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snow-covered peak of Hermon. In the earliest days of modern tourism, Christian pilgrims could reach
Mt. Hermon only with great difficulty. Since Mt. Tabor stood between Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee,
pilgrims began climbing Mt. Tabor to “remember” the transfiguration. In time, the new tradition became
mixed with assumed history, and today some still insist that Tabor is the location of the miraculous
event. Whatever the case, Mt. Tabor now stands as a tall witness to the ability of “traditional” sites in
the Holy Land to become revered locations of biblical events, even if the locations aren’t accurate.

Megiddo: Built for War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcuX0jiso04

Megiddo

Megiddo

A modern road cuts through the

ancient Megiddo Pass. The ruins of

Megiddo (above) still stand guard

over the intersection of major

highways!

Based on the number of battles fought over it, Megiddo is the
most desired city in the ancient world.

To understand why Megiddo was such a prized possession for
world leaders, it’s important to understand how trade functioned
before modern times. For traders to do international business,
they had to move goods from one country to another. Some
would use ships to cross the Mediterranean, though sea travel
had obvious risks. A few might try crossing the great deserts east
of Israel. But the easiest path for land travel was to send caravans along roads that had plenty of water
nearby. For overland traders from Africa, Europe or Asia doing business with one another, this meant
traveling through Israel.

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