coregency that lasted for the last 11 years of Uzziah's life (751/750 to 740/739 BC). Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Prophet Amos two years before the earthquake Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9;

Jerusalem, 792BC-686BC, Prophet, Isaiah
Jerusalem Prophet, 8th Century BC- 7th Century BC, Isaiah; Isaiah[a] was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named.[8][9] Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the prophet",[10] but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and any such historical Isaiah is complicated. The traditional view is that all 66 chapters of the book of Isaiah were written by one man, Isaiah, possibly in two periods between 740 BC and c. 686 BC, separated by approximately 15 years, and that the book includes dramatic prophetic declarations of Cyrus the Great in the Bible, acting to restore the nation of Israel from Babylonian captivity. Another widely held view is that parts of the first half of the book (chapters 1Ã¢Â€Â“39) originated with the historical prophet, interspersed with prose commentaries written in the time of King Josiah a hundred years later, and that the remainder of the book dates from immediately before and immediately after the end of the exile in Babylon, almost two centuries after the time of the historical prophet.[b] Jerusalem King, 729 BC-687 BC, Hezekiah ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ;

Jerusalem, 760-755 BC, Prophet, Amos, from South he preached in Northern Kingdom, Rich v Poor
Samaria, 760-755 BC, Prophet, Amos; In the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, Amos was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets. An older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, Amos was active c. 760-“755 BCE during the rule of kings Jeroboam II and Uzziah.[1] He was from the southern Kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern Kingdom of Israel. Amos wrote at a time of relative peace and prosperity but also of neglect of God's laws. He spoke against an increased disparity between the very wealthy and the very poor. His major themes of justice, God's omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. The Book of Amos is attributed to him. Samaria, The Earthquake in Amos, 753 BC; Samaria, Israelite King, 786BC-753BC, Jeroboam II ; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15, two years before the earthquake;

Jerusalem, 751 BC-736 BC, King, Jotham, Leprocy coregency for 11 years,
Jerusalem King, 742 BC-736 BC, Jotham; or Yotam was the eleventh king of Judah, and son of King Uzziah and Jerusha (or Jerushah), daughter of Zadok. Jotham was 25 when he began his reign, and reigned for 16 years.[2] Edwin R. Thiele concluded that his reign commenced as a coregency with his father, which lasted for 11 years. Because his father Uzziah was afflicted with tzaraath after he went into the Temple to burn incense, Jotham became governor of the palace and the land at that time, i.e. coregent, while his father lived in a separate house as a leper. F. Albright dated his reign to 742- 735 BC. Thiele dated his coregency with Uzziah starting in 751/750 BC and his sole reign from 740/39 to 736/735 BC, at which time he was deposed by the pro-Assyrian faction in favor of his son Ahaz. Thiele places his death in 732/731 BC.[3] Gospel of Matthew lists Jotham of Judah in the genealogy of Jesus. The archeologist Nelson Glueck found an imprint of king Jotham near Eilat.[4] Also near Eilat there is a wadi called "Yatam wadi". inherited a strong government, well officered and administered. He is recorded as having built the High or Upper Gate of the Temple of Jerusalem, identified by Matthew Poole as the New Gate mentioned in Jeremiah 36:10.[5] "He built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers."[6] Kings 15 mentions that Jotham fought wars against Rezin, king of the Arameans, and Pekah, king of Israel (15:37). He also defeated the Ammonites, who paid him an immense annual tribute. But the increasing corruption of the northern kingdom began to permeate Judah.[6] was a contemporary with the prophets Isaiah, Hosea, Amos, and Micah, from whose advice he benefited. Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14;

Jerusalem, 750 BC, 8th Century BC, Prophet, Elisha, double portion, twice as many miracles
Jerusalem Prophet, 8th Century BC, Elisha; was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a wonder-worker. mentioned in the New Testament and the Quran,[2] Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Amongst new religious movements, writings of the Bah Faith refer to him by name.[3] His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyesa via Turkish. He is said to have been a disciple and protage© of Elijah, and after Elijah was taken up in a chariot of fire, he gave Elisha a double portion of his power and he was accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets. Elisha then went on to perform twice as many miracles as Elijah. Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14;

Jerusalem, 737 BC-696 BC, Prophet, Micah, rebuked corruption of city life
Jerusalem Prophet, 737 BC-696 BC, Micah; According to the Hebrew Bible, Micah was a prophet in Judaism and is the author of the Book of Micah. He is considered one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. Micah was from Moresheth-Gath, in southwest Judah. He prophesied during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. Biblical narrative[edit] Micah was active in Judah from before the fall of Israel in 722 BC and experienced the devastation brought by Sennacherib's invasion of Judah in 701 BC. He prophesied from approximately 737 to 696 BC.[citation needed] Micah was from Moresheth, also called Moresheth-Gath, a small town in southwest Judah. Micah lived in a rural area, and often rebuked the corruption of city life in Israel and Judah.[1] The subject's father is not given and likely descended from the common people as the target of his message was towards the privileged classes.[2] Micah prophesied during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.[3] Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah from 742 to 735 BC. Jotham was succeeded by his son Ahaz, who reigned over Judah from 735 to 715 BC. Ahaz's son Hezekiah ruled from 715 to 696 BC.[4] Micah was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos, and Hosea. Jeremiah, who prophesied about thirty years after Micah, recognized Micah as a prophet from Moresheth who prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah.[5] Message[edit] His messages were directed mainly towards Jerusalem, and were a mixture of denunciations and prophecies. In his early prophecies, he predicted the destruction of both Samaria and Jerusalem for their respective sins. The people of Samaria were rebuked for worshipping idols which were bought with the income earned by prostitutes.[6] Micah was the first prophet to predict the downfall of Jerusalem. According to him, the city was doomed because its beautification was financed by dishonest business practices, which impoverished the city's citizens.[7] He also called to account the prophets of his day, whom he accused of accepting money for their oracles.[8] Micah also anticipated the destruction of the Judean state and promised its restoration more glorious than before.[9] He prophesied an era of universal peace over which the Governor will rule from Jerusalem.[10] Micah also declared that when the glory of Zion and Jacob is restored that the LORD will force the Gentiles to abandon idolatry.[11] Micah also rebuked Israel because of dishonesty in the marketplace and corruption in government. He warned the people, on behalf of God, of pending destruction if ways and hearts were not changed. He told them what the LORD requires of them: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 Israel's response to Micah's charges and threats consisted of three parts: an admission of guilt,[12] a warning of adversaries that Israel will rely on the LORD for deliverance and forgiveness,[13] and a prayer for forgiveness and deliverance.[14] Another prophecy given by Micah details the future destruction of Jerusalem and the plowing of Zion (a part of Jerusalem). This passage (Micah 3:11-“12), is stated again in Jeremiah 26:18, Micah's only prophecy repeated in the Old Testament. Since then Jerusalem has been destroyed three times, the first one being the fulfillment of Micah's prophecy. The Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, about 150 years after Micah gave this prophecy.[15][16] Micah's messages were directed chiefly toward Jerusalem. He prophesied the future destruction of Jerusalem and Samaria, the destruction and then future restoration of the Judean state, and he rebuked the people of Judah for dishonesty and idolatry. Micah 5:2 is interpreted by Christians as a prophecy that Bethlehem, a small village just south of Jerusalem, would be the birthplace of the Messiah. Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9;

Jerusalem, 736 BC-716 BC, King, Ahaz, sign, birth of child, immanuel
Jerusalem King, 736 BC-716 BC, Ahaz ; Ahaz refuses, saying he will not test God (7:12). Isaiah replies that Ahaz will have a sign whether he asks for it or not, and the sign will be the birth of a child, and the child's mother will call it Immanuel, meaning "God-with-us" (7:13-“14).[4] Ahaz (Hebrew: )[2] was the twelfth king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. Ahaz was 20 when he became king of Judah and reigned for 16 years. Ahaz is portrayed as an evil king in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 16:2). Edwin R. Thiele concluded that Ahaz was co-regent with Jotham from 736/735 BC, and that his sole reign began in 732/731 and ended in 716/715 BC.[3] William F. Albright has dated his reign to 744-“728 BC. The Gospel of Matthew lists Ahaz of Judah in the genealogy of Jesus. He is also mentioned in Isaiah 14:28. Reign[edit] Ahaz's reign commenced at the age of 20, in the 17th year of the reign of Pekah of Israel. It is described in 2 Kings 16; Isaiah 7-“9; and 2 Chronicles 28. Destruction of Northern Kingdom[edit] Immediately upon his accession, Ahaz had to meet a coalition formed by northern Israel, under Pekah, and Damascus (Syria), under Rezin. These kings wished to compel him to join them in opposing the Assyrians, who were arming a force against the Northern Kingdom under Tiglath-Pileser III (Pul). Isaiah counsels Ahaz to trust in God rather than foreign allies, and tells him to ask for a sign to confirm that this is a true prophecy (verse 7:11). Ahaz refuses, saying he will not test God (7:12). Isaiah replies that Ahaz will have a sign whether he asks for it or not, and the sign will be the birth of a child, and the child's mother will call it Immanuel, meaning "God-with-us" (7:13-“14).[4] To protect himself Ahaz called in the aid of the Assyrians. Tiglath-Pileser sacked Damascus and annexed Aram.[5] According to 2 Kings 16:9, the population of Aram was deported and Rezin executed. Tiglath-Pileser then attacked Israel and "took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to Assyria." Tiglath-Pileser also records this act in one of his inscriptions.[6] Through Assyria's intervention, and as a result of its invasion and subjection of the kingdom of Damascus and the Kingdom of Israel, Ahaz was relieved of his troublesome neighbors; but his protector henceforth claimed and held suzerainty over his kingdom. This war of invasion lasted two years (734-732 BC), and ended in the capture and annexation of Damascus to Assyria and of the territory of Israel north of the border of Jezreel. Ahaz in the meanwhile furnished auxiliaries to Tiglath-Pileser. This appeal to Assyria met with stern opposition from the prophet Isaiah, who counseled Ahaz to rely upon the Lord and not upon outside aid. Ahaz, during his whole reign, was free from troubles with which the neighboring rulers were harassed, who from time to time revolted against Assyria. Thus it was that, in 722, Samaria was taken and northern Israel wholly incorporated into the Assyrian empire.[7] Religious observance[edit] Ahaz yielded readily to the glamour and prestige of the Assyrians in religion as well as in politics. In 732, he went to Damascus to swear homage to Tiglath-Pileser and his gods; and, taking a fancy to an altar which he saw there, he had one like it made in Jerusalem, which, with a corresponding change in ritual, he made a permanent feature of the Temple worship. Changes were also made in the arrangements and furniture of the Temple, "because of the king of Assyria" (2 Kings 16:18). Furthermore, Ahaz fitted up an astrological observatory with accompanying sacrifices, after the fashion of the ruling people. In other ways Ahaz lowered the character of the national worship. 2 Kings 16:3 records that Ahaz offered his son by fire to Moloch (or made his son pass through fire), a practice condemned by Leviticus 18:21.[7] The words may refer to a ceremony of purification or a sacrificial offering.[8] The account in 2 Chronicles 28:3 refers to sons (plural). His government is considered by the Deuteronomistic historian as having been disastrous for the religious state of the country, and a large part of the reforming work of his son Hezekiah was aimed at undoing the evil that Ahaz had done.[7] Succession[edit] He died at the age of 36 and was succeeded by his son, Hezekiah. Because of his wickedness he was "not brought into the sepulchre of the kings" (2 Chronicles 28:27). An insight into Ahaz's neglect of the worship of the Lord is found in the statement that on the first day of the month of Nisan that followed Ahaz's death, his son Hezekiah commissioned the priests and Levites to open and repair the doors of the Temple and to remove the defilements of the sanctuary, a task which took 16 days.[9] Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ;

Jerusalem, 730 BC, 8th Century BC, Prophet, Jonah, taught repentence, whale, Nineva
Jerusalem Prophet, 8th Century BC, Jonah; Jonah or Jonas[a] is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, in which he is called upon by God to travel to Nineveh and warn its residents of impending divine wrath. Instead, Jonah boards a ship to Tarshish. Caught in a storm, he orders the ship's crew to cast him overboard, whereupon he is swallowed by a giant fish. Three days later, after Jonah agrees to go to Nineveh, the fish vomits him out onto the shore. Jonah successfully convinces the entire city of Nineveh to repent, but waits outside the city in expectation of its destruction. God shields Jonah from the sun with a plant, but later sends a worm to cause it to wither. When Jonah complains of the bitter heat, God rebukes him. In Judaism, the story of Jonah represents the teaching of teshuva, which is the ability to repent and be forgiven by God. In the New Testament, Jesus calls himself "greater than Jonah" and promises the Pharisees "the sign of Jonah", which is his resurrection. Early Christian interpreters viewed Jonah as a type for Jesus. Jonah is regarded as a prophet in Islam and the biblical narrative of Jonah is repeated, with a few notable differences, in the Quran. Some mainstream Bible scholars generally regard the Book of Jonah as fictional[3] and often at least partially satirical,[4][5] but the character of Jonah may have been based on the historical prophet of the same name mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25. Although the word "whale" is often used in English versions of the Jonah story, the Hebrew text actually uses the phrase dag gadol, which means "giant fish". In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the species of the fish that swallowed Jonah was the subject of speculation for naturalists, who interpreted the story as an account of a historical incident. Some modern scholars of folklore have noted similarities between Jonah and other legendary figures, specifically Gilgamesh and the Greek hero Jason. Prophet Jonah, Commemorated on September 22;

Jerusalem, 729 BC-687 BC, King, Hezekiah, righteous, Jesus lineage
Jerusalem King, 729 BC-687 BC, Hezekiah ; or Ezekias,[a] was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the son of Ahaz and the 13th king of Judah.[1] is considered a very righteous king in both the Second Book of Kings and the Second Book of Chronicles.[2] He is also one of the more prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Bible is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew.[3] "No king of Judah, among either his predecessors or his successors, could ... be compared to him", according to 2 Kings 18:5.[4] Thiele concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC.[5] to the biblical narrative, Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's Assyrians in c. 722 BC was king of Judah during the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BC.[6] enacted sweeping religious reforms, including a strict mandate for the sole worship of Yahweh and a prohibition on venerating other deities within the Temple of Jerusalem. Isaiah and Micah prophesied during his reign.[1] Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ;

Jerusalem, 675 BC, 7th Century BC, Prophet, Nahum, prophesied ends of Assyrian E, Nineva, and Israel
Galilee Prophet, 7th Century BC, Nahum; was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and The Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible.[1] He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.[2] was a very nationalistic Hebrew, however, and lived amongst the Elkoshites in peace. Nahum, called "the Elkoshite", is the seventh in order of the minor prophets. Prophet Nahum, Commemorated on December 1;

Jerusalem, 687 BC-641 BC, King Manasseh of Judah, reinstituted polytheism
Jerusalem, 687 BC-641 BC, King Manasseh of Judah; [a]) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and his mother Hephzibah (2 Kings 21:1). He became king at the age of 12 and reigned for 55 years (2 Kings 21:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1). The biblical account of Manasseh is found in 2 Kings 21:1-“18 and 2 Chronicles 32:33-“33:20. He is also mentioned in Jeremiah 15:4, where the prophet Jeremiah predicts "four forms of destruction" for the people of Judah because of the evil done by Manasseh in Judah.[1] was the first king of Judah who was not contemporary with the northern kingdom of Israel, which had been destroyed by the Assyrians in c. 720 BC, with much of its population deported. He re-instituted polytheistic worship and reversed the religious changes made by his father Hezekiah, for which he is condemned by several biblical texts.[2] was married to Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz of Jotbah, and they had a son Amon, who succeeded him as king of Judah upon his death. Hezekiah, Manasseh and Amon are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew's gospel.[3] a reign of 55 years, the longest in the history of Judah, he died in c. 643 BC and was buried in the garden of Uzza, the "garden of his own house" (2 Kings 21:17-“18; 2 Chronicles 33:20), and not in the City of David, among his ancestors. The biblical narratives both report Manasseh's accession to the throne at the time of his father's death.[4] However, Seventh day-Adventist writer Edwin Thiele has concluded that he commenced his reign as co-regent with his father Hezekiah in 697/696 BC, with the co-regency lasting 12 years and his sole reign beginning in 687/686 BC and continuing until his death in 643/642 BC.[5] Jerusalem King, 729 BC-687 BC, Hezekiah ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2;

Jerusalem, 650 BC, Prophet, Habakkuk, foresaw Temple d, B Captivity, and return
Jerusalem, 650 BC, Prophet, Habakkuk; Habakkuk,[a] who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible.[1] He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Almost all information about Habakkuk is drawn from the book of the Bible bearing his name,[2] with no biographical details provided other than his title, "the prophet".[3] Outside the Bible, he is mentioned over the centuries in the forms of Christian and Rabbinic tradition.[4][5] Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2;

