Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Crocodile River in Israel (biblical) (Nahal Taninim)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Taninim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramot_Menashe


The geography of the Bible;: A study in historical geography 
Permalink: http://amzn.com/B0007EA5P4
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the excerpt image below is from Aqueducts and tunnels: wonders of Roman technology that brought water to the people By Ethan Bensinger, January 30, 2008     http://sightseeinginisrael.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/aqueducts.jpg


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Dor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantura
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dor_(moshav)

crocodile or alligator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator

mediterranean climate (olive climate)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_climate



Wikipedia contributors. "Mediterranean climate." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 8 Feb. 2012. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.

Olea europaea, Dead Sea [Salt Sea], Jordan
Wikipedia contributors. "Olive." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.



I wasn't able to find the Rutger's Tel Taninim web site  (http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~stieglit/tap.html

I did find the Ma'agan Mikhael shipwreck in the Crocodile River (Nahal Taninim) area - 


just as an end note ... I was looking at how the word "nahal" was used in a book about Israel's geography
Geography of Israel by Efraim OrniGeography of Israel 

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