Author: Ben Zion
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 10
Yam Hamelach symbolizes the physical transformation of the land in accordance with the spiritual state of the people. Mark Twain describes the destruction of the land (exactly in accordance with the prophecy in Parshat Haazinu: “The foreigner who will come from a far country”) as a punishment for leaving the covenant. And we will see…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 9
Where is “Goren Ha-Atad”, where Jacob was eulogized? And how is this related to “Beit Hogla” and the size of Yam Hamelach at that time? Where is “Gey Melach” (Salt Ravine), which is mentioned as a battlefield in the days of King David and how does this place once again prove the exact correspondence between…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 8
“And the border went north to the tongue of Yam Hamelach” – what is this “tongue”? When you read in Tanach about the borders of the tribes near Yam Hamelach, according to today’s Yam Hamelach, many questions arise. The geological findings on the Yam Hamelach sea level in the days of Joshua, shed a different…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 7
In this lecture we will see how all the findings fit together: The geological findings on Yam Hamelach sea level, the archaeological findings from the city of “Numera”, and the Tanach itself. Everything leads to the fact that what was called “Yam Hamelach” at the time of Matan Torah, was called “Emek Ha-Sidim” in the…
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Levanon – lecture 8
How far North into Levanon did Joshua conquer? We will analyze the maps and get to know “Baal Gad”, which is called today: “Baal Bek”. Once – the northern border of the Land of Israel, and today an important center of Hizbollah. What is special about the “Baal Bechi Garlic” mentioned in the Mishnah? Is…
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Levanon – lecture 7
What is the northern border of the Promised Land? Southern Turkey or Rosh Hanikra? And what will happen according to the Torah and the prophets in the future? How far will the borders reach then? And how does all this connect with the day we start asking for rain – 7th of Heshvan – the…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 6
Yam Hamelach and Hanukkah! Who is “King Jonathan” mentioned on coins from the Hasmonean period found near Yam Hamelach? And why are there hundreds of coins in an ancient fortress on the shore of Yam Hamelach – “Meitzad Kidron”? What was this fortress used for in the Hasmonean days? And how is all this related…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 5
How the archaeological finds in the five cities of “Bab el-Drah” exactly reflect our sources on the cities of Sdom. We will start examining the studies on Yam Hamelach sea level throughout history: With their help we can date the Bible and authenticate it against its critics. We can see how different stories in the…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 4
Abraham too, overlooked Sedom, when he spoke to God about the destruction of Sedom. Where was he standing? And how does this prove that Sedom is in the south of the Dead Sea? The lecture also discusses the amazing findings of “Bab El Drah”, an ancient city in the southern Dead Sea, where half a…
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Yam Hamelach – lecture 3
In this lecture we disprove all the proofs presented in the previous lecture – that Sedom was north of the Dead Sea, and we will bring many proofs that Sedom was actually in the southern region of the Dead Sea: proofs from the prophets, the writings of Josephus, the map of Meidva (Madaba) and a…