Jerusalem, 641BC-609BC, King Josiah, religious reforms
Jerusalem King, 641-609 BC, Josiah ; [1][2] or Yoshiyahu[a] was the sixteenth king of Judah (c. 640-“609 BCE) who, according to the Hebrew Bible, instituted major religious reforms. is credited by most biblical scholars with having established or compiled important Hebrew scriptures during the "Deuteronomic reform" which probably occurred during his rule. became king of the Kingdom of Judah at the age of eight, after the assassination of his father, King Amon. Josiah reigned for thirty-one years, from 641/640 to 610/609 BCE.[3] is known only from biblical texts; no reference to him exists in other surviving texts of the period from Egypt or Babylon, and no clear archaeological evidence, such as inscriptions bearing his name, has ever been found.[4] most scholars believe that he existed historically and that the absence of documents is due to few documents of any sort surviving from this very early period, and to Jerusalem having been occupied, conquered, and rebuilt over thousands of years.[5] Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated on December 3; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Jerusalem, 640BC-609BC, Prophet Zephaniah, preached repentence, helped Josiah
Jerusalem, 626BC-587BC, Prophet Zephaniah; , "Concealed of/is YHWH") is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tanakh; the most prominent one being the prophet who prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (640-“609 BCE) and is attributed a book bearing his name among the Twelve Minor Prophets.[1] His name is commonly transliterated Sophonias in Bibles translated from the Vulgate or Septuagint. The name might mean "YHWH (YH), phonetically (IAH), has concealed", "[he whom] YH has hidden", or "YH lies in wait". Jerusalem, 626BC-587BC, Prophet Jeremiah; Prophet Baruch, Commemorated on September 28; Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated on December 3; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 626 BC-587 BC, Prophet Jeremiah, weeping, yoke, major prophet, scribe Baruch
Jerusalem, 626BC-587BC, Prophet Jeremiah; (probably after 650- c. 570 BC),[2] also called the "weeping prophet",[3] was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (source of the Old Testament of Christian Bibles). According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations,[4] with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple. addition to proclaiming many prophecies of the God of Israel, the Book of Jeremiah goes into detail regarding the prophet's private life (e.g., the purchase of a field belonging to his uncle as a part of the right of redemption[Jeremiah 32:6-“25]) and his experiences (e.g., imprisonment[Jeremiah 37:15-“18][38:6]), which are thus better known than those of any other prophet. considers the Book of Jeremiah part of its canon, and regards Jeremiah as the second of the major prophets. Christianity and Islam also regard Jeremiah as a prophet. His words are quoted in the New Testament[Matthew 2:18][Hebrews 8:8-“12][10:16-“17] and his narrative is recounted in Islamic tradition.[5] Prophet Baruch, Commemorated on September 28; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 609 BC-609 BC, King, Jehoahaz of Judah, disregarded reforms, taken to Egypt
Jerusalem King, 609 BC-609 BC, Jehoahaz of Judah; of Judah was the seventeenth king of Judah (3 months in 609 BC) and the fourth son[1] of king Josiah whom he succeeded.[2] His mother was Hamautal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. He was born in 633/632 BC[3] and his birth name was Shallum.1 Chronicles 3:15 Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 609 BC - 538 BC, Babylon, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity
Babylon, 609 BC - 538 BC, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity; The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a number of people from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon, the capital of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. After the Battle of Carchemish in 605 BCE, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieged Jerusalem, resulting in tribute being paid by King Jehoiakim.[1] Jehoiakim refused to pay tribute in Nebuchadnezzar's fourth year, which led to another siege in Nebuchadnezzar's seventh year, culminating with the death of Jehoiakim and the exile to Babylonia of King Jeconiah, his court and many others; Jeconiah's successor Zedekiah and others were exiled in Nebuchadnezzar's 18th year; a later deportation occurred in Nebuchadnezzar's 23rd year. The dates, numbers of deportations, and numbers of deportees given in the biblical accounts vary.[2] These deportations are dated to 597 BCE for the first, with others dated at 587/586 BCE, and 582/581 BCE respectively.[3] After the fall of Babylon to the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE, exiled Judeans were permitted to return to Judah.[4][5] According to the biblical book of Ezra, construction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem began around 537 BCE. All these events are considered significant in Jewish history and culture, and had a far-reaching impact on the development of Judaism. Archaeological studies have revealed that, although Jerusalem was utterly destroyed, other parts of Judah continued to be inhabited during the period of the exile. Most of the exiled did not return to their homeland, instead travelling westward and northward. Many settled in what is now northern Israel, Lebanon and Syria. Some Iraqi, Iranian and Georgian natives today trace their ancestry back to these exiles. [6] [7] Babylon, 586 BC - 516 BC, Prophet Daniel, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity; Prophet Daniel ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2;

Jerusalem, 608 BC-598 BC, King Jehoiakim, allied with Egypt, then Babylon, incest and murder
Jerusalem King, 608 BC-598 BC, Jehoiakim ; also sometimes spelled Jehoikim[b] was the eighteenth and antepenultimate king of Judah from 609 to 598 BC. He was the second son of king Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:15) and Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[1] His birth name was Eliakim.[c] Josiah's death, Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz (also known as Shallum) was proclaimed king, but after three months Pharaoh Necho II deposed him, making Eliakim king in his place. When placed on the throne, his name was changed to "Jehoiakim".[1] reigned for eleven years, until 598 BC[2] and was succeeded by his son Jeconiah, (also known as Jehoiachin), who reigned for only three months.[3] was appointed king by Necho II, king of Egypt, in 609 BC, after Necho's return from the battle in Haran, three months after he had killed King Josiah at Megiddo.[4] deposed Jehoiakim's younger brother Jehoahaz after a reign of only three months and took him to Egypt, where he died. Jehoiakim ruled originally as a vassal of the Egyptians, paying a heavy tribute. raise the money he "taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments."[5] after the Egyptians were defeated by the Babylonians at the battle of Carchemish in 605 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II besieged Jerusalem, and Jehoiakim changed allegiances to avoid the destruction of Jerusalem. paid tribute from the treasury in Jerusalem, some temple artifacts, and handed over some of the royal family and nobility as hostages.[4] In the Book of Daniel, Daniel is described as being one of these. literature describes Jehoiakim as a godless tyrant who committed atrocious sins and crimes. He is portrayed as living in incestuous relations with his mother, daughter-in-law, and stepmother, and was in the habit of murdering men, whose wives he then violated and whose property he seized. He also had tattooed his body.[1] prophet Jeremiah criticised the king's policies, insisting on repentance and strict adherence to the law.[6] Another prophet, Uriah ben Shemaiah, proclaimed a similar message and Jehoiakim ordered his execution (Jeremiah 26:20-“23).[7] continued for three years as a vassal to the Babylonians, until the failure of an invasion of Egypt in 601 BC undermined their control of the area. switched allegiance back to the Egyptians.[4] late 598 BC, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II invaded Judah and again laid siege to Jerusalem, which lasted three months. died before the siege ended.[2] Book of Chronicles recorded that "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ... bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon."[8] Jeremiah prophesied that he died without proper funeral, describing the people of Judah "shall not lament for him, saying, 'Alas, master!' or 'Alas, his glory!' shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem" (Jeremiah 22:18-“19) his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night" (Jeremiah 36:30).[9] wrote that Nebuchadnezzar slew Jehoiakim along with high-ranking officers and then commanded Jehoiakim's body "to be thrown before the walls, without any burial."[10] Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 602 BC-570 BC, Prophet, Prophet Ezekiel, p'd Jerusalem d, restoration, third Temple, 4 creatures, 4 wheels
Jerusalem Prophet, 602 BC-570 BC, Ezekiel; is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Ezekiel is acknowledged as a Hebrew prophet. In Judaism and Christianity, he is also viewed as the 6th-century BCE author of the Book of Ezekiel, which reveals prophecies regarding the destruction of Jerusalem, the restoration to the land of Israel, and what some call the Millennial Temple (or Third Temple) visions. to the Bible, Ezekiel and his wife lived during the Babylonian captivity on the banks of the Chebar River, in Tel Abib,[a] with other exiles from Judah.[7] There is no mention of him having any offspring. career[edit] describes his calling to be a prophet by going into great detail about his encounter with God and four "living creatures" with four wheels that stayed beside the creatures.[8] the next five years he incessantly prophesied and acted out the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple, which was met with some opposition. Ezekiel and his contemporaries like Jeremiah, another prophet who was living in Jerusalem at that time, witnessed the fulfillment of their prophecies with the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. the hypothesis that the "thirtieth year" of Ezekiel 1:1 refers to Ezekiel's age, Ezekiel was fifty years old when he had his final vision.[3] the basis of dates given in the Book of Ezekiel, his span of prophecies can be calculated to have occurred over the course of about 22 years.[9] The last recorded prophecy of Ezekiel dates to April 570 BCE.[10][11] Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 600 BC-520 BC, Prophet Haggai, after captivity, his prophesies commanded jews to rebuild Temple
Jerusalem, BC 600-520 BC, Judean Prophet Haggaii; was a Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple.[1] name means "my holidays." He was the first of three post-exile prophets from the Neo-Babylonian Exile of the House of Judah (with Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who lived about one hundred years later), who belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from captivity in Babylon. anything is known of his personal history. He may have been one of the captives taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. began God's prophecy about sixteen years after the return of the Jews to Judah (ca. 520 BCE). The work of rebuilding the temple had been put to a stop through the intrigues of the Samaritans. having been suspended for eighteen years, the work was resumed through the efforts of Haggai and Zechariah.[2] They exhorted the people, which roused them from their lethargy, and induced them to take advantage of a change in the policy of the Persian government under Darius I. name Haggai, with various vocalizations, is also found in the Book of Esther, as a eunuch servant of the Queen. Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Zachariah Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Prophet Haggai, Commemorated on December 16; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem, 600 BC -520 BC, Prophet Zachariah, building Temple concern
Jerusalem, BC 600-520 BC, Judean Prophet Zachariah; was a person in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He was a prophet of the Kingdom of Judah, and, like the prophet Ezekiel, was of priestly extraction. book of Zechariah introduces the prophet as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo (Zechariah 1:1). The book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo (Ezra 5:1 and Ezra 6:14), but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather.[1] prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius, king of Persia (520 BC). His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the Second Temple.[1] was probably not the "Zechariah" mentioned by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (23:35) and the Gospel of Luke (11:51); Zechariah ben Jehoiada was more likely intended.[2] Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8; Prophet Zachariah the Sickle-Seer ............................................., in the wondrous expression of church hymnology, “a spectator of supra-worldly visions.” Book of the Prophet Zachariah contains inspired details about the coming of the Messiah (Zach 6:12); about the last days of the Savior’s earthly life, about the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem on a young donkey (Zach 9:9); about the betrayal of the Lord for thirty pieces of silver and the purchase of the potter’s field with them (Zach 11:12-13); about the piercing of the Savior’s side (Zach 12:10); about the scattering of the apostles from the Garden of Gethsemane (Zach 13:7); about the eclipse of the sun at the time of the Crucifixion (Zach 14:6-7). “Enlightened by dawnings all above,” the Prophet Zachariah, “saw the future as it were the present.” According to Tradition, this “most true God-proclaimer” lived to old age and was buried near Jerusalem, beside his illustrious contemporary and companion, the Prophet Haggai (December 16). The title “Sickle-Seer” given Zachariah comes from a vision in which he saw a sickle flying in the air, destroying thieves and perjurors (Zach 5:1-3). Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Haggai; Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ;

Jerusalem, 598 BC-597 BC, King, Jeconiah, next to last King, dethroned, taken to B
Jerusalem King, 598 BC-597 BC, Jeconiah ; was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, and the grandson of King Josiah. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. of Jeconiah's existence have been found in Iraq, such as the Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets. These tablets were excavated near the Ishtar Gate in Babylon and have been dated to c. 592 BCE. Written in cuneiform, they mention Jeconiah and his five sons as recipients of food rations in Babylon.[4] Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 597 BC-586 BC, King, Zedekiah, last king, Fall of J, Begin 70 yrs Captivity, no heed J
Jerusalem King, 597 BC-586 BC, Zedekiah, Fall of J, Begin 70 yrs Captivity ; also known as Tzidkiyahu originally called Mattanyahu or Mattaniah, was the twentieth and last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. had been installed as king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, after a siege of Jerusalem in 597 BC, to succeed his nephew, Jehoiachin, who was overthrown as king after a reign of only three months and ten days. F. Albright dates the start of Zedekiah's reign to 598 BC, while E. R. Thiele gives the start in 597 BC.[1] that reckoning, Zedekiah was born in c. 617 BC or 618 BC, being twenty-one on becoming king. Zedekiah's reign ended with the siege and fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar II, which has been dated to 587 or 586 BC.[2] prophet Jeremiah was his counselor, yet he did not heed the prophet and his epitaph is "he did evil in the sight of the Lord" (2 Kings 24:19-“20; Jeremiah 52:2-“3). Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 586 BC - 336 BC, Folder, Persian Assryian Babylonian Period

Jerusalem, 609 BC - 538 BC, Babylon, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity
Babylon, 609 BC - 538 BC, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity; Babylon, 586 BC - 516 BC, Prophet Daniel, 70 Yr Babylonian Captivity; Prophet Daniel ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2;

Jerusalem, 600 BC-580BC, Prophet Baruch, Baruch ben Neriah
Jerusalem, 600 BC-580BC, Prophet Baruch, Baruch ben Neriah; Jerusalem, 626BC-587BC, Prophet Jeremiah; Prophet Baruch, Commemorated on September 28; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 522 BC - 520 BC, Judean Prophet Haggai, command to rebuild the Temple
Jerusalem, BC 522-520 BC, Judean Prophet Haggaii; was a Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple.[1] His name means "my holidays." He was the first of three post-exile prophets from the Neo-Babylonian Exile of the House of Judah (with Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who lived about one hundred years later), who belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from captivity in Babylon. anything is known of his personal history. He may have been one of the captives taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. He began God's prophecy about sixteen years after the return of the Jews to Judah (ca. 520 BCE). The work of rebuilding the temple had been put to a stop through the intrigues of the Samaritans. After having been suspended for eighteen years, the work was resumed through the efforts of Haggai and Zechariah.[2] They exhorted the people, which roused them from their lethargy, and induced them to take advantage of a change in the policy of the Persian government under Darius I. name Haggai, with various vocalizations, is also found in the Book of Esther, as a eunuch servant of the Queen. Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Zachariah Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Prophet Haggai, Commemorated on December 16; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem, 522 BC -520 BC, Prophet Zachariah, building Temple concern
Jerusalem, BC 600-520 BC, Judean Prophet Zachariah; was a person in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He was a prophet of the Kingdom of Judah, and, like the prophet Ezekiel, was of priestly extraction. book of Zechariah introduces the prophet as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo (Zechariah 1:1). The book of Ezra names Zechariah as the son of Iddo (Ezra 5:1 and Ezra 6:14), but it is likely that Berechiah was Zechariah's father, and Iddo was his grandfather.[1] prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius, king of Persia (520 BC). His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the Second Temple.[1] was probably not the "Zechariah" mentioned by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (23:35) and the Gospel of Luke (11:51); Zechariah ben Jehoiada was more likely intended.[2] Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8; Prophet Zachariah the Sickle-Seer ............................................., in the wondrous expression of church hymnology, “a spectator of supra-worldly visions.” Book of the Prophet Zachariah contains inspired details about the coming of the Messiah (Zach 6:12); about the last days of the Savior’s earthly life, about the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem on a young donkey (Zach 9:9); about the betrayal of the Lord for thirty pieces of silver and the purchase of the potter’s field with them (Zach 11:12-13); about the piercing of the Savior’s side (Zach 12:10); about the scattering of the apostles from the Garden of Gethsemane (Zach 13:7); about the eclipse of the sun at the time of the Crucifixion (Zach 14:6-7). “Enlightened by dawnings all above,” the Prophet Zachariah, “saw the future as it were the present.” According to Tradition, this “most true God-proclaimer” lived to old age and was buried near Jerusalem, beside his illustrious contemporary and companion, the Prophet Haggai (December 16). The title “Sickle-Seer” given Zachariah comes from a vision in which he saw a sickle flying in the air, destroying thieves and perjurors (Zach 5:1-3). Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Haggai; Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ;

Jerusalem Governor, 586 BC - 539 BC, Gedaliah aka Hodoliah
Jerusalem Governor, 586 BC - 539 BC, Gedaliah aka Hodoliah ; Jerusalem, 586 BC - 539 BC, Yehud (Babylonian province); Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, 586 BC-551 BC, King Shealtiel, Fall of Jerusalem, Begin 70 Yrs
Jerusalem King, 586 BC-551 BC, Shealtiel, Fall of Jerusalem, Begin 70 Yrs ; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3;

