Ancient Nessana: A Pilgrimage Site at the Edge of the Desert
Ancient Nessana is not associated with any biblical events or major relics. However, during the Byzantine period it emerged as a prominent Christian center for pilgrims traveling t
The “Tomb of Absalom”: The Earliest Judeo-Christian Place of Pilgrimage in Jerusalem
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Joe Zias The so-called Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem is one of the more popular pilgrimage sites since the Late Roman period. It is also one of the most en
Pilgrimages and Expeditions to the Holy Land, Egypt and Rome: The Spanish Experience
Spanish travel to biblical places has been constant since the first centuries of Christianity. A particularly rich literature tells of 19th and 20th interest in pilgrimages and mis
Silk Textiles in the Southern Levant
The Hebrew word for silk appears only twice in the Bible. But after 400 CE, as Christianity and pilgrimage expanded, silk from Egypt and Syria began to appear, and to be preserved