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History of Israel – Gan HaShlosha National Park
Israel is home to many breathtaking natural wonders and a lot of stunning scenery, and the Gan HaShlosha Park, located in the Lower Galilee region is one of them. Gan HaShlosha National Park is full of surprises for any visitors who venture to this part of Israel. Located between kibbutzim Beit Alfa and Nir David, these natural spring waters maintain a constant temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, making it ideal for swimming all year round. The Park’s name in Hebrew literally means ‘Park of the three’, and is also known in Arabic as ‘Sakhne’ meaning ‘The hot’ pool, and is so named in memory of three Jewish pioneers who, in 1938, were killed when their car rode over a land mine while they were surveying the area for the Jewish National Fund.
There are many historical attractions within the Park, including an old water-powered mill operating at the site and a reconstruction of Tel Amal (first built December 10, 1936); one of the first ‘Tower and Stockade’ settlements set up by Jewish pioneers during the 1936-39 Arab Revolt, as a protest against a British ban on the establishment of new Zionist settlements. Tel Amal was one of 52 communities all built on the same night.
The Prophet Ezekiel in the Bible writes this very apt prediction of Israel’s return to its homeland: “The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by. They will say, “This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.” (Ezekiel 36:34-35)
The Park is Also home to the Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology which displays ancient and rare Greek agricultural tools; Egyptian and Persian artefacts excavated from the nearby Beit She’an Valley; an exhibit showing the ancient Italian civilization known as the Etruscans.
Australian visitors will be right at home in the park’s small zoo hosting koalas and kangaroos amongst other Australian wildlife. The park has two other unique events: the Israeli Juggling Convention, the second largest juggling convention in the world, drawing in over 2,000 jugglers each year; and also the location for Israel’s biggest yoga festival.
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History of Israel – Jerusalem’s Golden Gate
The Old City of Jerusalem is surrounded by a wall containing eight major gates. The Eastern Gate, facing the Mount of Olives across the Kidron Valley, is unique in that it was sealed shut by the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent in 1540-41 A.D. who believed that sealing up the Golden Gate would prevent the coming Jewish Messiah from gaining entrance to Jerusalem to rule and reign.
The Eastern Gate of Jerusalem is also called the Golden Gate or the Beautiful Gate (Acts 3:2). In Hebrew, it is Sha’ar Harahamim, the “Gate of Mercy.” It is currently the oldest gate in the Old City, (6th or 7th century A.D.) built on top of the original ancient Golden Gate which may date back to the time of Nehemiah.
Yeshua used this gate when entering Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. It’s the sealing of Jerusalem’s Eastern Gate that has caused many students of prophecy to sit up and take notice. The book of Ezekiel contains several references to a gate that faces east. In Ezekiel 10:18-19, the prophet sees the glory of the Lord leave the Temple through:
“They paused at the entrance to the east gate of Adonai’s house”; “Next, the glory of Adonai rose from within the city and stood over the mountain which is on the east side of the city” (Ezekiel 11:23). Later, Ezekiel sees the glory of the Lord return to the temple via “the gate facing east” (Ezekiel 43:1-5).
Some interpret these passages in Ezekiel as references to the Messiah. The glory of the Lord coming into the temple is the triumphal entry (Ezekiel 43:2; Matthew 21:1–11).
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