Jerusalem, 586 BC-516 BC, Prophet, Daniel, During the 70 Yrs
Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-516 BC, Daniel, During the 70 Yrs; Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: ×“Ö¸Ö¼× Ö´×™ÖµÖ¼×ÂÂ×œâ€Ž – DÄÂÂniyyÄ“l,[a] meaning "God is my Judge"; Greek: Î”Î±Î½Î¹Î®Î» Daniá¸—l) is the hero of the biblical Book of Daniel.[1] A noble Jewish youth of Jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel.[2] The consensus of modern scholars is that Daniel never existed, and the book is a cryptic allusion to the reign of the 2nd century BCE Hellenistic king Antiochus IV Epiphanes.[3][1] Six cities claim the Tomb of Daniel, the most famous being that in Susa, in southern Iran, at a site known as Shush-e Daniyal.[4] He is not a prophet in Judaism,[5] but the rabbis reckoned him to be the most distinguished member of the Babylonian diaspora, unsurpassed in piety and good deeds, firm in his adherence to the Law despite being surrounded by enemies who sought his ruin, and in the first few centuries CE they wrote down the many legends that had grown up around his name.[6] The various branches of the Christian church do recognise him as a prophet, and although he is not mentioned in the Quran, Muslim sources describe him as a prophet (nabi). Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-551 BC, Habakkuk, During the 70 Yrs; Jerusalem King, 586 BC-551 BC, Shealtiel, Fall of Jerusalem, Begin 70 Yrs ; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3;

Jerusalem, 586 BC-516 BC, Prophet Habakkuk, During the 70 Yrs, translated w food to Daniel
Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-551 BC, Habakkuk, During the 70 Yrs; During the war with the Babylonians the prophet withdrew to Arabia, where the following miracle occurred. When he was bringing dinner to the reapers, he met an angel of the Lord, and instantly by the strength of his spirit he was transported to Babylon, where at the time the Prophet Daniel was languishing in prison. The food intended for the reapers assuaged the hunger of the exhausted Prophet Daniel (Dan. 14:33-37) Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-516 BC, Daniel, During the 70 Yrs; Jerusalem King, 586 BC-551 BC, Shealtiel, Fall of Jerusalem, Begin 70 Yrs ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3;

Jerusalem, 586 BC-516 BC, Prophet Ezekiel, During the 70 Yrs
Jerusalem, 586 BC-516 BC, Prophet Ezekiel, During the 70 Yrs Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-551 BC, Habakkuk, During the 70 Yrs; Jerusalem Prophet, 586 BC-516 BC, Daniel, During the 70 Yrs; Jerusalem King, 586 BC-551 BC, Shealtiel, Fall of Jerusalem, Begin 70 Yrs ; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3;

Jerusalem, 551 BC-530 BC, Jerusalem King, Persian Achaemenid Emperor, Cyrus the Great
Jerusalem King, 551 BC-530 BC, Cyrus the Great; Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Haggai; Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem King, 551 BC-515 BC, Zerubbabel, Came back w Nehemiah. End 70 yrs
Jerusalem King, 551 BC-515 BC, Zerubbabel, Came back w Nehemiah. End 70 yrs ; Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Haggai; Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Zerubbabel; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata
Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Zerubbabel;

Jerusalem King, 530 BC-522 BC, Cambyses II
Jerusalem King, 530 BC-522 BC, Cambyses II ;

Jerusalem King, 522 BC-522 BC, Bardiya
Jerusalem King, 522 BC-522 BC, Bardiya ;

Jerusalem King, 522 BC-486 BC, Darius I
Jerusalem King, 522 BC-486 BC, Darius I ; Jerusalem King, 551 BC-530 BC, Cyrus the Great; Jerusalem, Prophet, 600 BC -520 BC, Haggai; Jerusalem, Persian Judan King, 539 BC -520 BC, Zerubbabel; Jerusalem, Persian Judeah, 539 BC -332 BC, Yehud Medinata ; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem, Persian Judean King, 520 BC -520 BC, Meshallum
Jerusalem, Persian Judean King, 520 BC -520 BC, Meshallum ;

Jerusalem, 516 BC - 420 BC, Prophet Malachi, Right after the 70 Yrs
Jerusalem, 516 BC, Prophet Malachi, During the 70 Yrs; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23;

Jerusalem, 516 BC - 420 BC, Prophet, Malachi, 420BC for the book
Jerusalem Prophet, 420 BC, Malachi ; Holy Prophet Malachi, Commemorated on January 3;

Jerusalem King, 486 BC- 465 BC, Xerxes I
Jerusalem King, 486 BC- 465 BC, Xerxes I ;

Jerusalem King, 465 BC- 424 BC, Artaxerxes I of Persia
Jerusalem King, 465 BC- 424 BC, Artaxerxes I of Persia;

Jerusalem King, 424 BC- 424 BC, Xerxes II of Persia
Jerusalem King, 424 BC- 424 BC, Xerxes II of Persia;

Jerusalem King, 424 BC- 423 BC, Sogdianus of Persia
Jerusalem King, 424 BC- 423 BC, Sogdianus of Persia ;

Jerusalem King, 423 BC- 404 BC, Darius II
Jerusalem King, 423 BC- 404 BC, Darius II ;

Jerusalem King, 404 BC- 358 BC, Artaxerxes II of Persia
Jerusalem King, 404 BC- 358 BC, Artaxerxes II of Persia;

Jerusalem, 360BC-1AD, Saint Simeon the God Receiver
Jerusalem, 360BC-1AD, Saint Simeon the God Receiver ; Jerusalem, 360BC-1AD, Saint Simeon the God Receiver; Jerusalem King, 358 BC- 338 BC, Artaxerxes III; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2; Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, Commemorated on February 3; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess, Commemorated on February 3;

Jerusalem King, 358 BC- 338 BC, Artaxerxes III
Jerusalem King, 358 BC- 338 BC, Artaxerxes III;

Jerusalem King, 338 BC- 336 BC,Artaxerxes IV, Arses of Persia
Jerusalem King, 338 BC- 336 BC,Artaxerxes IV, Arses of Persia;

Jerusalem, 336 BC - 63 BC, Folder, Greek Period

Jerusalem, Macedonian Greek Emperor, 336 BC-323 BC, Alexander III, the Great
Jerusalem, Macedonian Greek Emperor, 336 BC-323 BC, Alexander III, the Great;

Jerusalem, Macedonian Greek Emperor, 323 BC-306 BC, Alexander IV of Macedon
Jerusalem, Macedonian Greek Emperor, 323 BC-306 BC, Alexander IV of Macedon;

Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek Dynasty, 306 BC-168 BC
Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek Dynasty, 306 BC-168 BC;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Empire, 306 BC-168 BC
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Empire, 306 BC-168 BC;

Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek King, 306 BC-301 BC, Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek King, 306 BC-301 BC, Antigonus I Monophthalmus;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 306 BC-281 BC, Seleucus I Nicator
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 306 BC-281 BC, Seleucus I Nicator;

Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek King, 294 BC-288 BC, Demetrius I of Macedon
Jerusalem, Antigonid Greek King, 294 BC-288 BC, Demetrius I of Macedon;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 281 BC-261 BC, Antiochus I Soter

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 261 BC-246 BC, Antiochus II Theos
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 261 BC-246 BC, Antiochus II Theos;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 246 BC-225 BC, Seleucus II Callinicus
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 246 BC-225 BC, Seleucus II Callinicus;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 225 BC-223 BC, Seleucus III Ceraunus
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 225 BC-223 BC, Seleucus III Ceraunus;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 223 BC-187 BC,Antiochus III the Great
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 223 BC-187 BC,Antiochus III the Great;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 187 BC-175 BC, Seleucus IV Philopator
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 187 BC-175 BC, Seleucus IV Philopator;

Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 175 BC-167 BC, Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Jerusalem, Seleucid Greek Emperor, 175 BC-167 BC, Antiochus IV Epiphanes;

Jerusalem Priest Maccabean Householder, 167 BC-166 BC, Mattathias Maccabeus
Jerusalem Priest Maccabean Householder, 167 BC-166 BC, Mattathias Maccabeus;

Jerusalem, 166 -160 BC, Priest and Maccabean Householder, Judas Maccabeus
Jerusalem Priest Maccabean Householder, 166 BC-160 BC, Judas Maccabeus;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 160 BC-143 BC, Jonathan Apphus Maccabeus
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 160 BC-143 BC, Jonathan Apphus Maccabeus;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen Dynasty, 140 BC-37 BC
Jerusalem Hasmonaen Dynasty, 140 BC-37 BC ;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 142 BC-135 BC, Simon Thassi Maccabeus
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 142 BC-135 BC, Simon Thassi Maccabeus;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 134 BC-104 BC, John Hyrcanus, Maccabeean Prince Only
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 134 BC-104 BC, John Hyrcanus, Maccabeean Prince Only;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 104 BC-103 BC, Aristobulus I
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 104 BC-103 BC, Aristobulus I;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 103 BC-76 BC, Alexander Jannaeus
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 103 BC-76 BC, Alexander Jannaeus;

Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 76 BC-67 BC, Salome Alexandra

Jerusalem, 63 BC - 300 AD, Folder, Roman Period

Jerusalem, 100 BC-13 BC, Jerusalem Saint, Joachim, Mary's Father
Jerusalem Saint, 100 BC-13 BC, Joachim, Mary's Father ; Jerusalem Saint, 100 BC-13 BC, Anna, Mary's Mother ; Jerusalem Saint, 18 BC-62AD, Mary, Mother of God; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on September 8;

Jerusalem, 90 BC-11 BC, Jerusalem Saint, Anna, Mary's Mother
Jerusalem Saint, 90 BC-11 BC, Anna, Mary's Mother ; Jerusalem Saint, 100 BC-13 BC, Joachim, Mary's Father ; Jerusalem Saint, 18 BC-62AD, Mary, Mother of God; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on September 8;

Jerusalem, 67 BC-40 BC, Hasmonaen King, Hyrcanus II
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 67 BC-40 BC, Hyrcanus II ;

Jerusalem, 40 BC-37 BC, Hasmonaen King, Antigonus II Mattathias
Jerusalem Hasmonaen King, 40 BC-37 BC, Antigonus II Mattathias; Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on July 25;

Jerusalem, 37 BC-4 AD, Judean King, Herod The Great
Jerusalem Judean King, 37 BC-4 AD, Herod The Great ; Dormition of the Righteous Anna, the Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on July 25; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Hieromartyr Eutyches the Disciple of St John the Theologian, Commemorated on August 24; Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, Commemorated on August 28; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; THE HOLY INNOCENTS, (28 DEC NT) ; 14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem, Commemorated on December 29;

Jerusalem, 27 BC-34 AD, heir, Herod II
Jerusalem heir, 27BC-34AD, Herod II ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23 ;

Jerusalem, 18 BC-62AD, Jerusalem Saint, Mary, Mother of God (Most Holy Theotokos)
Jerusalem Saint, 18 BC-62AD, Mary, Mother of God; The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on September 8; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15;

Jerusalem, 4 BC-6 AD, Ethnarch, Herod Archelaus, (Samaria, Judea, Edom) Killed the Innocents
Jerusalem Ethnarch, 4BC-6AD, Herod Archelaus, (Samaria, Judea, Edom); Archelaus (Ancient Greek: ; 23 BC -AD 18) was ethnarch[1][2] of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea (biblical Edom), including the cities Caesarea and Jaffa, for a period of nine years[3] (c. 4 BC to AD 6). Archelaus was removed by Roman Emperor Augustus when Judaea province was formed under direct Roman rule, at the time of the Census of Quirinius. He was the son of Herod the Great and Malthace the Samaritan, and was the brother of Herod Antipas, and the half-brother of Herod II. Archelaus (a name meaning "leading the people") came to power after the death of his father Herod the Great in 4 BC, and ruled over one-half of the territorial dominion of his father. A map depicting the domain of Herod Archelaus as was given to him by Augustus after the death of King Herod the Great. Josephus writes that Herod the Great (father of Archelaus) was in Jericho at the time of his death.[4] Just prior to his final trip to Jericho, he was deeply involved in a religious conflagration. Herod had placed a golden eagle over the Temple entrance which was perceived as blasphemous.[5] The eagle was chopped down with axes. Two teachers and approximately 40 other youths were arrested for this act and immolated. Herod defended his works and offered an attack on his predecessors, the dynastic Hasmoneans. Herod killed all male lineal successors of the Hasmoneans. The Pharisees had long attacked the Hasmoneans as well, as having parentage from Greeks while under bondage. This racial slur was repeated by the Pharisees through the rule of Alexander Jannaeus and Queen Salome.[6] With this explicit background given, Josephus began an exposition of the days of Archelaus' reign before Passover of 4 BC. Archelaus dressed in white and ascended a golden throne and appeared to be kind to the populace in Jerusalem in order to appease their desires for lower taxes and an end to the (political) imprisonment of Herod's enemies. The demeanor of the questioning appeared to turn at some point, and the crowd began to call for the punishment of those of Herod's people who ordered the death of the two teachers and the 40 youths. They also demanded the replacement of the High Priest, from the appointed High Priest of Herod's to a High Priest, "of greater piety and purity".[7] Josephus does not tell who would be "of greater piety and purity". To this request, however, Archelaus acceded, although he was becoming angry at the presumptions of the crowds. Archelaus asked for moderation and told the crowds that all would be well if they would put aside their animosities and wait until he was confirmed as King by Caesar Augustus. Archelaus then left to feast with his friends. It was evening and as the darkness settled, a mourning and wailing begin over the city. Archelaus began to worry as people begin streaming into the Temple area and those who wailed for loss of the teachers continued their very loud mourning. The people were escalating in their threatening behavior. Henry St. John Thackeray's translation of Josephus here states it thus: "The promoters of the mourning for the doctors stood in the body of the temple, procuring recruits for their faction".[8] Josephus does not tell us who these "promoters of the mourning", who recruit from within a body inside the Temple, could be. Archelaus then sent a general, some other people and finally a "tribune in Command of a Cohort" to reason with these "Seditionists", to stop their "innovations" and wait until Archelaus could return from Rome and Caesar. Those who came from Archelaus were stoned, with many killed. After the stoning, those who stoned the soldiers returned to their sacrifices, as if nothing had happened. Josephus does not tell who performed the sacrifices in the Temple. It was after midnight, and Archelaus suddenly ordered the entire army into the city to the Temple. Josephus records the death toll at 3000. Archelaus sent heralds around the city announcing the cancellation of Passover. Archelaus quickly sailed to Caesar and faced a group of enemies – his own family. Antipas, the younger brother of Archelaus who was deposed from Herod's will days earlier, argued that Archelaus merely feigned grief for his father, crying during the day and involved with great "merriment" during the nights. The threats carried out by Archelaus ending in the death of 3000 in the Temple were not just threats to the worshipers in Jerusalem at Passover, but also amounted to a threat to Caesar himself, since Archelaus acted in every manner a King, before such title had been given by Caesar. At this point, Nicolaus of Damascus argued to Caesar that Archelaus acted appropriately and that Herod's will, supposedly written a few weeks prior (yielding the kingship to Archelaus and against Antipater), should be seen as valid. The change of this will in favor of Archelaus is given as Herod's true choice and, it is argued, occurred with Herod being in his right mind since he left the final decision to Caesar. The change of the will appears as one of Herod's last acts and it is attested from Jericho by one "Ptolemy", keeper of Herod's Seal. Nicholaus of Damascus had been Herod's confidant for years. He was loyal to Rome. Ptolemy was Nicholaus of Damascus' brother. Archelaus, at the conclusion of the arguments, fell at Caesar's feet. Caesar raised him up and stated that Archelaus "was worthy to succeed his father".[9] Caesar gave Archelaus the title of Ethnarch and divided the kingdom. Rome would consolidate its power later. Thus, Archelaus received the Tetrarchy of Judea through the last will of his father, though a previous will had bequeathed it to his brother Antipas. He was proclaimed king by the army, but declined to assume the title until he had submitted his claims to Caesar Augustus in Rome. In Rome he was opposed by Antipas and by many of the Jews, who feared his cruelty, based on the murder of 3000; but in 4 BC Augustus allotted to him the greater part of the kingdom (Samaria, Judea, and Idumea) with the title of ethnarch (a ruler of an ethnic group).[10][11] The first wife of Archelaus is given by Josephus simply as Mariamne,[12] perhaps Mariamne III, daughter of Aristobulus IV, whom he divorced to marry Glaphyra. She was the widow of Archelaus' brother Alexander, though her second husband, Juba, king of Mauretania, was alive. This violation of the Mosaic law, along with Archelaus' continued cruelty, roused the ire of the Jews, who complained to Augustus. Archelaus fell into disrepute and was deposed in his 10th year of reign as ethnarch, being banished to Vienna (today Vienne) in Gaul.[13][10] Samaria, Judea proper, and Idumea became the Roman province of Iudaea.[14] Biblical references[edit] Herod Archelaus from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (16th century depiction) Archelaus is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 2 verse 13–23). An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to get up and take Mary and Jesus and flee to Egypt to avoid the Massacre of the Innocents. When Herod the Great died, Joseph was told by an angel in a dream to return to the land of Israel (presumably to Bethlehem). However, upon hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father as ruler of Judaea he "was afraid to go there" (Matthew 2:22), and was again warned in a dream by God "and turned aside to the region of" Galilee. This is Matthew's explanation of why Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea but grew up in Nazareth. The beginning and conclusion of Jesus' parable of the minas in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 19, may refer to Archelaus' journey to Rome. Some interpreters conclude from this that Jesus' parables and preaching made use of events familiar to the people as examples for bringing his spiritual lessons to life. Others read the allusion as arising from later adaptations of Jesus' parables in the oral tradition, before the parables were recorded in the gospels. A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return ... But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, "We do not want this man to reign over us." ... "But as for these enemies of mine," [said the nobleman,] "who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me." (Luke 19:12, 19:14, 19:27) Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23 ;

