blog posts featuring videos of fascinating places in Israel.
The Hinnom Valley in Jerusalem still shouts out its stories of Life, Death, Hell and Redemption. In part 5, we tell the little known story of pure water that flowed consistently across the Hinnom Valley more than 2000 years ago, from Bethlehem to the Temple. (8:51)
The Hinnom valley in Jerusalem still shouts out its stories of Life, Death, Hell and Redemption. In part 4, we describe how the valley came to be used as the Greek and Hebrew word for hell: Gehenna and Gehinnom respectively. (5:02)
The Hinnom valley in Jerusalem still shouts out its stories of Life, Death, Hell and Redemption. In part 3, we tell the chilling tale of truth where children were sacrificed (passed thru the fire) to the god Molech in what became the valley of death. We also explore God’s response in an almost incomprehensible statement …
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The Hinnom valley in Jerusalem still shouts out its stories of Life, Death, Hell and Redemption. In part 2, we show you how God established this valley to be one in which life flowed, as it was designed establish the border between the tribe of Judah, Benjamin and Jerusalem. (7:43)
Get ready to step into an adventure to explore the valley of Hinnom. Overlooked by many, yet it still shouts out its stories of Life, Death, Hell and Redemption, all juxtaposed on top of one another. In part 1, Root Source tours introduces Jerusalem to you, not as the city of three key hills, but …
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Root Source Tours takes a look at the Temple Mount in a deeper way, explaining everything that can be seen from the Mount of Olives. What and where are the Huldah gates, the Acra, the Ophel, the Al Marwani mosque, the Hurva Synagogue among others? Part 4 of 4. (9:57)
In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the re-founding of Israel, we bring back one of our most popular Root Source Tours segments about the often over-looked feature sitting right there in on the Temple Mount in the heart of Jerusalem. We show you the place to see the Golden Gate lined up with the Dome …
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This week our Root Source 70th Anniversary tour concludes by participating in the national celebrations in Jerusalem. The Golden Gate of Jerusalem will be one of the sites visible from that tour. Let’s take another look at the broadcast we published last year on the Golden Gate. Part 2 of 4. (9:29)
The Root Source 70th Anniversary Tour begins tomorrow. One of the sites they will visit is the Mount of Olives. Here is one of the episodes of that 4-part series on that amazing site we published a year ago. We start our tour of the Mount of Olives by going to the Seven Arches Hotel …
Root Source tours shows you Ammunition Hill — the site of the key battle in Jerusalem — a hill that HAD to be attacked and taken if the Old City of Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount were going to be captured and come under Jewish control. Part 1 of 1. (7:40)
Aaron Lipkin has captured photographs and drone footage of a new archaeological site near Shiloh in Samaria that have just been uploaded to Root Source. This becomes the 14th video we have uploaded on Aaron’s new channel. Login now to your account to see this new footage, as well as the Argaman Surprise, the Footprints, the Altar on Mount …
Root Source Tours tells the incredible story of the Burma Road in Israel that saved Jerusalem in 1948. In part 3, we discuss the movie made on these events, and Bob O’Dell suggest ways we might draw lessons from this story for the future. Part 3 of 3. (5:44) Or alternatively….. You can see the …
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Root Source Tours tells the incredible story of the Burma Road in Israel that saved Jerusalem in 1948. In part 2, we show the three switchbacks that made the difference between success and failure in the effort. Part 2 of 3. (6:56) Or alternatively….. You can see the entire story at once in …
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Root Source Tours tells the incredible story of the Burma Road in Israel that saved Jerusalem in 1948. This 3-part video celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Israel in 2018. In part 1, we tell the story of a chance meeting of two jeeps that is going to be come the stuff of legends in the …
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In our conclusion, Root Source Tours shows more highlights of the City of David. From the Pool of Siloam, up a newly discovered Roman Road, to the top of park. Learn to see Jerusalem in a whole new way. Part 5 of 5. (9:32) Special thanks to the City of David National Park Special thanks …
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In Part 4 Root Source Tours shows more highlights of the City of David. We take you to the Gihon Spring, the Canaanite Tunnel, and the most probable location of the burial place of David and the Kings of Judah. Part 4 of 5. (4:47) Special thanks to the City of David National Park Special …
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In Part 3 Root Source Tours shows more highlights of the City of David. After discussing Zechariah and Hezekiah, we take you into the belly of Jerusalem to show you Warren’s Shaft discovered in 1867. Part 3 of 5. (5:11) Special thanks to the City of David National Park Special thanks to AnaRina Heymann and …
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In Part 2 Root Source Tours shows more highlights of the City of David. We look at Jeremiah’s pit, the palace of King David, and the walls of Jerusalem. Part 2 of several. (6:28) Special thanks to the City of David National Park Special thanks to AnaRina Heymann and the Jerusalem Watch. Find out more …
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Root Source Tours begins a news series that takes you to the City of David in Jerusalem for a special guided tour with AnaRina Heymann of the City of David Museum. This highlights tour will take you to places outside the reach of a typical tour. In Part 1 as we overlook the City of …
Root Source Tours shows you the Bnai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue through the eyes of its Israel-trained Rabbi in Austin Texas. Part 3 of 3. (9:12)
Root Source Tours shows you the Bnai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue through the eyes of its Israel-trained Rabbi in Austin Texas. Part 2 of 3. (12:09)
Root Source Tours shows you the Bnai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue through the eyes of its Israel-trained Rabbi in Austin Texas. Part 1 of 3. (7:53)
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of Be’er Sheva that was the key victory that took the Holy Land out of the hands of the Ottoman Turks, after 400 years of continuous rule. Be’er Sheva was their stronghold and the key to Palestine. A surprise attack by the British and ANZAC forces combined to …
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Root Source concludes its 9-part series on the Golan by taking you to the Temple of Pan, the Pan Grotto, and explains the supreme importance of this site. We also conclude the tour. Part 9 of 9. Direct YouTube links to other videos in this series you may have missed: See part 1 here: …
Root Source takes you to the base of Mount Hermon and we listen in on Yair Mazur speak about it being a viable candidate for the Mount of Transfiguration. Can you guess what problem the “Mount Hermon location” solves? Hint: it brings the New Testament into full agreement with words recorded in the Torah by Moses …
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Root Source Tours takes you into Druze towns along the Israeli-Syrian border and explains why there is a spring at the base of Mount Hermon. Part 7 of 9. 6 minutes.
Root Source Tours takes you up onto Mount Bental in the Golan and tells you what some Israeli’s say privately about the UN Observers stationed along the Israeli-Syrian border. In addition, if you don’t at least laugh a little bit at the end of this segment, Bob says you must not know English! Part 6 of several.