Israelite Period
The Israelite period covers the Iron Age centuries when the kingdoms of Israel and Judah ruled the land, from roughly 1200 to 586 BCE. Posts here include a day across the biblical Judean Lowlands, the Shfela of David, Samson, and the Philistine wars.
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The Biblical Judean Lowlands (Shfela)
A field-trip day across the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) — the Tzora forest, Tel Beit Shemesh, the recently discovered Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Azeka over the valley of David and Goliath, and Tel Lachish.
Archaeology of the Biblical Negev
A field-trip day through the biblical Negev — the Joe Alon Centre for Bedouin culture, then south to the UNESCO-listed Tel Beer Sheva and the early-Canaanite ruins of Tel Arad.
The Ancient Sea Road (Via Maris)
A storm-soaked field trip along the ancient Sea Road: El Ahwat, the Katzir viewpoint, Tel Megiddo and Tel Jezreel, the Beit Alfa synagogue mosaic, and a hail-pelted finale on the Gilboa ridge.
If you are going to Israel, you would be mad not to give him a call.
Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student