Jerusalem, 1 BC, Angel Gabriel, announced both John and Jesus
Jerusalem, 1 BC, Angel Gabriel, announced both John and Jesus; the Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel, first described in the Hebrew Bible. of Gabriel by Jan van Eyck, 1434. the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). The archangel also appears in the Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings. Alongside archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations.[6] Gospel of Luke relates the stories of the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, foretelling the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, respectively (Luke 1:11–38). Many Christian traditions—including Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Roman Catholicism—revere Gabriel as a saint.[1][7] regards Gabriel (Jibril) as an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad.[8] The first five verses of the Al-Alaq, the 96th chapter of the Quran, is believed by Muslims to have been the first verses revealed by Jibreel to Muhammad.[citation needed] Statue of Archangel Gabriel (15th century), adorning the top of the northwest corner pillar of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice. Latter Day Saints hold that the angel Gabriel is the same individual as the prophet Noah in his mortal ministry.[9][10] consider Gabriel one of the Seven Mysteries, the heptad to which God entrusted the world and sometimes identified with Melek Taus.[11] to the ancient Gnostic manuscript, the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, Gabriel is a divine being and inhabitant of the Pleroma who existed prior to the Demiurge.[12] Jerusalem Saint, 1 BC-29 AD, John the Baptist, John the Forerunner; Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Commemorated on March 26; of the Holy Archangel Gabriel: The Archangel Gabriel was chosen by the Lord to announce to the Virgin Mary about the Incarnation of the Son of God from Her, to the great rejoicing of all mankind. Therefore, on the day after the Feast of the Annunciation, the day on which the All-Pure Virgin is glorified, we give thanks to the Lord and we venerate His messenger Gabriel, who contributed to the mystery of our salvation. the holy Archistrategos (Leader of the Heavenly Hosts), is a faithful servant of the Almighty God. He announced the future Incarnation of the Son of God to those of the Old Testament; he inspired the Prophet Moses to write the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament), he announced the coming tribulations of the Chosen People to the Prophet Daniel (Dan. 8:16, 9:21-24); he appeared to Saint Anna (July 25) with the news that she would give birth to the Virgin Mary. holy Archangel Gabriel remained with the Holy Virgin Mary when She was a child in the Temple of Jerusalem, and watched over Her throughout Her earthly life. He appeared to the Priest Zachariah, foretelling the birth of the Forerunner of the Lord, Saint John the Baptist. Lord sent him to Saint Joseph the Betrothed in a dream, to reveal to him the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God from the All-Pure Virgin Mary, and warned him of the wicked intentions of Herod, ordering him to flee into Egypt with the divine Infant and His Mother. the Lord prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane before His Passion, the Archangel Gabriel, whose very name signifies “Man of God” (Luke. 22:43), was sent from Heaven to strengthen Him. Myrrh-Bearing Women heard from the Archangel the joyous news of Christ’s Resurrection (Mt.28:1-7, Mark 16:1-8). of the manifold appearances of the holy Archangel Gabriel and of his zealous fulfilling of God’s will, and confessing his intercession for Christians before the Lord, the Orthodox Church calls upon its children to pray to the great Archangel with faith and love. Synaxis of the Holy Archangel Gabriel is also celebrated on July 13. All the angels are commemorated on November 8. THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT), Commemorated June 24; begins his Gospel by describing an aged, devout, childless couple, the priest Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. As Zechariah is serving in the Temple, he sees the angel Gabriel, who tells him that he and his wife will have a son who will be a great prophet, and will go before the Lord "like Elijah." (The Jewish tradition had been that Elijah would herald the coming of the Messiah = Christ = Anointed = Chosen of God.) Zechariah went home, and his wife conceived. About six months later, Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary, a kinswoman of Elizabeth, and told her that she was about to bear a son who would be called Son of the Most High, a king whose kingdom would never end. Thus Elizabeth gave birth to John, and Mary gave birth six months later to Jesus.

Jerusalem, 1 BC-31 AD, Saint, John the Baptist, John the Forerunner
Jerusalem Saint, 1 BC-29 AD, John the Baptist, John the Forerunner; Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain, Commemorated on May 24;

Jerusalem, 1AD-33 AD, Lord Jesus Christ
Jerusalem, 1AD-33 AD, Lord Jesus Christ; Venerable Simeon Stylites the Younger of Wonderful Mountain, Commemorated on May 24;

Jerusalem, 1AD (360BC-1AD), Saint Simeon the God Receiver
Jerusalem, 360BC-1AD, Saint Simeon the God Receiver ; Jerusalem, 360BC-1AD, Saint Simeon the God Receiver; Jerusalem King, 358 BC- 338 BC, Artaxerxes III; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2; Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, Commemorated on February 3; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess, Commemorated on February 3;

Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Jerusalem Saint and Teacher of the Law, Gamaliel
Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Jerusalem Saint and Teacher of the Law, Gamaliel; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated on June 11;

Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Sanhedrin, Joseph of Arimathaea
Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Sanhedrin, Joseph of Arimathaea; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA, (1 AUGUST NT);

Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Sanhedrin, Righteous Nicodemus
Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Sanhedrin, Righteous Nicodemus; Jerusalem, 1 - 62, Sanhedrin, Joseph of Arimathaea; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA, (1 AUGUST NT);

Jerusalem, 6-39, King (Galilee), Herod Antipas
Jerusalem King (Galilee), 6-39, Herod Antipas; MARY MAGDALENE, FIRST WITNESS OF THE RESURRECTION (22 JULY NT); The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John, Commemorated on August 29 ; St Joanna the Myrrhbearer, Commemorated on June 27, wife of Chusa, who worked for King Herod (the King Herod who killed John the baptist), who lived in Tiberias;,

Jerusalem, 26-36 AD, Judean Roman Procurator, Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem, 26-36 AD, Judean Roman Procurator, Pontius Pilate; THE VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD (15 AUGUST NT); Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord, Commemorated on October 16 ;

Jerusalem, 30-70, Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Eleutheropolis (a Judean crossroads)
Eleutheropolis (a crossroads); Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on October 1 ; Eleutheropolis (Greek, "City of the Free") was a Roman city in Israel, some 53 km southwest of Jerusalem. Its remains still straddle the ancient road to Gaza. Seven routes met at Eleutheropolis. Apostle James the Son of Alphaeus, Commemorated October 9 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated on October 30 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Jerusalem, 33-50, Loginius the Centurion at the Cross and then Cappadocia
Cappadocia, 033-050, Loginius the Centurion at the Cross and then Cappadocia ; Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord, Commemorated on October 16 ;

Jerusalem, 41-44, Israel King, Herod Agrippa, Caligula's buddy, killed James, silver garment, eaten by worms
Jerusalem, Israel King, 41-44, Herod Agrippa ; Agrippa, also known as Herod II or Agrippa I (11 BC - AD 44), was a King of Judea from AD 41 to 44 and of Philip's tetrarchy from 39. He was the last ruler with the royal title reigning over Judea and the father of Herod Agrippa II, the last king from the Herodian dynasty. The grandson of Herod the Great and son of Aristobulus IV and Berenice,[1] he is the king named Herod in the Acts of the Apostles 12:1: "Herod (Agrippa)" (Ἡρῴδης Ἀγρίππας.). territory comprised most of Palestine, including Judea, Galilee, Batanaea, and Perea.[citation needed] From Galilee his territory extended east to Trachonitis. minted by Herod Agrippa was born Marcus Julius Agrippa, so named in honour of Roman statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Josephus informs us that, after the execution of his father, young Agrippa was sent by his grandfather, Herod the Great, to the imperial court in Rome. There, Tiberius conceived a great affection for him and had him educated alongside his son Drusus, who also befriended him, and future emperor Claudius.[1] On the death of Drusus, Agrippa, who had been recklessly extravagant and was deeply in debt, was obliged to leave Rome, fleeing to the fortress of Malatha in Idumaea. There, it was said, he contemplated suicide.[2] a brief seclusion, through the mediation of his wife Cypros and his sister Herodias, Agrippa was given a sum of money by his brother-in-law and uncle, Herodias' husband, Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, and was allowed to take up residence in Tiberias, and received the rank of aedile in that city, with a small yearly income. But after quarrelling with Antipas, he fled to Lucius Pomponius Flaccus, governor of Syria. Soon afterwards he was convicted, through information provided by his brother Aristobulus, of having received a bribe from the Damascenes, who wished to purchase his influence with the proconsul, and was again compelled to flee. As he was about to sail for Italy, he was arrested in connection with a debt which he owed to the treasury of Caesar, but made his escape, and reached Alexandria, where his wife succeeded in procuring a sum of money from Alexander the Alabarch. He then set sail, and landed at Puteoli. He was favourably received by Tiberius, who entrusted him with the education of his grandson Tiberius Gemellus. He also became friends with Caligula, then a popular favourite. However, one day he was overheard by his freedman Eutyches expressing a wish for Tiberius's death and the advancement of Caligula, and for this he was cast into prison.[1] and Claudius[edit] of Herod Agrippa I as given to him by Caligula Tiberius' death and the ascension of Agrippa's friend Caligula in AD 37, Agrippa was set free and made king of the territories of Gaulanitis (the Golan Heights), Auranitis, Batanaea, and Trachonitis, which his uncle Philip the Tetrarch had held, with the addition of Abila. Agrippa was also awarded the ornamenta praetoria and could use the title amicus Caesaris ("friend of Caesar"). Caligula also presented him with a gold chain equal in weight to the iron one he had worn in prison, which Agrippa dedicated to the Temple of Jerusalem on his return to his ancestral homeland. In AD 39, Agrippa returned to Rome, and arranged for the banishment of his uncle, Herod Antipas. He was then granted his uncle's tetrarchy, consisting of Galilee and Peraea. This created a Jewish kingdom, however one which did not include Judea at its centre.[3][4] the assassination of Caligula in AD 41, Agrippa was involved in the struggle over the accession between Claudius, the Praetorian Guard, and the Senate. How big a part Agrippa played is uncertain; the various sources differ. Cassius Dio simply writes that Agrippa cooperated with Claudius in his seeking to rule. Flavius Josephus gives us two versions. In The Jewish War, Agrippa is presented as only a messenger to a confident and energetic Claudius. But in The Antiquities of the Jews, Agrippa's role is central and crucial: he convinces Claudius to stand up to the Senate and convinces the Senate to avoid attacking Claudius.[3] After becoming Emperor, Claudius gave Agrippa dominion over Judea and Samaria and granted him the ornamenta consularia, and, at his request, gave the kingdom of Chalcis in Lebanon to Agrippa's brother Herod of Chalcis. Thus Agrippa became one of the most powerful kings of the east. His domain more or less equalled that which had been held by his grandfather Herod the Great.[5] the city of Berytus, Agrippa built a theatre and amphitheatre, baths and porticoes. He was equally generous in Sebaste, Heliopolis and Caesarea. Agrippa began the building of the third and outer wall of Jerusalem, but Claudius was not thrilled with the prospect of a strongly fortified Jerusalem, and he prevented him from completing the fortifications.[6] Agrippa's friendship was courted by many of the neighbouring kings and rulers,[1] some of whom he housed in Tiberias, which also caused Claudius some displeasure.[4] and death[edit] I prutah of Herod Agrippa's realm at its peak of Herod of Chalcis, showing Herod of Chalcis with brother Agrippa I crowning Roman Emperor Claudius I governed Judea to the satisfaction of the Jews. His zeal, private and public, for Judaism is recorded by Josephus, Philo of Alexandria, and the rabbis.[5] Perhaps because of this, his passage through Alexandria in AD 38[7] instigated anti-Jewish riots.[4] At the risk of his own life, or at least of his liberty, he interceded with Caligula on behalf of the Jews, when that emperor was attempting to set up his statue in the Temple at Jerusalem shortly before his death in AD 41. Agrippa's efforts bore fruit and he persuaded Caligula to temporarily rescind his order, thus preventing the Temple's desecration.[8] However, Philo of Alexandria recounts that Caligula issued a second order to have his statue erected in the Temple,[9] which was only prevented by Caligula's death. Acts of the Apostles, chapter 12 (Acts 12:1–23), where Herod Agrippa is called "King Herod",[10] reports that he persecuted the Jerusalem church, having James son of Zebedee killed and imprisoning Peter around the time of a Passover. Blastus is mentioned in Acts as Herod's chamberlain (Acts 12:20). Passover in AD 44, Agrippa went to Caesarea, where he had games performed in honour of Claudius. In the midst of his speech to the public a cry went out that he was a god, and Agrippa did not publicly react. At this time he saw an owl perched over his head. During his imprisonment by Tiberius a similar omen had been interpreted as portending his speedy release and future kingship, with the warning that should he behold the same sight again, he would die.[5] He was immediately smitten with violent pains, scolded his friends for flattering him and accepted his imminent death. He experienced heart pains and a pain in his abdomen, and died after five days.[11] Josephus then relates how Agrippa's brother, Herod of Chalcis, and Helcias sent Aristo to kill Silas.[12] Josephus, Antiquities 19.8.2 343-361: "Now when Agrippa had reigned three years over all Judea he came to the city Caesarea, which was formerly called Strato's Tower; and there he exhibited spectacles in honor of Caesar, for whose well-being he'd been informed that a certain festival was being celebrated. At this festival a great number were gathered together of the principal persons of dignity of his province. On the second day of the spectacles he put on a garment made wholly of silver, of a truly wonderful texture, and came into the theater early in the morning. There the silver of his garment, being illuminated by the fresh reflection of the sun's rays, shone out in a wonderful manner, and was so resplendent as to spread awe over those that looked intently upon him. Presently his flatterers cried out, one from one place, and another from another, (though not for his good) that he was a god; and they added, "Be thou merciful to us; for although we have hitherto reverenced thee only as a man, yet shall we henceforth own thee as superior to mortal nature." Upon this the king neither rebuked them nor rejected their impious flattery. But he shortly afterward looked up and saw an owl sitting on a certain rope over his head, and immediately understood that this bird was the messenger of ill tidings, just as it had once been the messenger of good tidings to him; and fell into the deepest sorrow. A severe pain arose in his belly, striking with a most violent intensity. He therefore looked upon his friends, and said, "I, whom you call a god, am commanded presently to depart this life; while Providence thus reproves the lying words you just now said to me; and I, who was by you called immortal, am immediately to be hurried away by death. But I am bound to accept what Providence allots, as it pleases God; for we have by no means lived ill, but in a splendid and happy manner." When he had said this, his pain became violent. Accordingly he was carried into the palace, and the rumor went abroad everywhere that he would certainly die soon. The multitude sat in sackcloth, men, women and children, after the law of their country, and besought God for the king's recovery. All places were also full of mourning and lamentation. Now the king rested in a high chamber, and as he saw them below lying prostrate on the ground he could not keep himself from weeping. And when he had been quite worn out by the pain in his belly for five days, he departed this life, being in the fifty-fourth year of his age and in the seventh year of his reign. He ruled four years under Caius Caesar, three of them were over Philip's tetrarchy only, and on the fourth that of Herod was added to it; and he reigned, besides those, three years under Claudius Caesar, during which time he had Judea added to his lands, as well as Samaria and Cesarea. The revenues that he received out of them were very great, no less than twelve millions of drachmae. But he borrowed great sums from others, for he was so very liberal that his expenses exceeded his incomes, and his generosity was boundless." 12 gives a similar account of Agrippa's death, adding that "an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms": Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him in a body; and after winning over Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat on the platform, and delivered a public address to them. 22 The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a mortal!” 23 And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. — Acts 12:20-23 The Jewish Encyclopedia speculated that Agrippa's "sudden death at the games in Cæsarea, 44, must be considered as a stroke of Roman politics."[13 of Absalom (western facade), showing the entrance to the Cave of Jehoshapat (left) behind it the Great's tomb reconstruction at Herodium gave Agrippa a positive legacy and related that he was known in his time as "Agrippa the Great".[14] The Talmud also has a positive view of his reign: The Mishnah explained how the Jews of the Second Temple era interpreted the requirement of Deuteronomy 31:10–13 that the king read the Torah to the people. At the conclusion of the first day of Sukkot immediately after the conclusion of the seventh year in the cycle, they erected a wooden dais in the Temple court, upon which the king sat. The synagogue attendant took a Torah scroll and handed it to the synagogue president, who handed it to the High Priest's deputy, who handed it to the High Priest, who handed it to the king. The king stood and received it, and then read sitting. King Agrippa stood and received it and read standing, and the sages praised him for doing so. When Agrippa reached the commandment of Deuteronomy 17:15 that “you may not put a foreigner over you” as king, his eyes ran with tears, but they said to him, “Don’t fear, Agrippa, you are our brother, you are our brother!”[15] The king would read from Deuteronomy 1:1 up through the shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–9), and then Deuteronomy 11:13–21, the portion regarding tithes (Deuteronomy 14:22–29), the portion of the king (Deuteronomy 17:14–20), and the blessings and curses (Deuteronomy 27–28). The king would recite the same blessings as the High Priest, except that the king would substitute a blessing for the festivals instead of one for the forgiveness of sin. (Mishnah Sotah 7:8; Babylonian Talmud Sotah 41a.) In a 2013 conference, Professor Gabriel Barkay suggested that the so-called Tomb of Absalom (of the 1st century C.E.) is in fact that it could be the tomb of Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod the Great, based in part on the similarity to Herod's newly discovered tomb at Herodium. The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy and All-Glorious Apostle Peter, Commemorated on January 16;

