Caesarea Philippi: The Rock of Peter
The Banias River in Caesarea Philippi: One of the Sources of the Jordan. ReedMiller, 2022 “Matthew tells us that this conversation between Jesus and his disciples takes place in the beautiful town of Caesarea Philippi, filled with luxurious palaces, set in a...
Abu Ghosh: The Medieval Emmaus
Saxum is built in the Arab village of Abu Ghosh, located about 12 kilometers from Jerusalem. The Evolución of the Name Abu Ghosh Throughout history, the village of Abu Ghosh has borne several names. The Book of Joshua recalls its Canaanite name—Kiriath-baal—later...
The Tomb of the Righteous One: Tomb of Joseph?
In 1881, a group of nuns from the Sisters of Nazareth, a congregation founded in Lyon a few decades earlier, arrived in Nazareth to establish their first convent in the Holy Land. They purchased a plot of land directly across from the Basilica of the Annunciation...