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- Tel Dan has an amazing nature area, as well as a very historical and archaeological area.
- Similar to nearby Banias, there is a river that flows through Tel Dan, offering some really nice walking trails.
History.
- The city of Dan is mentioned many times throughout The Tenach. Here, there is the second oldest arched entrance in the world. Avraham Avinu used this entrance when he was saving Lot.
- Tel Dan is likely the city of Leshem/Laish, which Shevat Dan conquered.
- Yerovoam built two temples with golden calves, one in Beit-El and the other here in Dan. The base of that temple still exists. There is a metal structure that gives you an idea of the dimensions of the altar.
- Unfortunately, there are people that deny the authenticity of The Torah. When reading the story of David Hamelech, these people, many of whom are major academics, denied that he ever existed! They claimed that he was just some folk hero. They said this because, outside of The Tenach, there was no other proof of his existence. Then, in 1993, archeologists working at Tel Dan found a 2800-year-old inscription likely written by Chazael, king of Aram-Damascus, in which he mentioned "The House of David"! This forced many people who tried denying the truth of The Tenach, to backtrack many of their claims.
Archaeological | 5/5 |
Historical | 5/5 |
Nature | 6/5! |
Views | 2/5 |