Jerusalem, 44-100, Idumean King, Herod Agrippa II, Agrippa II
Jerusalem Idumean King, 44-100, Herod Agrippa II, Agrippa II; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Hieromartyr Eutyches the Disciple of St John the Theologian, Commemorated on August 24;

Jerusalem, 46-52, High Priest, Ananias son of Nedebaios
Jerusalem High Priest, 46-52, Ananias son of Nedebaios; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9 ;

Jerusalem, 51, Council of Jerusalem, rules for Gentile converts
Jerusalem, 51, Council of Jerusalem, At the center of the narrative (Book of Acts) is the Council of the holy Apostles at Jerusalem in the year 51, a Church event of great significance, which resulted in the separation of Christianity from Judaism and its independent dissemination into the world (Acts 15:6-29).; Apostle and Evangelist Luke, Commemorated on October 18; Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on October 23;

Jerusalem, 66 AD, Czestochowa Icon taken from Jerusalem when Romans took the city in 66
Jerusalem, 66 AD, Czestochowa Icon taken from Jerusalem when Romans took the city in 66; wonderworking Czestochowa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is to be found in a Roman Catholic monastery at Yasna Gora near the city of Czestochowa, Petrov Province. It is believed to be one of the seventy icons painted by the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (October 18). Tradition says that the icon was taken from Jerusalem when the Romans conquered the city in the year 66, and was hidden in a cave near Pella. The icon was given to Saint Helen (May 21) when she visited the Holy Land in 326, and she brought it back to Constantinople with her. in the eighth century the icon traveled to various places, including Galicia, Bavaria, and Moravia. Prince Leo, who founded the city of Lvov, brought the icon to Russia and placed it in the fortress of Belz. There many miracles took place before the holy icon. Vladislav of Opolsk acquired the icon when the Poles captured southwestern Russia. At the time that Vladislav ruled in Poland, the Tatars invaded Russia and soon appeared before the gates of the fortress of Belz. The prince ordered the icon to be placed atop the city walls as the Tatars began their siege of the fortress. Blood began dripping from the icon where it had been struck by an arrow or some other projectile. Those who witnessed it were fearfully amazed at the sight. The Tatars began to retreat when a dark haze covered them, and many of them died. this miraculous deliverance, Prince Vladislav planned to take the icon to Siesia and to place it in his castle at Opolsk. As preparations for the transfer were being made, Vladislav was overcome with an inexplicable fear. He began to pray before the holy icon, and that night he was told in a vision to take the icon to Yasna Gora near Czestochowa. Vladislav built a monastery at Yasna Gora in 1382 and gave the icon to an order of Roman Catholic monks. years later, followers of John Hus attacked Czestochowa and plundered the monastery. When they attempted to carry the Czestochowa Icon away in a cart, the horses refused to move from the spot, held back by some invisible power. One of the Hussites became angry and threw the icon onto the ground, while another stabbed the face of the Virgin with his sword. The first man was struck dead, and the hand of the second man shriveled up. other invaders also suffered punishment from God. Some of them died on the spot, while others became blind. Although many of the monastery’s treasures were stolen by the Hussites, the wonderworking Czestochowa Icon was left behind. Carl X Gustav of Sweden occupied most of Poland in the seventeenth century, and his forces remained virtually undefeated until they fought a battle near Yasna Gora and the monastery where the icon was kept. With the help of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Poles were able to overcome the Swedes and end the war in 1656. At Lvov, King Jan Casimir officially decreed that Mother of God was the Queen of Poland, and that the nation was under her protection. miracles have been worked by the Czestochowa Icon, and are recorded in a book which is kept at the Czestochowa monastery. Copies of the icon are found in many Orthodox and Roman Catholic monasteries. Some of these copies are venerated in the village of Pisarevkain in the Volhynia Province (June 29 and September 8), at Verhnaya Syrovatka in the Kharkov Province, at Tyvrov in the Vinits Province (Holy Spirit day), in the Kazan Cathedral at Saint Petersburg, and in several other places. Czestochowa Icon of the Mother of God, Commemorated on March 6;

Jerusalem, 70 AD, Temple Destruction, Seige of Jerusalem, by the Romans
Jerusalem, 70 AD, Jerusalem Temple Destruction; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2 ;

Jerusalem, 70-324, Aelia Capitolina, Roman City built over Jerusalem Ruins
Jerusalem, 70-324, Aelia Capitolina, Roman City built over Jerusalem Ruins; Martyr Pamphilius the Presbyter at Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on February 16;

Jerusalem, 135, Roman Emperor Hadrian destroys Holy Places in Jerusalem
Roman Emperor, 117-138, Hadrian ; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS, (14 SEP 335) ; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14;

Jerusalem, 135, Sack of Jerusalem in 135, Bar Kokhba revolt
Jerusalem, 135, Sack of Jerusalem in 135, Bar Kokhba revolt; JUSTIN MARTYR, PHILOSOPHER, APOLOGIST, AND MARTYR (1 JUNE 167) ;

Jerusalem, 179-216, Patriarch, Narcissus of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Patriarch, 179-216, Narcissus of Jerusalem ; St Alexander the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on May 16;

Jerusalem, 212-251, Patriarch, Alexander of Jerusalem, first C Library
Jerusalem Patriarch, 212-251, Alexander of Jerusalem; of Jerusalem (died 251 AD) was a third century bishop who is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Roman Catholic Church. He died during the persecution of Emperor Decius.[1] St Alexander the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on May 16;

Jerusalem, 275, Saint Cheriton of Souka, Pharan, and Jericho Monasteries
Jerusalem, 275, Saint Cheriton of Souka, Pharan, and Jericho Monasteries; Souka Monastery of St Cheriton; The Judean Desert "the Land of Monasteries". You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Gerasimus and Euthimius; The Judean Desert " the Land of Monasteries You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Euthimius; Venerable Chariton the Confessor, Abbot of Palestine, Commemorated on September 28;

Jerusalem, 280-305, Patriarch, Juneval of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Patriarch, 280-305 or 422-458, Juneval of Jerusalem ; St Nino (Nina), Equal of the Apostles and Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated on January 14; Glorification of the Venerable Zabulon, the father of St Nino Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated on May 20;

Jerusalem, 280-303, St George
Jerusalem Saint, 280-303, St George ; St Nino (Nina), Equal of the Apostles and Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated on January 14; Glorification of the Venerable Zabulon, the father of St Nino Enlightener of Georgia, Commemorated on May 20;

Jerusalem, 300 - 1453, Folder, Byzantine Period

Jerusalem, 313-323, Patriarch, Macarius I, searched for the cross w Helen
Jerusalem Patriarch, 313-323, Macarius I ; Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Empress St Helen in Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 6;

Jerusalem, 311-371, Saint Hilarion the Great
Egypt, 311-371, Saint Hilarion ; the Great (291–371) was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great (c. 251–356). While St Anthony is considered to have established Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert, St Hilarion is considered by some to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism[1] and venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church. St. Epiphanius the Bishop of Cyprus, Commemorated on May 12;

Jerusalem, 326, Uncovering the Cross, Saint Helen andHieromartyr Cyriacus the Patriarch of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 326, Uncovering the Precious Cross and Nails, Saint Helen; Byzantine Saint, 293-330, Helena, Mother of Constantine the Great, Queen of Constantine Chlorus; Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Empress St Helen in Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 6;

Jerusalem, 350-386, Patriarch, St Cyrl of Jerusalem, Catechumen instructions, Litergy order
Jerusalem Patriarch, 350-386, St Cyrl of Jerusalem; of Jerusalem (Greek: Κύριλλος Α΄ Ἱεροσολύμων, Kýrillos A Ierosolýmon; Latin: Cyrillus Hierosolymitanus) was a theologian of the early Church (c. 313[1] – 386 AD). the end of 350 AD he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of Jerusalem, but was exiled on more than one occasion due to the enmity of Acacius of Caesarea, and the policies of various emperors. Cyril left important writings documenting the instruction of catechumens and the order of the Liturgy in his day. is venerated as a saint within the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII. He is highly respected in the Palestinian Christian Community. Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7 ;

Jerusalem, 351, Vision of the Cross, Miraculous Portent
Jerusalem Patriarch, 350-386, St Cyrl of Jerusalem; Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7 ; Precious Cross appeared in the sky over Jerusalem on the morning of May 7, 351 during the reign of the emperor Constantius, the son of Saint Constantine (May 21). that time the heresy of Arianism, which taught that Christ was merely a creature and not God, was causing great turmoil and division throughout the Empire. Even after the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in 325, many people were drawn to this false teaching, and the Orthodox found themselves in the minority in many places. the ruler of the eastern part of the Empire, was a fervent supporter of Arianism. His brothers Constantine II and Constans, who were pious Orthodox Christians, ruled in the west. They were both killed in separate battles around 350, leaving Constantius as sole ruler. Also in 350, Saint Cyril (March 18) became Patriarch of Jerusalem and began his zealous struggle against Arianism. May of 351 a luminous Cross appeared over Jerusalem, stretching from Golgotha to the Mount of Olives, a distance of about five and a half miles. The Cross was wide as it was long, and shone more brightly than the sun. Many people left their homes and workplaces to gather in the church and glorify Christ. The historian Sozomen says that this wondrous sign led to the conversion of multitudes of pagans and Jews to Christianity. letter from Saint Cyril to the emperor describing this phenomenon, and admonishing him to become Orthodox, has been preserved. The apparition of the Cross remained over the city for a whole week. vision of the Cross over Jerusalem strengthened the Orthodox faithful and contributed to the return of many Arians to the Church. It is also a reminder of the awesome Second Coming of Christ, when “the sign of the Son of man shall appear in heaven” (Matthew 24:30).

Jerusalem, 361, Earthquake, Final Destruction of Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem Patriarch, 350-386, St Cyrl of Jerusalem; Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7 ;

Jerusalem, 380-405, Saint John Cassian, from Dobrogea, Romania, The Roman, in Bethlehem
Jerusalem, 380-405, Saint John Cassian, from Dobrogea, Romania, The Roman; Saint Germanus of Dacia Pontica (Dobrogea), Commemorated on February 29;

Jerusalem, 387-417, Patriarch, John II, Bishop of Jerusalem, wrote five Mystagogical Catecheses
Jerusalem, 387-417, Patriarch, John II, Bishop of Jerusalem; II (c. 356 – 10 January 417) was bishop of Jerusalem from AD 387 to AD 417. John II succeeded to the episcopal throne of Jerusalem on the death of Cyril in 386 (or 387). He was the author, according to an increasing number of modern scholars,[1] of the five Mystagogical Catecheses traditionally ascribed to his predecessor Cyril. is revered as a saint by the Orthodox Church and his feast day is held on March 30.[2][3][4] He is also honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, which commemorates him on 10 January (Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, p. 92). Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople, Commemorated on August 2;

Jerusalem, 395-475, Saint, Gerasimus of the Jordan, Coutila Gorge
Jerusalem Saint, d. 475, Gerasimus of the Jordan; Venerable Bessarion the New, Commemorated on June 6; Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt, Commemorated on June 6 ;

Jerusalem, 397-451, Saint, Theoctistus of Palestine, Kidron R down from Theran HP
Jerusalem, 397-451, Saint, Theoctistus of Palestine; Jerusalem Saint, 397-473, Euthymius the Great; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20;

Jerusalem, 397-473, Saint, Euthymius the Great, Tharan High Point
Jerusalem Saint, 397-473, Euthymius the Great; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20;

Jerusalem, 420-458, Patriarch, Juvenal
Jerusalem Patriarch, 420-458, Juvenal; St Juvenal the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on July 2; Translation of the "Blachernae" Icon of the Mother of God to Russia, Commemorated July 7 ; Translation of the relics of the Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople, Commemorated on August 2; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20;

Jerusalem, 443-529, Saint Theodosius the Great, Judea down from Beth, Cenobiarch
Jerusalem, 443-529, Saint Theodosius the Great, Judea; St. Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30;

Jerusalem, 459-532, Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, watercourse from Beth and Theo
Jerusalem Saint, 459-532, Sabbas the Sanctified; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Venerable John the Silent of St Sava'™s Monastery, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 474-558, Saint John the Silent, John the Hesychast
Jerusalem, 474-558, Saint John the Silent, John the Hesychast; Jerusalem Saint, 459-532, Sabbas the Sanctified; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Venerable John the Silent of St SavaÃ¢Â€Â™s Monastery, Commemorated on March 30;

Jerusalem, 480-560, Saint, St Mary of Egypt with St Zosimas of Palestine
Egypt, 480-560, Saint, St Mary of Egypt with St Zosimas of Palestine; Palestine, 480-560, Saint, Zosimas of Palestine, with St Mary of Egypt; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1;

Jerusalem, 494-517, Patriarch Elias of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 494-517, Patriarch Elias of Jerusalem; St. John the Silent of St. Sabbas Monastery, Commemorated on December 3;

Jerusalem, 505-620, Saint, Dorotheus of Gaza
Jerusalem Saint, 505-620, Dorotheus of Gaza; Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Palestine, Commemorated on June 5;

Jerusalem, 563-574, Patriarch Macarius
Jerusalem, 563-574, Patriarch Macarius St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum, Commemorated on November 23;

Jerusalem, 580-638, Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 580-638, Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem; Monastery of St. Theodosius, 476; Jerusalem, 471-576, Jerusalem Saint, Theodosius the Cenobiarch; St. Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30; Venerable Copres of Palestine, Commemorated on September 24; St. Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11;

Jerusalem, 602-628, Byzantine-Persian War of 602-628
Jerusalem, 602-628, Byzantine-Persian War of 602-628 ; Persia, 614, ravaged Jerusalem, carried the Life-Creating Cross to Persia; Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian, Commemorated on January 22; Battle of Nineveh (627); Byzantine Emperor Heraclius; Persian emperor Chosroes II; Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised, Commemorated on July 11 ; St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, Commemorated on November 12; Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian, Commemorated on January 22;

Jerusalem, 614-628, Persian Control of Jerusalem
Byzantine-“Persian War of 602-“628; Battle of Nineveh (627); Byzantine Emperor Heraclius; Persian emperor Chosroes II; Greatmartyr Euphemia the All-praised, Commemorated on July 11 ; St John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, Commemorated on November 12;

Jerusalem, 614, Chozroes II ravaged Jerusalem, carried the Life-Creating Cross to Persia
Jerusalem, 614, Chozroes II ravaged Jerusalem, carried the Life-Creating Cross to Persia; Byzantine-“Sasanian War of 602-“628; Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian, Commemorated on January 22;

Jerusalem, 637, Seige of Jerusalem, Rashidun Caliphate
Jerusalem, 637, Seige of Jerusalem; Monkmartyr Menas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 12;

Jerusalem, 680, Patriarch, Theodore

Civil War in Palestine (793-“796)
Civil War in Palestine (793-“796) ; 792–793 and 796 a Qays-Yaman war (also referred to as the War of the Watermelon[1][2]) took place in Palestine and Transjordan between the northern Arab tribal federation of Mudhar, also called Nizar or Qays, and the southern tribal confederation of Yaman and the latter's Abbasid allies. The conflict may have begun as early as 787/88, though specific outbreaks of the war are largely dated to 793 and 796. Some violence by Bedouin raiders in the Judean Desert also erupted in 797, though it is not clear if this was directly related to the Qaysi-Yamani conflict.

