Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. I Kings 10:26
Part of the ruins of Megiddo |
Megiddo was one of Solomon's chariot cities |
A sign at the ruins of the Northern Palace |
A sign describing the water system at Megiddo |
Descending the water system at Megiddo |
Inside the Megiddo water system |
A view of the ruins at Megiddo (360 Panorama) |
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Descending the water system at Megiddo (360 Panorama) |
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Part of the underground water system at Megiddo (360 Panorama) |
Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Revelation 16:16 (note: Armageddon is the Jezreel Valley in Arabic or Megiddo Valley).
The Jezreel Valley, looking east from Megiddo |
Looking across the fertile Jezreel Valley from Megiddo |
The Jezreel Valley from Megiddo (360 Panorama) |
So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. Elijah went before the people and said, ‘How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.’ 1 Kings 18 20-21 (Read the full story in 1 Kings 18).
Reading our Bibles on Mount Carmel |
The view from Mount Carmel, at the western end of the Jezreel Valley |
Reading the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel (360 Panorama) |