by Shannon Smith | Jul 6, 2026 | News from the Land
Gilgal: Where Israel Came Home at Last! For nearly 3,800 years, the ancient city of Shechem has served as one of the most pivotal settings in the history of the Children of Israel and the Land of Israel. Nestled between Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, the famed...
by Kim Troup | Jun 19, 2017 | Word to the Nations
by Kimberly Troup Shechem – The city of Shechem is first mentioned in Genesis 12:6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land. This is the first place where Abraham enters the...
by Kim Troup | Feb 23, 2012 | Heartland Stories
May 2010Oodles of children scramble happily on the painted playgrounds and roll down the grassy slopes, their sweet voices echoing in the mountain air. Nearby, sprinklers water the vineyards and Yeshiva Bible students amble by, busily discussing points of Talmudic...
