Jezreel

In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. 1 Kings 16:29-31 Continuing in the same geographic region again, today’s site is Jezreel. The tel is built above the […]

The Death of King Saul

Mountains of Gilboa,   may you have neither dew nor rain,   may no showers fall on your terraced fields.For there the shield of the mighty was despised,   the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil. 2 Samuel 1:21 The Philistines were gathering for battle. Saul mustered his forces to meet the threat. They gathered near the spring of Jezreel at the foot of Mount Gilboa. The evening before the battle, Saul was scared. God had abandoned him, and he was seeking guidance. Sneaking across the valley, over Mount Moreh to the north, he found a medium at En Dor, and asked […]