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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

A collection of 4 posts
Did First-century Christians Flee to Pella? - Part 1
Pella, Jordan

Did First-century Christians Flee to Pella? - Part 1

Controversy surrounds the story that Christians of the first-century church in Jerusalem fled to a small town called Pella in response to Jesus' statement of what to do when they saw Roman armies surround their city. "But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that desolation
04 Apr 2023 9 min read
Little City, Big History - Part 2
Edom

Little City, Big History - Part 2

Inhabited since around 4000 BC during the Chalcolithic (cowl-co-LITH-ic) Period, Aqaba’s strategic location for overland trade of spices and other goods between Asia and Africa strengthened its importance over centuries, especially before the Suez Canal.
16 Oct 2022 9 min read
Little City, Big History - Part 1
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Little City, Big History - Part 1

ORIGIN OF THE NAME You may never have heard of Aqaba, Jordan, before we moved here. Or you could remember it from the 1962 Movie, Lawrence of Arabia. If you’re a devoted Bible student, you might be aware it was known as Etzion Geber (meaning backbone like a man)
09 Oct 2022 6 min read
The Land Across the Jordan River – Part 2
Jordan's History

The Land Across the Jordan River – Part 2

Today’s blog is longer than usual, and I will only dust the surface of how modern-day Jordan came to be. For a look at this part of the world’s ancient history, see last week’s blog. For those of you who don’t care for what happened in
08 Nov 2019 12 min read
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