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Haifa al-Jadida (New Haifa) and modern Haifa In 1764–1765 Zahir al-Umar moved the village to a new site 2.5 kilometres ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) to the east, which he also fortified. [ 20 ] The new village, the nucleus of modern Haifa, was first called al-imara al-jadida (Arabic: "the new construction") by some, but others residing there called it ...
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Mount Carmel, 1894. Tell Abu Hawam area map. A small port city, Tell Abu Hawam, existed in the Haifa region in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE). [1] The 6th-century BCE geographer Scylax describes a city "between the bay and the Promontory of Zeus" (i.e., Mount Carmel) which may be a reference to a settlement on the site of modern-day Haifa in the Persian period. [1]
It is regarded as one of the must-visit tour sites in the area of Haifa. [32] (See below under "Carmelites (12th c.–present): El-Muhraqa site" for more). Although archaeological clues are absent, the site is favoured because it has a spring, from which water could have been drawn to wet Elijah's offering.
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
The main shrine known as the "Cave of Elijah" is located on Haifa's Allenby Road, on Mount Carmel, approximately 40 m above sea level. For centuries, it has been a destination for Jewish , Christian , Muslim and Druze pilgrims. [ 2 ]
Tell, or Ruin, of the Tower), is an archaeological site located on the Israeli coastal plain of the Mediterranean Sea next to modern moshav Dor, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Haifa, and 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) west of Hadera. Lying on a small headland at the north side of a protected inlet, it is identified with D-jr of Egyptian sources ...
The Kishon is mentioned six times in the Hebrew Bible, among them the following verses: . In Judges 4:7, Sisera's Canaanite army is encamped at the Kishon River and the prophet Deborah predicts their defeat; in Judges 5:21, in her song of celebration, the Kishon River is praised for washing away the Canaanite army.