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GENESIS 22:3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and  saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; NUMBERS 22:23, 27-31 23 Now the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand, and the donkey turned aside out of the way and went into the field.  27 And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused,and he struck the donkey with his staff. 28 Then the Lord opened the mouth of  the donkey, and she  said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you  have struck me these three times?” 29 And Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have abused me. I wish there were a sword in my  hand, for now I would kill you!” 30 So the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I  became yours, to this day?  Was I ever disposed to do this  to you?” And he said, “No.” 31 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s  eyes, and he saw the

The town of Bethlehem is mentioned in the Bible book of Genesis 35 and 48. Rachel, the wife of Jacob, died there.  They were traveling from Bethel to Bethlehem. She  went into labor and died in childbirth. The town of Bethlehem is also called Ephrath  and The City of David in the Bible. Rachel's tomb is located at the entrance to Bethlehem.  Genesis 35 also tells us that Jacob placed a   pillar on the grave but it is no longer there.  Tourist on Holy Land tours today see a domed building which has been built on the burial site .   SITE OF RACHEL'S TOMB    In 2012  an archaeological project  at the  Temple Mount unearthed a " First Temple Period" bulla in the City of David. This is the first known bulla to mention the town of Bethlehem.  A bulla is a clay seal used on documents and containers during the Bible days.          BULLA FOUND IN 2012 The Bible book of 2 Samuel 23 tells us that David  was in a cave.  He

The Bible book of Luke 1: 39-45 tells that Mary went to the hill county. She  visited the house of Elizabeth and Zachariah. Luke  also tell us that Elizabeth told Mary  that she was blessed and that her child was blessed.  She called Mary, " the  mother of her Lord".  The hill country  where Elizabeth and Zechariah lived is called Ain Karem (also spelled Ein Karem).   This village is important because this is the location where the birth of Jesus was prophesied by Elizabeth.  Elizabeth  and Zechariah, the parents of John the Baptist lived there. It is mentioned  in one of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This  village is in the municipal district of Jerusalem. There is a spring there that used to provide water to the  village.  The spring is called “Mary’s Spring” because it is the located in  village where Mary and Elizabeth met.  This village and the spring are visited  by tourists who come to the Holy Land. EXCAVATION @

ROOSTER MARK 14:72 A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter  called to mind the word that Jesus  had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will  deny Me three times.  And when he thought  about it, he wept. MATTHEW   26:34   Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”    HISTORICAL CONTEXT There is not a lot of information that shows  how the rooster was used the  Bible days.It is associated with resurrection because of  Peter's denial of Jesus.  Archaeologist found art with drawings of the rooster in Marissa in Israel. MARISSA ART WITH ROOSTER CAMEL The is mentioned throughout the Bible.  The books that talk about the camel are: Genesis, Exodus, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles,2 Chronicles, Ezra, Esther, Nehemiah, Job, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel  Study of these Bible books indicate that the camel was used for many things. The milk w