Salalah, Oman Of all of the lands and places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, none lie so far off the beaten path as distant Oman. More than a thousand miles away from the Holy Land, across rugged mountains and nearly impassable deserts, Oman lays claim to a site that could be the oldest of the Abrahamic tradition: the homeland of the Prophet Job. Yet for all of its … [Read more...]
MOUNT ARARAT
Dogubayzit, Turkey Since pre-Roman times, this enormous dormant volcano on the Turkish-Armenian frontier is held by tradition to be the landing sight of Noah’s Ark following the catastrophic flood of the Book of Genesis. The enormous size and geographical location of this rocky formation certainly make it a worthy contender, and to date no other mountain has made a serious … [Read more...]
