(Picture: Jezreel Valley from Megiddo)
Hello Fellow Travelers:
The Jezreel Valley is a strategic location in that it provides a natural break in the Jerusalem Mountain Range for easy east-west travel. In ancient days it was an important trade route connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Jordan Valley (ancient Mesopotamia).
You might recall that Josiah, the last good leader of Judah, tried to prevent Pharaoh Necho of Egypt from this area as he was trying to give military aid to the king of Assyria (II Kings 23).
Necho killed Josiah at Megiddo, a major city of the Jezreel Valley, in 603 BC.
We'll learn a lot about this important piece of real estate on our trip.
Shalom.
Pastor Rick
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