Jerusalem, 813-833, Abbasid Caliph, Al-Ma'mun, educated, algebra, Mutazilism, r persecution, Byz war
Messopotamia, Abbasid Caliph, 813-833, Al-Ma'mun; al-Abbas Abdallah ibn Harun al-Rashid (14 September 786 - 9 August 833), better known by his regnal name al-Ma'mun, was the seventh Abbasid caliph, who reigned from 813 until his death in 833. He succeeded his half-brother al-Amin after a civil war, during which the cohesion of the Abbasid Caliphate was weakened by rebellions and the rise of local strongmen; of his domestic reign was consumed in pacification campaigns. educated and with a considerable interest in scholarship, al-Ma'mun promoted the Translation Movement, the flowering of learning and the sciences in Baghdad, and the publishing of al-Khwarizmi's book now known as "Algebra". is also known for supporting the doctrine of Mutazilism and for imprisoning Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the rise of religious persecution (mihna), and for the resumption of large-scale warfare with the Byzantine Empire. 42 Martyrs of Ammoria in Phrygia, Commemorated on March 6; Third Finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on May 25;

Jerusalem, 843-859, Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 843-859, Patriarch Sergius of Jerusalem (Sergius is on the list in Wikipedia, but not described) St. Michael of Ulompo, Georgia, Commemorated on May 3 ;

Jerusalem, 1009, Hakim, despoiler of the holy places, Fatmid Period Egypt
Jerusalem, 1009, Hakim, despoiler of the holy places, Hakim, Fatmid Period Egypt; Jerusalem, 1009, Hakim, despoiler of the holy places, Hakim, Fatmid Period Egypt The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15;

Jerusalem, 1099-1291, Knights of the Catholic Order of Saint John, Knights Hospitaller
Knights of the Catholic Order of Saint John of Jerusalem; Translation from Malta to Gatchina: of a Particle of the Life Giving Cross, the Filersk Icon of the Mother of God, and the relic of the Right Hand of John the Baptist, Commemorated on October 12;

Jerusalem, 1453 - 1922, Folder, Ottoman Period

Jerusalem, 1534-1579, Patriarch, Gerasimus of Kefalonia
Jerusalem Patriarch, 1534-1579, Gerasimus of Kefalonia ; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on August 16; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on October 20;

Jerusalem, 1669-1707, Patriarch, Dositheos II of Jerusalem
Jerusalem Patriarch, 1669-1707, Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem ; Repose of St. Anthimus, Bishop of Georgia, Commemorated on September 14; St Anthimus, Bishop of Georgia, Commemorated on June 13;

Jerusalem, 1922-1948, Folder, British Period

Jerusalem, 1948-Present, Folder, Israel Period

Jerusalem, Judah, 1948-Present, State of Israel

Jerusalem, Judah, 1973, Yom Kippor War
Jerusalem, Judah, 1973, Yom Kippor War; January 18, 1974: Benjamin Seal Date;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1974, Disengagement of Forces Agreement Yom Kippor War
Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1974, Disengagement of Forces Agreement Yom Kippor War; January 18, 1974: Benjamin Seal Date;

Jerusalem, Judah, 1974, January 18, 1974: Benjamin Seal Date
Jerusalem, Judah, 1974, January 18, 1974: Benjamin Seal Date ; Jerusalem, Judah, 1973, Yom Kippor War;

Jerusalem, Benjamin Folder (Jericho, Bethel and Gibeon)

Benjamin, Land of Benjamin (Bethel, Gibeon, Jericho and Jerusalem)
Benjamin; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated July 31 ; JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA, (1 AUGUST NT) ; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15; The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leader of the Apostles, Paul, Commemorated on June 29;

Jerudalem, Benjamin History Folder

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1634 BC-1544 BC, Leader, Joshua
Jerusalem Leader, 1634 BC-1544 BC, Joshua; Jerusalem Priest, 1400 BC-1500 BC, Phinehas; Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated on September 1; Righteous Phineas the grandson of Aaron, Commemorated on March 12;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1569BC, Gilgal, Tabernacle Location
Gilgal, 1569 BC, Tabernacle Location; Gilgal (2k NE of Jericho), 1 Maccabees Ch 9; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 10 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1346 BC, Bethel, Tabernacle Location
Bethel, 1346 BC, Tabernacle Location; Bethel; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Commemorated September 7 ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1100 BC, Nob, Tabernacle Location (near Gibea Saul's hometown)
Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown); Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown);

Jerusalem, 970 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time
Jerusalem, 1000 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time ;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 460-500, John of Thebes, John Jacob the Chozebite
John of Thebes, John Jacob the Chozebite St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt, West Bank); St John Jacob the Chozebite, Commemorated August 5 ; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; St John the Chozebite the Bishop of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated October 3 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

Jerusalem, Benjamin, 460-500, George the Chozebite
John of Thebes, John Jacob the Chozebite St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt, West Bank); St John Jacob the Chozebite, Commemorated August 5 ; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; St John the Chozebite the Bishop of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated October 3 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

John's Jericho Watercourse, down from north side of Chozeba High Point to Baptismal Site
High points have water or little lakes or springs because water moves up hill in the soil due to surface tension, like it goes up your pant leg. (1)
(1) Soils Professor Dr. Jimmy Richardson from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Hiking partner who taught me how to play baseball.

Jericho, Benjamin (near Jerusalem)
Jericho; Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated on September 1; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable Pardus the Hermit, of Palestine, Commemorated on December 15 ; Venerable George the Chozebite, Abbot, Commemorated on January 8; Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated September 1 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 10 ; Venerable Pardus the Hermit, of Palestine; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Euthymius the Great; Sunday of Zacchaeus; Apostle Zacchaeus, Commemorated on April 20; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14;

Gilgal (2k NE of Jericho)
Gilgal (2k NE of Jericho), 1 Maccabees Ch 9; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 10 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Temple - Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1569BC, Gilgal, Tabernacle Location
Gilgal, 1569 BC, Tabernacle Location; Gilgal (2k NE of Jericho), 1 Maccabees Ch 9; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 10 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Gilgal Watercourse from Migdon outpost, past Gilgal, to Bethany Promised Land entry point

Zaretan, beside City of Adam
Zaretan, beside City of Adam;

City of Adam, beside Zaretan
Zaretan, beside City of Adam;

Promised Land Entry Point (Jordan River 4, Bethany baptismal site and Promised Land entry point)
Promised Land Entry Point (Jordan River 4, Bethany baptismal site and Promised Land entry point); Righteous Joshua the son of Nun (Navi), Commemorated on September 1;

Baptismal Site Bethany, Benjamin (Beyond the Jordan)
Baptismal Site Bethany (Beyond the Jordan); Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 3 ; Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 6 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 10 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 13 ; Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery, Commemorated February 19 ; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24;

Gerasimus' Watercourse down from Chozeba Hign Point to Jordan River
High points have water or little lakes or springs because water moves up hill in the soil due to surface tension, like it goes up your pant leg. (1)
(1) Soils Professor Dr. Jimmy Richardson from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Hiking partner who taught me how to play baseball.

Gerasimus of the Jordan's Monastery, midway on Gerasimus' watercourse, the Caves, 455, Theoctistus'
Gerasimus of the Jordan's Monastery, 455; Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 10;

Coutila Caves (not far from Jericho) St Gerasimus' Watercourse down from Chozeba HP
Coutila Caves (not far from Jericho); Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; Every year, after the Feast of Theophany, they withdrew into the desert of Coutila (not far from Jericho). One day, they entered a steep and terrifying gorge with a stream running through it. They saw a cave upon a cliff, and settled there. The Lord, however, soon revealed their solitary place for the benefit of many people. Shepherds driving their flocks came upon the cave and saw the monks. They went back to the village and told people about the ascetics living there. St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4;

Caves near Monestary of St Gerasimus of Jordan, Coutila Gorge
Caves near Monestary of St Gerasimus of Jordan; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; Every year, after the Feast of Theophany, they withdrew into the desert of Coutila (not far from Jericho). One day, they entered a steep and terrifying gorge with a stream running through it. They saw a cave upon a cliff, and settled there. The Lord, however, soon revealed their solitary place for the benefit of many people. Shepherds driving their flocks came upon the cave and saw the monks. They went back to the village and told people about the ascetics living there. St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3;

Tharan Monastery, Benjamin (Chozeba high point, Wadi Qelt, West Bank) 275
St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt, West Bank); Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

Pharan Monastery, 1 of 3 of St Cheriton, Benjamin (Chozeba high point, Wadi Qelt, West Bank) 275
St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt, West Bank); The Judean Desert " the Land of Monasteries" You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Gerasimus and Euthimius; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

St John and George's Choziba Monastery, Benjamin (C high point, Wadi Qelt, West Bank) 480
St. George's Monastery (Wadi Qelt, West Bank); St John Jacob the Chozebite, Commemorated August 5 ; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; St John the Chozebite the Bishop of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated October 3 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

Valley of Achor (trouble, Achan and his devoted things)
Valley of Achor (trouble, Achan and his devoted things); Joshua 7

Jordanian Wilderness, Benjamin, Jericho area, Jordan Monastery, watercourses go thru Jericho flats to Jordan R
Jordanian Wilderness is described in the story of Gerasimus of the Jordan; Venerable Hilarion the Monk and Wonderworker of Thessalonica, Georgian, Commemorated on November 19 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum, Commemorated November 23 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4; Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker and Hermit of the Jordan, Commemorated on June 5 ; Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt, Commemorated on June 6 ; Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Jordan Monastery, Jericho area, Jordanian Wilderness, 285
Jordanian Wilderness is described in the story of Gerasimus of the Jordan; Venerable Hilarion the Monk and Wonderworker of Thessalonica, Georgian, Commemorated on November 19 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum, Commemorated November 23 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4; Venerable Theodore the Wonderworker and Hermit of the Jordan, Commemorated on June 5 ; Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker of Egypt, Commemorated on June 6 ; Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Jericho Monastery, 1 of 3 of St Cheriton, Jordan Monastery, 285, Temptation high point
Jericho Monastery; The Judean Desert "the Land of Monasteries" You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Gerasimus and Euthimius; Venerable Chariton the Confessor, Abbot of Palestine, Commemorated on September 28;

St Cheriton's Jericho Monastery Watercourse (to Gilgal) from Migdon outpost

Chozeba High Point, Benjamin (Near Jericho)
Chozeba (Near Jericho); Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; St John Jacob the Chozebite, Commemorated August 5 ; Venerable George the Chozebite, Abbot, Commemorated January 8 ; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4 ; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22;

Chozeba wilderness, Benjamin (high point between Jerusalem and Jericho)
Chozeba wilderness (between Jerusalem and Jericho); St John the Chozebite the Bishop of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated October 3 ; Venerable John the Chozebite, Commemorated on October 28 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable George the Chozebite, Abbot, Commemorated January 8 ; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4 ; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22;

Bethel, Benjamin
Bethel; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Commemorated September 7 ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Temple - Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1346 BC, Bethel, Tabernacle Location
Bethel, 1346 BC, Tabernacle Location; Bethel; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Commemorated September 7 ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Luz (Bethel, Jacob's Ladder, where God speaks to Jacob)
Luz, where God speaks to Jacob, and Jacob's Ladder; Genesis 47:27-48:7, The Last Days of Jacob, Jacob blesses Joseph's sons; Bethel; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God. Commemorated September 7 ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Palm of Deborah
Palm of Deborah between Bethel and Ramah. Since there is no Ramah in this neighborhood, this intersection at Taibe is a good location for the Palm of Deborah.; Judges 4, Deborah and Barak;

Ai (Bible)
Ai (Bible, Joshua 7 and 8) ; Joshua 7 The Sin of Achan and Its Punishment ; Joshua 8 Ai Captured [[by a Stratagem]] and Destroyed;

Migron, an outpost
Migron, an outpost north of Michmash and east of Bethel,

Michmash
Michmash, East of Bethen and South of Migron, on the road to Jerusalem, 1 Maccabees Ch 9

Israel (at Bethel, Benjamin)
Israel (the other 10 tribes) worshipped at Bethel, Benjamin. Kingdom of Israel (Samaria); Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on August 20; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Geba (in the land of Benjamin)
Geba; Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory;

Gilgal (11k north of and up from Bethel)
Gilgal (11k north of Bethel), 1 Maccabees Ch 9;

Ephratha (from Bethel)
Ephratha (Ephratha from Bethel); Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord, Commemorated December 20 ;

Mizpah, Benjamin (opposite Jerusalem)
Mizpah, Benjamin (opposite Jerusalem) ; 1 Maccabees 3: The Early Victories of Judas, The Policy of Antiochus, Preparations for Battle; 1 Samuel 10:17-27, Saul Proclaimed King;

Gibeon
Gibeon, 1 Maccabees Ch 3; Joshua 9:3-21, We have come from a far country; Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ;

Ramathaim-Zophim, Benjamin (Ramah in Benjamin)
Ramathaim-Zophim ; Prophet Samuel, Commemorated August 20; THE HOLY INNOCENTS, (28 DEC NT) ;

Ebenezer, Benjamin (Beit Iksa)
Ebenezer; 1 Samuel 4:1-11, The Arc of God Captured;

Ebenezer (Dayr Aban)
Ebenezer (Dayr Aban); 1 Samuel 4:1-11 The Arc of God Captured;

Beth-shemesh, Home of the Ark of the Lord
Beth-shemesh, Home of the Ark of the Lord; 1 Samuel 6:1-16, The Ark Returned to Israel

Gamaliel's Estate, Beit Jimal
Gamaliel's Estate, Beit Jimal; Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, Commemorated on December 27;

Arimathea, Benjamin (near Jerusalem)
Arimathea; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated July 31 ; JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA, (1 AUGUST NT) ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15 ;

Adasa
Adasa, 1 Maccabees Ch 7;

Temple - Jerusalem, 970 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time
Jerusalem, 970 BC, Tabernacle Location, Solomon's Time ;

Temple - Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1100 BC, Nob, Tabernacle Location (near Gibea Saul's hometown)
Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown); Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown);

Nob - Jerusalem, Benjamin, 1100 BC, Nob, Tabernacle Location (near Gibea Saul's hometown)
Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown); Nob, near Gibea, 1100 BC, Tabernacle Location (Saul's hometown);

Beth Horan
Beth Horan, HWY 443, 1 Maccabees Ch 3, Ch 7; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Kings against Gibeon, The Sun Stands Still;

Emmaus in the plain, near Jerusalem, in Benjamin
Emmaus 7 miles NW of present day Jerusalem.; Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy, Commemorated October 18 ; LUKE THE EVANGELIST, (18 OCTOBER) ; Apostle and Evangelist Luke of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ;

Modein
Modein (1 Maccabees Ch 2), Ch 9;

Ajalon
Ajalon; Beth-Horan in 1 Maccabees Ch 3, Beth-Horan is on the Gebeon-Ajalon Road

Beth-dagon
Beth-dagon, 1 Maccabees Ch 10;

Valley Gate, Benjamin (Sha'ar HaGa)
Valley Gate, Benjamin (Sha'ar HaGa); Nehemiah 2:1-20, Nehemiah Sent to Judah, Nehemiah'™s Inspection of the Walls;

Timnath
Timnath, 1 Maccabees Ch 9;

Gazara
Gazara, 1 Maccabees Ch 4, Ch 7, Ch 15;

Ekron
Ekron, 1 Maccabees Ch 10;

Azekah, Hailstones of the Lord, Battle with Joshua for Gibeon
Azekah, Hailstones of the Lord, Battle with Joshua for Gibeon; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities against Joshua for Gibeon, the Sun Stands Still, Hailstones of the Lord;

Colonia, Palestine, Benjamin, near Jerusalem
Colonia, Palestine; St John the Silent of St Sabbas Monastery, Commemorated December 3; Venerable John the Silent of St Sava'™s Monastery, Commemorated on March 30;

Anathoth, Benjamin, near Jerusalem
Anathoth; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Jerusalem, Kidron Valley Folder

Kidron Valley 1 (Mt Zion)

Kidron Valley 1 Zion to Theodosios Monastery

Kidron Valley 1, Zion to Theodosius 2

Kidron Valley 2 (between Mt of Olives and Jerusalem Temple)

Kidron Valley 2 and 3, Between Mt Olives and Jerusalem, Zion River to Theodosius 3

Kidron Valley 3 (Wadi al-Joz)

Kidron Valley 3 (down to Wadi al-Joz)

Kidron Valley 4 (Road to Jericho)

Kidron Valley 4, Kidron River

Monastery of St. Theoctistus, Kidron Valley 4 (Deir Muqallik and or Wadi Og)
The Monastery of St. Theoctistus (Deir Muqallik and or Wadi Og); Deir Muqallik or Wadi Og; Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine, Commemorated on September 29;

Kidron Valley 5 (Kidron Valley near Kedron)
Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat);

Kedron (Kedar, above Kidron Valley 5)
Kedar, 1 Maccabees Ch 15; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22;

Kidron Valley 6 (Tharan Lavra, Euthymius' Monastery)

Watercourse South from Euthymius' Tharan high point to Kedron River
High points have water or little lakes or springs because water moves up hill in the soil due to surface tension, like it goes up your pant leg. (1)
(1) Soils Professor Dr. Jimmy Richardson from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Hiking partner who taught me how to play baseball.

