Category: 443
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Road 443 – lecture 6
Pesach and Yom Hashoah Givon is one of the first places the Israelites arrived at after the exodus from Egypt and it also symbolizes the final destruction – because it was there that Gedaliah was murdered before the exile. This connection between Passover and the Holocaust, which occurs every year in the Israeli calendar, raises…
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Road 443 – lecture 5
We hypothesized that the recurring theme of the biblical road to Jerusalem is the need for compromise. We will examine two stories that took place in Givon and express a missed compromise. The meeting of Yoav, David’s army chief, with Avner at the pool in Givon, and Asael’s meeting with Avner – also in Givon!…
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Road 443 – lecture 4
One of the important places on the road to Jerusalem: Gibeon. The battle between Abner and Joab took place in Gibeon, as did King Solomon’s famous dream. But the most famous is the miracale of the sun that “Stood still in Gibeon”. We`ll ask a few questions: Why was this miracle needed at all? And…
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Road 443 – lecture 3
Givon and the Fast of Esther An important battle took place near Givon between Judah Maccabee and Nikanor. This battle took place on the 13th of Adar and was designated for generations as a day of joy – “Nikanor Day”. So how did they establish a day of joy on a fast day? In many…
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Road 443 – lecture 2
The biblical road to Jerusalem – why was it the main road in biblical times? We will get to know the main city on this road – Givon. Where is it mentioned in the Bible? Where is it today? And the amazing archaeological finds that were found there in our time – a storage handle,…
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Road 443 – lecture 1
Introducing the new site: The Biblical Road to Jerusalem (now known as Route 443). We will see a video that describes the road on the map, and – as usual – we will conduct a “Kahoot” quiz with questions about the new site: What important events occurred there? Where did Joshua stand when he said:…