Walking the Bible (65 page)

Greek

Greeks, ancient

green, symbolism of

Gregory of Nyssa

Gulf of Aqaba

Gulf War

Hagar

Hall, C. J.

Hallo, William

Har Homa

Har Karkom

Harran

Abraham at

Haruvi, Rami

Hassan, Crown Prince, lost horse of

Hathor

Hatshepsut, Pharaoh

Hatzor

Solomon’s Gate at

Hawass, Zahi

Hebrew

Hebrew Bible

Hebron

Jewish Quarter of

tensions in

Tomb of the Patriarchs in

Helena, Empress

Helwan University

hermits

Irish

Herodotus

Herod the Great

Hershkovitz, Israel

Herzl, Theodor

hieroglyphic script

Hinnom Valley

Hittites

Hobbs, Joseph

Horowitz, Liora

Hort, Greta

Hull, Edward

hunter-gatherers

Hussein, Faysal

Hussein, King of Jordan

Hussein, Sharif

Hyksos

Ibn–Khatib, Omar

inscriptions

cuneiform

hieroglyphic

protosinaitic

on Written Stone

Internet

Noah’s ark websites on

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Iron Age

irrigation

Irwin, James

Isaac

as Abraham’s heir

binding of (
akedah
)

birth of

blessing bestowed by

derivation of name

at Gerar

tomb of

well redug by

Isaiah, Book of

Ishmael

as Arabs’ progenitor

daughter of

Isis

Islam

fundamentalist

legends of
see also
Koran; Mohammed

Ismailia

Israel

Army of

border crossings in

central mountains of

geographic conditions in

Jewish claim to

Jordan’s relationship with

Ministry of Tourism of

Patriarch’s Road in

Sinai returned by

Six-Day War of

Suez Canal and

tensions in

War of Independence of

Yom Kippur war of

see also
Jerusalem; Negev

Israel, kingdom of

Israelites

as builders in Egypt

complaints of

desert wandering of

Egyptian bondage of

at Kadesh-barnea

Ma’daba destroyed by

rebellions of

reclining by

on Sinai Peninsula

spiritual unity of

twelve tribes of

see also
Exodus; Moses; Mount Sinai; Red Sea

Jabbok, valley of

Jacob

at Bethel

birthright stolen by

brides of

in Egypt

at Hatzor

Joseph favored by

matzevah
erected by

meaning of name

mummification of

renamed Israel

sons of

tomb of

well of

Jacob, Saint

Jebel al Law

Jebel Haroun

shrine at summit of

Jebel Musa

camel ride on

climbing routes on

cold nights on

height of

hermit’s cave on

Holy Trinity church on

Plain of ar-Raaha on

summit of

topography of

view from

Jebel Tahuna

Jeremiah

Jericho

Jerusalem

City of David in

Gihon Spring of

Hinnom Valley of

Kidron Valley of

in mosaic map

Old City of

Promenade of

Rehavia section of

Temple Mount in

Jesus Christ

Jethro

Jewish Agency

Jewish National Fund

Jewish tradition

Abraham in

Moses in

John Paul II, Pope

Jordan

Arava border crossing of

as biblical area

demographics of

Exodus route in

history of

Israel’s relationship with

Lawrence and,
see
Lawrence, T. E.

Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of

Wadi Rum in

water consumption in

see also
Mount Nebo; Petra

Jordan River

Joseph

Akhenaten as influenced by

dating of

deathbed prediction of

in Mann’s novel

sons of

story of

as Yuya

Joseph’s well

Josephus

Joshua “J” source

Judah, kingdom of

Judaism

holy places as unimportant to

Orthodox

shema
in

Talmud in

Judgment Day
Julius Caesar
(Shakespeare)

Justin, Father

Justinian, Emperor

Kadesh-barnea

Ain el-Qudeirat as

derivation of term

Petra as

uncertain location of

Karnak temple

Keller, Werner

Khafre, Pharaoh

Khufu (Cheops), Pharaoh

Kibbutz Be-eri

Kibbutz Sdeh Boker

Kierkegaard, Søren

King James Bible

Kings, Book of

King’s Highway

Kirsch, Jonathan

Kiryat Arba

Kom Ombo temple

Korah, rebellion of

Koran

Bible vs.

Kurds

Laban

Laish,
see
Dan

Lamech

lauras,

Lawrence, T. E.

Abu Tayeh on

bedouin culture adopted by

Biltaji on

book written by

career of

Exodus compared with

Wadi Rum and

Lawrence of Arabia

League for the Prevention of Religious Coercion

Leah

Lean, David

Lear, Edward

lech l’cha
(“go forth”)

leopard, Negev

Leviticus, Book of

Life of Moses
(Gregory of Nyssa)

Lot

incestuous daughters of

kings’ capture of

Sodom fled by

at Zoar

Lot’s cave

Lot’s wife

Lubavitch movement

Ludwig, Emil

Luxor

McDivitt, James

Machpelah, cave of

Ma’daba, Jordan

Malamat, Avraham

Mallowan, Max

Mandeville, Sir John

Mann, Thomas

manna

map, mosaic

Marah

Marduk

Mari

Mars, pyramids on

Marx, Emanuel

Masada

Masoretic Text

mastabas

matzevot
(standing stones)

matzoh

Maximinus, Emperor

medicinal plants

Mediterranean Sea

flooding of

Megiddo

Menes, Pharaoh

Merenptah, Pharaoh

Merton, Thomas

Mesopotamia

agricultural revolution in

birthrights in

civilization in

Creation stories in

wars in

water in

Micah, Book of

Middle Stone Age

Midian, Midianites

midrash

Miles, Jack

“milk and honey,”

mines

minimalists

Miriam

Moab, Moabites

Exodus and

Mohammed

Husseins as lineal descendants of

Mohammed Ali

monasteries

Irish

on Mount Nebo

see also
Saint Catherine’s monastery

monotheism

paganism vs.;
see also
gods

moon landings

Moriah, land of

mosaic map

Moses

birth of

burning bush and,
see
burning bush

copper serpent erected by

death of

Deuteronomy and

as Egyptian

eulogy of

as intercessor with God

Jebel Musa and

leadership of

literacy of

on Mount Nebo

name of

rock spring produced by

on Sinai Peninsula

spies sent out by

story of

ten plagues and

valedictory speech of
see also
Exodus; Israelites; Mount Sinai; Red Sea

Moses and Monotheism
(Freud)

Mount Ararat

expeditions to

Mount Horeb

Mount Moriah

Mount Nebo

Franciscan monastery on