Euthymius' Monastery, Benjamin (high point, Kidron Valley 6) 428
Laura of Euthymius; Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine, Commemorated September 29 ; Icon of the Mother of God of Damascus, Commemorated on December 4 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable George the Chozebite, Abbot, Commemorated January 8 ; Venerable Gerasimus of the Jordan, Commemorated on March 4 ; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; Venerable Zosimas of Palestine, Commemorated on April 4; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22;

Laura of Euthymius, 428 (high point, Kidron Valley 6)
Laura of Euthymius: Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine, Commemorated September 29 ;

Tharan lavra, high point 6 miles east of Jerusalem (Kidron Valley 6)
Per Euthymius the Great reference in Wikipedia below, Pharan or Tharan Lavra is about 6 miles east of Jerusalem. Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3;

Watercourse East and North from Theran to Jericho flats (like a sink that overflows)

Pharan Lavra, 1 of 3 of St Chariton (high point, Kidron Valley 6)
Per Euthymius the Great reference in Wikipedia below, Pharan or Tharan Lavra is about 6 miles east of Jerusalem. Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20; Euthymius the Great; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; Venerable Chariton the Confessor the Abbot of Palestine, Commemorated on September 28 ;

Jerusalem, Judea Folder (Bethlehem and Hebron)

Judea (South of Benjamin, Samaria, and Galilee)
Judea; Patriarch Locations in the abstract; St Theodore the Bishop of Edessa, Commemorated on July 9 ; Venerable Stephen of St Sava Monastery, Commemorated July 13 ; Translation of the relics of the Venerable Lazarus of Mt. Galerius Near Ephesus, Commemorated on July 17 ; Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene, Commemorated on July 22; WILLIAM WILBERFORCE [and ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER, 7th EARL OF SHAFTESBURY], PROPHETIC WITNESSES, 1833, 1885, Commemorated July 30 ; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated September 23 ; Apostle James the Son of Alphaeus, Commemorated on October 9 ; Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord, Commemorated on October 16 ; Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated on December 3 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9; THE ANNUNCIATION, OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (25 MAR NT) ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, (31 MAY); Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15; Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on June 19; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Hebron, Judea
Hebron; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still; Sunday after the Nativity: Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated close to December 26; THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, (31 MAY); Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Bethlehem, Judea (south of Jerusalem 6 miles)
Bethlehem; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15 ; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9 ; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; St John Jacob the Chozebite; Prophet Micah; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist; The Conception by Righteous Anna of the Most Holy Mother of God, Commemorated on December 9 ; Sunday before the Nativity, Commemorated December 18 ; Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord, Commemorated on December 20 ; Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord, Commemorated December 21 ; Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord; The Nativity of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on December 25; Commemoration of the Shepherds in Bethlehem who were watching their flocks, and went to see the Lord. Commemorated December 25; Sunday after the Nativity: Commemoration of the Holy Righteous David the King, Joseph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated December 26 ; Righteous James the Brother of the Lord, along with Joseph the Betrothed, and David the King, Commemorated December 26 ; Afterfeast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; 14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem, Commemorated on December 29 ; THE HOLY INNOCENTS, (28 DEC NT) ; Afterfeast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on December 29 ; The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 1 ; THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS, OR, THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST, (1 JAN) ; Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord; THE FEAST OF THE HOLY EPIPHANY (6 January) ; Venerable Martinian of Caesarea, in Palestine, Commemorated on February 13; St Germanus of Dacia Pontica, Commemorated on February 28 ; Venerable John Cassian the Roman, Commemorated on February 28; THE ANNUNCIATION, OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (25 MAR NT) ; THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, (31 MAY); St Jerome (Hieronymus) of Stridonium, Commemorated on June 15;

Saint Paula's Convent and Monastery, Bethlehem
Saint Paula's Convent and Monastery, Bethlehem; Saints Martinian, Zoe, and Photina of Caesarea in Palestine, Commemorated on February 13;

Judean Wilderness, watercourses go to Dead Sea
Judean Wilderness is West and Northwest of the Dead Sea; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3 ;

Souka Monastery, 1 of 3 of St Cheriton, 280, southern watercourse from Tekoa
Souka Monastery of St Cheriton; The Judean Desert the Land of Monasteries You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Gerasimus and Euthimius; The Judean Desert “ the Land of Monasteries You Can Still Visit, St Cheriton's 3 (Pharan, Jerico, and Souka) were the first, then Euthimius; Venerable Chariton the Confessor, Abbot of Palestine, Commemorated on September 28; Venerable Cyriacus the Hermit of Palestine, Commemorated on September 29;

Souka Cheriton Watercourse from Souka down to Dead Sea

Judah (Kingdom of Judah)
Kingdom of Judah; An abstract of Judah (Judea) and other Patriarch Locations; Apostle Matthias of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 9; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; Prophet Joad, Commemorated on March 30; THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, (31 MAY); Prophet Elisha, Commemorated on June 14; Prophet Amos, Commemorated on June 15;

Judea (Roman province)
Judea (Roman province); MATTHEW; Zealotry; Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord, Commemorated October 16;

Ephron (Hebron, Cave of Macphelah)
Ephron (Hebron, Cave of Macphelah), 1 Maccabees ch 5, largest city in West Bank; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Bethelhem Ephratha
Bethlehem Ephratha ; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14; Forefeast of the Nativity of our Lord, Commemorated on December 20 ;

Bethlehem to Theodosius Watercourse, down from Bethlehem high point

Wadi Eshcol
Wadi Eshcol, Numbers 13; Numbers 13:1-3, 21-30;

Beth-zur
Beth-zur, 1 Maccabees ch 6, King Antiochus' town, Ch 11;

Beth-zechariah
Beth-zechariah, 1 Maccabees ch 6;

Judean Hills
Judean Hills (turn up the gain to tools options 3 to better see these hills); Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated September 23;

St. George's Monastery, near Bethlehem (Al-Khader)
St. George's Monastery (Al-Khader); Translation of the relics of St Theodore the Sykeote, Commemorated on June 15;

Holy Cross Georgian Monastery near Jerusalem, 327 and 1027, 3 trees of the Cross
Holy Cross Georgian Monastery near Jerusalem; St Vakhtang Gorgasali, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 30 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated October 19 ; Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 10; St John Chimchimeli the Philosopher, Commemorated on February 10 ; St Prochorus of Georgia, Commemorated February 12 ; Fathers and Martyrs of the Georgian Monasteries in Jerusalem, Commemorated February 12 ; Martyr Luke of Jerusalem, the Georgian, Commemorated on February 12 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated February 12 ;

Jerusalem Monastery of the Cross, Georgian, Given to Kartli King in 327
Monastery of the Cross, Georgian, Given to Kartli King Mirian III in 327; Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 10;

Georgian Monastery of the Cross, Jerusalem, Given to Kartli King in 327
Monastery of the Cross, Georgian, Given to Kartli King Mirian III in 327; Martyr Constantine, King of Georgia, Commemorated on November 10;

Wilderness of Judea, watercourses go to Dead Sea
Wilderness of Judea, The wilderness of Judea mentioned in this verse is generally taken to refer to the region of Judea sloping down from the highlands to the Dead Sea. This was an arid area not well suited to habitation. ; Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3 ; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated on September 5 ; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT) ;

Monastery of St Theodosius the Great, Judea, 476, watercourse from Bethlehem
monastery of St Theodosius the Great in Palestine, near Bethlehem; Venerable Copres of Palestine, Commemorated on September 24; St Modestus the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated December 18 ; Venerable Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch, Commemorated January 11 ;

Monastery of St. Theodosius, 476 (watercourse between Sabbas and Bethlehem)
Monastery of St. Theodosius, 476; Jerusalem, 471-576, Jerusalem Saint, Theodosius the Cenobiarch; St. Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30; Venerable Copres of Palestine, Commemorated on September 24;

Cenobitic monasticism - Theodosius' Home of Cenobitic monasticism
Cenobitic monasticism ; monastery of St Theodosius the Great in Palestine, near Bethlehem; Venerable Copres of Palestine, Commemorated on September 24; St Modestus the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated December 18 ; Venerable Theodosius the Great, the Cenobiarch, Commemorated January 11 ;

Sabbas Watercourse from Theodosius to Dead Sea

Sabbas, Lavra of St Sava, Sabbas watercourse from Theodosius', Judea, near Jerusalem, 483
Great Lavra of St. Sabbas; Holy Lavra of St. Savas; Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Three Hands”, Commemorated on June 28; Icon of the Mother of God, “Of the Three Hands”: In the eighth century during the time of the Iconoclasts, Saint John of Damascus (December 4) was zealous in his veneration of holy icons. Because of this, he was slandered by the emperor and iconoclast Leo III the Isaurian (717-740), who informed the Damascus caliph that Saint John was committing treasonous acts against him. The caliph gave orders to cut off the hand of the monk and take it to the marketplace. Towards evening Saint John, having asked the caliph for the cut-off hand, put it to its joint and fell to the ground before the icon of the Mother of God. The monk begged Our Lady to heal the hand, which had written in defense of Orthodoxy. After long prayer he fell asleep and saw in a dream that the All-Pure Mother of God had turned to him promising him quick healing. this the Mother of God bid him toil without fail with this hand. Having awakened from sleep, Saint John saw that his hand was unharmed. In thankfulness for this healing Saint John placed on the icon a hand fashioned of silver, from which the icon received its name “Of Three Hands.” (Some iconographers, in their ignorance, have mistakenly depicted the Most Holy Theotokos with three arms and three hands.) According to Tradition, Saint John wrote a hymn of thanksgiving to the Mother of God: “All of creation rejoices in You, O Full of Grace,” which appears in place of the hymn “It is Truly Meet” in the Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great. John Damascene accepted monasticism at the monastery of Saint Savva the Sanctified and there bestowed his wonderworking icon. The Lavra presented the icon “Of Three Hands” in blessing to Saint Savva, Archbishop of Serbia (+ 1237, January 12). During the time of an invasion of Serbia by the Turks, some Christians who wanted to protect the icon, entrusted it to the safekeeping of the Mother of God Herself. They placed it upon a donkey, which without a driver proceeded to Athos and stopped in front of the Hilandar monastery. The monks put the icon in the monastery’s cathedral church (katholikon). During a time of discord over the choice of igumen, the Mother of God deigned to head the monastery Herself, and from that time Her holy icon has occupied the igumen’s place in the temple. At the Hilandar monastery there is chosen only a vicar, and from the holy icon the monks take a blessing for every obedience. Greek usage, this Icon is commemorated on June 28; but on July 12 in Slavic usage. St Theodore the Bishop of Edessa, Commemorated on July 9 ; Icon of the Mother of God œof the Three HandsÂÂ on Mt Athos, Commemorated on July 12 ; Venerable Stephen of St Sava Monastery, Commemorated July 13 ; Translation of the relics of the Venerable Lazarus of Mt. Galerius Near Ephesus, Commemorated on July 17 ; St John Jacob the Chozebite, Commemorated on August 5; St Jonah the Presbyter, father of St Theophanes the Hymnographer and Theodore Graptus, Commemorated September 22 ; St Theophanes the Confessor and Hymnographer, Bishop of Nicea, Commemorated on October 11 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated October 19 ; Venerable Bessarion Sarai the Confessor in Romania, Commemorated October 21 ; Venerable Stephen the Hymnographer of St Sabbas Monastery, Commemorated on October 28 ; Venerable Lazarus the Wonderworker of Mt. Galesius Near Ephesus, Commemorated on November 7 ; St John the Silent of St Sabbas Monastery, Commemorated December 3 ; Martyr John of Damascus, Commemorated December 4 ; Icon of the Mother of God of Damascus, Commemorated on December 4 ; Venerable Sava the Sanctified, Commemorated on December 5 ; Venerable Theodore Graptus, "the branded," Confessor, Commemorated December 27 ; Icon of the Mother of God the œMilkgiver, Commemorated on January 12 ; St Prochorus of Georgia, Commemorated February 12 ; Fathers and Martyrs of the Georgian Monasteries in Jerusalem, Commemorated February 12 ; Martyr Luke of Jerusalem, the Georgian, Commemorated on February 12 ; Martyr Nicholas Dvali, Commemorated February 12 ; Venerable Thalelaeus the Hermit of Syria, Commemorated on February 27 ; St Sophronius the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 11; Martyred Holy Fathers who were slain at the Monastery of St Sava, Commemorated on March 20 ; Venerable John the Silent of St Sava'™s Monastery, Commemorated on March 30; St Theodore the Sykeote the Bishop of Anastasiopolis, Commemorated on April 22; Venerable Priestmartyrs of St Sava Lavra, Commemorated on May 16; Martyr Michael œthe Black-Robed of St Sava Monastery, Commemorated on May 23; Icon of the Mother of God the œMilk-Giver of the Hilandar Monastery on Mt. Athos, Commemorated on July 3; St Andrew the Archbishop of Crete, Commemorated on July 4; St Theodore the Bishop of Edessa, Commemorated on July 9;

Typikon, daily order of Orthodox service, just the order, established at Sabbas and Studion
Typikon, daily order of Orthodox service, established at Sabbas and Studion; It assumes the existence of liturgical books that contain the fixed and variable parts of these services. The Typikon (Greek: ÃÂÂ„ÃÂÂ…ÃÂÂ€Î¹ÎºÃÂÂŒÎ½/typikon, pl. ÃÂÂ„ÃÂÂ…ÃÂÂ€Î¹ÎºÎ¬/typika, lit. "following the order"; Slavonic: Ñ¹ÑÂÂÑ‚ÃÂÂ°ÃÂÂ²ÑŠ/ustav) is a book of directives and rubrics that establishes in the Orthodox Christian Church the order of divine services for each day of the year. It assumes the existence of liturgical books that contain the fixed and variable parts of these services. In monastic usage, the typikon of the monastery includes both the rule of life of the community and the rule of prayer. There are a number of major typikon traditions, but there are also many local variations, often codified into an official typikon. Saint Gennadius, Archbishop of Novgorod, Commemorated on December 4;

Hyrcania Fortress (the high point)
Hyrcania Fortress; Apostle Asyncritus of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4;

Watercourse down from Hyrcania Fortress high point to the south and Sabbas Watercourse

Watercourse down from Hyrcania Fortress to the sink

Wilderness of Hasideans, mighty warriors of Israel
Hasideans, mighty warriors of Israel, 1 Maccabees Ch 2;

Qumran, Judea (living in the wilderness)
Qumran; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24;

Qumran Watercourse

wilderness of Tekoa
wilderness of Tekoa, 1 Maccabees Ch 9; Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine, Commemorated on April 19; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Tekoa, high point
wilderness of Tekoa, 1 Maccabees Ch 9; Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine, Commemorated on April 19;

Tekoa to Souka Chariton Watercourse, down from Tekoa high point

Old Lavra of Saint Chariton, Tekoa, Judea
Old Lavra of Saint Chariton or Souka, near Tekoa Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine, Commemorated on April 19; Saint John of the Ancient Caves is so called because he lived during the eighth century in the Lavra of St Chariton (September 28). This was called the œOld or ancient cave, since it was one the oldest of the Palestinian monasteries. The Lavra was situated not far from Bethlehem, near the Dead Sea.

Ancient Caves Lavra, Tekoa, Judea, 8th Century
Ancient Caves Lavra or Old Lavra of Saint Chariton or Souka, near Tekoa. Venerable John of the Ancient Caves in Palestine, Commemorated on April 19; Saint John of the Ancient Caves is so called because he lived during the eighth century in the Lavra of St Chariton (September 28). This was called the "œOld" or ancient cave, since it was one the oldest of the Palestinian monasteries. The Lavra was situated not far from Bethlehem, near the Dead Sea.

Rimmon south of Jerusalem
Rimmon south of Jerusalem (13 miles SW of Hebron); Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory;

Beersheba (Isaac's Well Sheba)
Beersheba, Numbers 13 ; Genesis 26:1-33, Isaac and Abimelech; Numbers 13:1-3, 21-30;

Gerar (not going down to Egypt, Isaac setteled in Gerar)
Gerar (not going down to Egypt, Isaac setteled in Gerar); Genesis 26:1-33, Isaac and Abimelech;

Simeon, Land of Simeon (around Beersheba)
Land of Simeon, around Beersheba ; An abstract of Simeon within the lands of the Patriarchs; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated December 2 ; Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated December 3 ;

Carmel (Judean home of Nabal and Abigail)
Carmel, Judea; Venerable Maximus Kavsokalyvites of Mt Athos, Commemorated January 13 ;

wilderness of Ziph (high point south of Hebron, southern West Bank)
wilderness of Ziph, the name Ziph is found on a hill 4 miles south of Hebron; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Ziph, wilderness of Ziph (high point south of Hebron, southern West Bank)
wilderness of Ziph, the name Ziph is found on a hill 4 miles south of Hebron; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Ziph, David's Cave monastery (high point south of Hebron, Euthymius')
wilderness of Ziph, the name Ziph is found on a hill 4 miles south of Hebron; Venerable Euthymius the Great, Commemorated on January 20 ;

Atad (Abel-mizraim)
Atad; Abel-mizraim; Beyond the Jordon is west of the Jordan. Atad is near Hebron. This is the easiest road to Hebron. This is the first view of Hebron. Genesis 50: 7-14 7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. With him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8as well as all the household of Joseph, his brothers, and his fatherÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™s household. Only their children, their flocks, and their herds were left in the land of Goshen. 9Both chariots and charioteers went up with him. It was a very great company. 10When they came to the threshing-floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they held there a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed a time of mourning for his father for seven days. 11When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning on the threshing-floor of Atad, they said, ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â˜This is a grievous mourning on the part of the Egyptians.ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™ Therefore the place was named Abel-mizraim;* it is beyond the Jordan. 12Thus his sons did for him as he had instructed them. 13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field at Machpelah, the field near Mamre, which Abraham bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite. 14After he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone up with him to bury his father.

