Megiddo church

Welcome, travelers and seekers of history, to the ancient and evocative summit of Tel Megiddo. As you stand here today, the warm breeze sweeping off the Jezreel Valley brings with it the echoes of millennia. …

As we begin our physical ascent into the heart of the ancient city, our first major encounter is the imposing Canaanite gate complex. Imagine yourself as a weary Bronze Age merchant, arriving at this heavily fortified entrance…

Advancing further up the slope and forward in time, we arrive at one of the most architecturally impressive and hotly debated structures in all of biblical archaeology: the Israelite six chambered gate. Notice the dramatic shift…

As we penetrate deeper into the center of the tell, we arrive at an area that possesses a heavy, almost overwhelming spiritual gravity. Look down into the excavated depression before you. …

Having contemplated the heavy spiritual atmosphere of the sacrificial altar, we now move toward the northern edge of the upper city, entering what was unequivocally the royal precinct. Scattered before you are the foundational…

Just a short distance from the foundations of the Northern Palace, we arrive at one of the most uniquely fascinating and visually striking sectors of Tel Megiddo: the great northern chariot stables. If you look closely at the…

Leaving the military precision of the chariot stables, we transition to an awe inspiring feat of ancient civil engineering designed to sustain the city through the brutal realities of a prolonged siege. Before you plunges a…

We have now reached the absolute zenith of Megiddo's survival engineering: the legendary underground water system. The single greatest vulnerability of any fortified city in the ancient Levant was the security of its water supply. …

As we emerge from the ancient water tunnel and stand outside the towering walls of the tell, we must turn our attention to the modern landscape spreading out to the south, toward the Megiddo Junction. From this vantage point, we…

As our expansive journey across the mountain of Megiddo comes to a close, it is essential to pause and reflect on the staggering chronological and spiritual arc of the history beneath our feet. We began our tour walking up the…