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Tourism to Israel is at an all-time high among Christians, the primary reason being a renewed interest in the Bible. This in turn has led to an increase of tourism to other sites that have biblical connections. In A Guide to the Lands of the Bible, Leslie Hoppe, O.F.M., provides a handbook to assist all those planning a visit to the lands of the Bible.

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• Foreword(p. xi)
• Abbreviations(p. xiii)
• Chapter 1 Preparing for Your Trip(p. 1)
• Chapter 2 Israel: The Setting(p. 7)
• Geography(p. 7)
• History(p. 11)
• Archaeology(p. 13)
• The Political Scene(p. 22)
• Chapter 3 Israel: The Religious Scene(p. 29)
• The Jews(p. 29)
• The Samaritans(p. 34)
• The Christians(p. 36)
• The Muslims(p. 48)
• The Druze(p. 51)
• The Holy Places(p. 51)
• Chapter 4 Israel: The Preliminaries(p. 54)
• Arrival(p. 55)
• General Information(p. 56)
• Eating Out(p. 58)
• Shopping(p. 59)
• Transportation(p. 60)
• Your Itinerary(p. 62)
• Chapter 5 Israel: Jerusalem(p. 63)
• History(p. 63)
• The Old City(p. 66)
• The City of David(p. 91)
• Mount Zion(p. 92)
• The Kidron Valley(p. 94)
• The Mount of Olives(p. 97)
• East Jerusalem(p. 101)
• West Jerusalem(p. 104)
• Chapter 6 Israel: The Jerusalem Area(p. 112)
• The Judean Hills(p. 112)
• The Foothills(p. 116)
• The Jerusalem to Jericho Road(p. 122)
• The Dead Sea Region(p. 124)
• Chapter 7 Israel: The Negev(p. 131)
• The Desert Tradition(p. 131)
• The Southern Desert Region(p. 133)
• Chapter 8 Israel: The Mediterranean Coast(p. 142)
• Chapter 9 Israel: The Galilee(p. 157)
• Lower Galilee(p. 161)
• Tiberias and the Valleys(p. 168)
• Upper Galilee and the Golan(p. 199)
• Chapter 10 The Palestinian National Authority(p. 212)
• Chapter 11 Jordan(p. 231)
• Chapter 12 Egypt(p. 250)
• General Information(p. 250)
• An Outline of Egypt's History(p. 252)
• The Culture of Ancient Egypt(p. 258)
• Egypt and the Bible(p. 263)
• The Sinai(p. 264)
• From Jerusalem to Cairo(p. 271)
• Cairo and Vicinity(p. 273)
• Lower Egypt(p. 280)
• Upper Egypt(p. 281)
• Chapter 13 Greece(p. 289)
• General Information(p. 289)
• An Outline of Greek History(p. 289)
• Ancient Greece and Biblical Studies(p. 291)
• Athens(p. 294)
• Central Greece(p. 302)
• The Peloponnese Peninsula(p. 309)
• Northern Greece(p. 318)
• Chapter 14 Turkey(p. 322)
• General Information(p. 322)
• An Outline of Turkish History(p. 324)
• Istanbul(p. 327)
• Aegean Coast(p. 329)
• The Mediterranean Coast(p. 344)
• Central Anatolia(p. 348)
• Glossary(p. 350)
• List of Illustrations(p. 356)
• Index of Biblical References(p. 359)
• Index of Persons(p. 366)
• Index of Geographical Names(p. 369)
• Index of Subjects(p. 375)
• Maps(p. 377)

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Leslie J. Hoppe, O.F.M., Ph.D., is professor of Old Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He has experience in field archaeology in Israel and has been the academic director of CTU's Israel Study Program. Father Hoppe, an associate editor of The Bible Today and a past editor of that magazine, with The Liturgical Press has recently published The Synagogues and Churches of Ancient Palestine.