by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 24, 2016 | General, Historical Geography
Flash floods in Israel can take place without warning. They are impressive to see but they are also very dangerous and damaging if you are in the path of one coming your way. I have personally seen flash floods in the Dead Sea area that have overturned buses. This is...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 23, 2016 | Everyday Israel, Historical Geography
When most people envision what Israel looks like, they think of an extremely dry and dust land. In part, they are right. Back more than a century ago when he visited Israel himself, described Israel this way when he wrote about the “hot sun and dust of this...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Israel has three “seas,” as we like to say -The Red, the Med (as in the Mediterranean), and the Dead. Recently, Israel broke through the “world rankings” and is now considered having one of the top 10 beaches in the world. Israel’s...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 19, 2016 | Tours
I remember as a kid watching the old Apollo Space Missions to the moon. In fact, our family actually personally knew Astronaut Jim Irvin (Apollo 17 I believe?). He was one who walked on the moon. Taking his first steps on to the moon’s surface, Jim quoted...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Feb 17, 2016 | Everyday Israel, General
This is some of the best Israel video I’ve ever seen. It captures spectacular perspectives of the land. Most of this 22 minute footage is time-lapse footage created by Stockfootage.com. For sure, it’s some of the very best video I’ve seen yet to...