Adora
Adora, 1 Maccabees Ch 13;

Lachish, Judea (a fortress protecting Jerusalem)
Lachish (a fortress protecting Wadis leading up to Jerusalem); Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ;

Lachis, Judea (Lachish, a fortress protecting Jerusalem)
Lachis (Lachish, a fortress protecting wadis leading up to Jerusalem) ; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ;

Eglon, Judah, The Five Amorite Kings, The Sun Stands Still
Eglon, Judah; Joshua 9:22-10:15, The Five Amorite Cities, The Sun Stands Still;

Mizpah (Judah)
Mizpah (Judah), 1 Maccabees Ch 3;

Shephlah, Judea (Moresheth is in this region)
Shephlah; Moresheth; Prophet Micah, Commemorated on August 14;

Eleutheropolis (a Judean crossroads)
Eleutheropolis (a crossroads); Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on October 1 ; Eleutheropolis (Greek, "City of the Free") was a Roman city in Israel, some 53 km southwest of Jerusalem. Its remains still straddle the ancient road to Gaza. Seven routes met at Eleutheropolis. Apostle James the Son of Alphaeus, Commemorated October 9 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated on October 30 ; Apostle Justus of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Apostle Ananias of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated on February 8;

Judea to Way of the Sea Road

Ajalon and Valley Gate to Eleutheropolis and Way of the Sea Road

Adullam, Cave of Adullam, Judea (a flat hilltop)
Adullam, Cave of Adullam, Judea (a flat hilltop); 1 Samuel 22:1-23, David and His Followers at Adullam ;

Jerusalem, Judea History Folder

Jerusalem, Judea, 26-41, Perfect, Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem, Judea, 26-41, Perfect, Pontius Pilate; The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John, Commemorated on August 29;

Jerusalem, Jerusalem Roads Folder

Road to Gilgal - Galilee to Jericho Road

Jericho Jerusalem Road by Anathoth and St Georges

Jericho Jerusalem Road by Bethany and Chozeba

Bethpage, Mount of Olives Steep Route

Hebron, Bethlehem Road to Jerusalem (Judea)

Wilderness Road South to Gaza and North to Hebron
Wilderness Road - Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â˜Get up and go towards the south* to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™ (This is a wilderness road.); Acts 8:26-40, Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch ; Apostle Philip the Deacon of the Seventy, Commemorated on January 4;

Jerusalem to Bethel Road (avoided, very difficult hiking, see elevation profile)

Gibeon-Ajalon Road - Hwy 443

Jerusalem, Mt of Olives area Folder

Mount of Olives (near Jerusalem)
Mount of Olives; MARY MAGDALENE, FIRST WITNESS OF THE RESURRECTION (22 JULY NT); MARY, MARTHA AND LAZARUS OF BETHANY, (29 JULY NT); Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated July 31 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15 Dormition = A peaceful and painless death, as well as the act of sleeping or falling asleep. ; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14; Virginmartyr Pelagia of Antioch, Commemorated October 8 ; Venerable Hilarion the Monk and Wonderworker of Thessalonica, Georgian, Commemorated on November 19 ; St Gregory the Bishop of Agrigentum, Commemorated November 23 ; Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome, Commemorated December 31 ; Apostle Cleophas of the Seventy, the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Commemorated on January 4; FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, CANDLEMAS DAY (FEB 2) ; First and second finding of the Honorable Head of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, John, Commemorated February 24 ; St Cyril the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 18; Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7;

Watercourse down from Mt of Olives to North to Kedron River

Watercourse down from Mt of Olives South past Kedron town

Mount of the Assension, Chapel of the Assension, Mt of Olives, 384
Mount of the Assension, Chapel of the Assension; Venerable Melania the Younger of Rome, Commemorated on December 31;

Ridge of Grace, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
Ridge of Grace When the pilgrims were approaching the place called the œRidge of Grace, from which the holy city of Jerusalem becomes visible, St. David fell to his knees and glorified God with tears. Judging himself unworthy to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, he was satisfied to gaze upon the city from afar. St David Gareji, Commemorated on June 9;

Kedron Valley or Valley of Josaphat
Kedron Valley or Josaphat Valley; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15;

Gethsemane, Garden of Gethsemane, Mt of Olives, near Jerusalem
Garden of Gethsemane, Mt of Olives, near Jerusalem ; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, Commemorated on September 26; Righteous Josephof Arimathea; Icon of the Mother of God "œJerusalem", Commemorated on October 12 "; JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST (27 DEC NT) ; Apostle Cleophas of the Seventy, the Brother of Joseph the Betrothed, Commemorated on January 4; Prophet Zachariah, Commemorated February 8; Venerable Dositheus of Palestine, the Disciple of the Venerable Abba Dorotheus, Commemorated February 19 ; Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Commemorated on March 26; Apostle and Evangelist Mark, Commemorated on April 25; Apostle James the Brother of St John the Theologian, Commemorated on April 30;

Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre (Tomb) of the Lord, Garden of Gethsemane
Holy Sepulchre of the Lord; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on August 16 ; St Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS, (14 SEP 335); The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on October 20 ; St John of Georgia, Commemorated on November 4 ; Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Empress St Helen in Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 6;

Bethphage, Mount of Olives
Bethphage, Mount of Olives; Matthew 21:1-11, JesusÃƒÂ¢Ã‚Â€Ã‚Â™ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Bethpage, Mount of Olives Steep Route, so Bethpage could really be located at Wadi Qadum on the more natural route to and from Jericho through Bethany. However, the steep route would have been triumphal.;

Bethany, Mt of Olives (on the road from Jericho)
Bethany; MARY MAGDALENE, FIRST WITNESS OF THE RESURRECTION (22 JULY NT); MARY, MARTHA AND LAZARUS OF BETHANY, (29 JULY NT); Venerable Theoctistus, Commemorated on September 3; Translation of the relics of St Lazarus Ã¢Â€Âœof the Four Days in the TombÃ¢Â€ÂÂÂÂ the Bishop of Kiteia on Cyprus, Commemorated on October 17; Righteous Martha the sister of Lazarus, Commemorated on June 4;

Jerusalem, Jerusalem Gates area Folder

Jerusalem Temple
Temple in Jerusalem; Prophet Ezekiel, Commemorated on July 21 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; THE VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD (15 AUGUST NT); Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, Commemorated on August 28; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated September 5 ; The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on September 8; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23 ; LUKE THE EVANGELIST, (18 OCTOBER) ; Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on October 23 ; Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on November 20 ; The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple, Commemorated on November 21 ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2 ; Prophetess Hannah the mother of the Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on December 9 ; Prophet Haggai, Commemorated December 16 ; Prophet Daniel, Commemorated December 17 ; STEPHEN, DEACON AND PROTOMARTYR (26 DEC NT); Righteous James the Brother of the Lord, along with Joseph the Betrothed, and David the King, Commemorated December 26 ; 14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem, Commemorated December 29; Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated on February 1; Apostle James, of the Seventy, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on January 4 ; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, CANDLEMAS DAY (FEB 2) ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2 ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple; Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated on February 8; Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, Commemorated February 3 ; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess, Commemorated Febraury 3 ; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion, Commemorated February 24 ; Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated Febraury 7 ; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion; Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Commemorated on March 26; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1 ; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24;

Temple - Jerusalem Temple
Temple in Jerusalem; Prophet Ezekiel, Commemorated on July 21 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; THE VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD (15 AUGUST NT); Righteous Anna the Prophetess and Daughter of Phanuel, who met the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem, Commemorated on August 28; Righteous Hezekiah, Commemorated August 28 ; Prophet Zachariah the father of St John the Baptist, Commemorated September 5 ; The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on September 8; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated on September 23 ; LUKE THE EVANGELIST, (18 OCTOBER) ; Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on October 23 ; Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on November 20 ; The Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple, Commemorated on November 21 ; Prophet Habakkuk, Commemorated on December 2 ; Prophetess Hannah the mother of the Prophet Samuel, Commemorated on December 9 ; Prophet Haggai, Commemorated December 16 ; Prophet Daniel, Commemorated December 17 ; STEPHEN, DEACON AND PROTOMARTYR (26 DEC NT); Righteous James the Brother of the Lord, along with Joseph the Betrothed, and David the King, Commemorated December 26 ; 14,000 Infants (the Holy Innocents) slain by Herod at Bethlehem, Commemorated December 29; Forefeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated on February 1; Apostle James, of the Seventy, the Brother of the Lord, Commemorated on January 4 ; Apostle Barnabas of the Seventy, Commemorated January 4 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN, CANDLEMAS DAY (FEB 2) ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple, Commemorated on February 2 ; The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple; Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated on February 8; Holy, Righteous Simeon the God-Receiver, Commemorated February 3 ; Holy, Righteous Anna the Prophetess, Commemorated Febraury 3 ; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion, Commemorated February 24 ; Afterfeast of the Meeting of our Lord in the Temple, Commemorated Febraury 7 ; Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion; Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Commemorated on March 26; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1 ; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT); Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, Commemorated on June 24;

Jerusalem Gates - Gate of Benjamin (Upper, Higher, Gate toward Benjamin)
Gate of Benjamin (Upper, Higher, Gate toward Benjamin). Pashur hit Jerimiah the Prophet, then he placed him in the stocks in the high gate of Benjamin, where he remained all night; Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory ; St David Gareji, Commemorated on June 9;

Jerusalem Gates - City Gates - Jaffa Gate
Old Jerusalem City Wall Gates; Jaffa Gate; St David Gareji, Commemorated on June 9;

Jerusalem Gates - Corner Gate (Zion Gate)
Corner Gate (Zion Gate) Old City (Jerusalem); Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory ; St David Gareji, Commemorated on June 9;

Jerusalem Gates - Dung Gate, Jerusalem's Wall
Dung Gate, Jerusalem's Wall; Nehemiah 2:1-20, Nehemiah Sent to Judah, Nehemiah™s Inspection of the Walls; Nehemiah 12:27-31,42-47, Dedication of the City Wall, Temple Responsibilities;

Jerusalem Gates - Fountain Gate (Chain Gate)
Fountain Gate (Chain Gate) ; Nehemiah 2:1-20, Nehemiah Sent to Judah, Nehemiah™s Inspection of the Walls;

Jerusalem Gates - Eastern Gate - Golden Gate in Jerusalem, Walled up
Golden Gate in Jerusalem; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9 ; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Anna, Commemorated on September 9; Holy, Righteous Ancestor of God, Joachim, Commemorated on September 9; Forefeast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, Commemorated on November 20; Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1 ; St David Gareji, Commemorated on June 9;

King's Pool (Pool of Siloam)
King's Pool (Pool of Siloam); Nehemiah 2:1-20, Nehemiah Sent to Judah, Nehemiah™s Inspection of the Walls;

Tower of Hananel
Tower of Hananel; Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory ;

Mount Moriah, Jerusalem
Mount Moriah; Temple of Solomon; Wailing Wall; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13;

Solomon's Portico (Porch)
Solomon's Portico (Porch); Acts 5:12-26, The Apostles Heal Many, Then they were persecuted

Wailing Wall
Wailing Wall;

City of David (Royal Court, Just outside the gates)
City of David (Royal Court); Prophet Zephaniah, Commemorated December 3 ;

Pool of Siloam
Pool of Siloam ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9 ;

Potter's Field (Source of clay for making pots, Prophecy 597 BC)
Potter's Field, Jerusalem ; Potter's field, source of clay ; When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. He said, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself." Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself. But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money." After conferring together, they used them to buy the potter's field as a place to bury foreigners. For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what had been spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one on whom a price had been set, on whom some of the people of Israel had set a price, and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me." Prophet Jeremiah, Commemorated on May 1;

Tophet, Topheth, Gihinnom (Burying Sons and Daughters in the Fire, Evil)
Tophet, Topheth, Gihinnom (Burying Sons and Daughters in the Fire); Jeremiah 7:21-34, Tophet, Topheth, Gihinnom (Burying Sons and Daughters in the Fire, Evil in Judah) ;

Upper Room, Last Supper
Upper Room, Last Supper; SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES (OCT 28) ; THOMAS THE APOSTLE, (21 DEC NT);

Azal
Azal; Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory;

Zion (Sion)
Zion; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; WILLIAM WILBERFORCE [and ANTHONY ASHLEY-COOPER, 7th EARL OF SHAFTESBURY], Commemorated July 30 ; Holy Land, Near East;

Upper Room, Last Supper
Upper Room, Last Supper; SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES (OCT 28) ;

Mt Sion (Mt Zion)
Mt Sion (Mt Zion) ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; St Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Commemorated on December 6 ; Prophet Isaiah, Commemorated on May 9 ;

Citadel (Tower of David)
The Citadel (Tower of David), 1 Maccabees ch 6;

King's Wine Presses
King's Wine Presses (see them in the picture); Zechariah 14:1-11, Future Warfare and Final Victory ;

Golgotha, just outside City Gates, Jerusalem (where they found the Cross)
Golgotha, just outside City Gates, Jerusalem ; Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene, Commemorated on July 22; MARY MAGDALENE, FIRST WITNESS OF THE RESURRECTION (22 JULY NT); Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, Commemorated on August 15; THE VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD (15 AUGUST NT); St Christopher of Palestine, Commemorated on August 30; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13; FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS, (14 SEP 335) ; The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, Commemorated on September 26; Commemoration of the apparition of the Pillar with the Robe of the Lord under it at Mtskheta in Georgia, Commemorated October 1 ; St Melchizedek I, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Commemorated October 1 ; Martyr Longinus the Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the Lord, Commemorated October 16 ; St Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, Commemorated December 6 ; St Sava I, First Archbishop of Serbia, Commemorated January 12 ; St Porphyrius the Bishop of Gaza, Commemorated on February 26; Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Empress St Helen in Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 6; St Cyril the Archbishop of Jerusalem, Commemorated on March 18; St Zosimas II of Kumurdo, Commemorated on May 1; Commemoration of the Apparition of the Sign of the Precious Cross Over Jerusalem, in 351 AD, Commemorated on May 7;

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, just outside City Gates, Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene, Commemorated on July 22; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS, (14 SEP 335); The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, Commemorated on September 14 ; Venerable Gerasimus the New Ascetic of Cephalonia, Commemorated on October 20 ;

Church of the Resurrection, The Holy sepulchre, 335
Church of the Resurrection, The Holy sepulchre, 335; Church of the Resurrection; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea, Commemorated on July 31 ; Commemoration of the Founding of the Church of the Resurrection (Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem, Commemorated on September 13;

Russian Mission in Jerusalem (Russian Compound, Holy Trinity Cathedral) 1847
Russian Mission in Jerusalem; Russian Compound ; Icon of the Mother of God "œQuick to Hear", Commemorated on November 9; St Theophan the Recluse the Bishop of Tambov, Commemorated January 10;

Jerusalem, Jordan River Folder

Jordan River

Jordan River Source (Mount Hermon, Golan Heights)
Jordan River Source (Mount Hermon, Golan Heights);

Jordan River 1 (Hula Valley)
Hula Valley;

Jordan River 2 (Sea of Galilee)

Jordan River 3 (Jabbok River)

Jordan River 4 (Bethany baptismal site and Promised Land entry point)

Baptismal Site Bethany (Jordan River 4)
Baptismal Site Bethany (Beyond the Jordan); Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy, Commemorated on August 21 ; Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 3 ; Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 6 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 10 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 13 ; Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery, Commemorated February 19 ; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Pethukla Monastery (On the Jordan)
Baptismal Site Bethany (Beyond the Jordan); Forefeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 3 ; Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 6 ; Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, Commemorated January 7 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated January 10 ; Afterfeast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Commemorated on January 13 ; Venerable Conan, Abbot of the Pethukla Monastery, Commemorated February 19 ; Venerable Mary of Egypt, Commemorated on April 1; THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, (24 JUNE NT);

Jordan River Mouth (Dead Sea)

Jerusalem, Jordan Rift Valley Folder

Jordan Rift - South
Jordan Rift Valley;

Jordan Rift - Middle
Jordan Rift Valley;

Jordan Rift - North
Jordan Rift Valley;

Jordan Rift Valley