Adam Focht Israeli Licensed Tour Guide

17/07/2024

Here is a picture of the Pool of Siloam excavations.

15/04/2024

Cleaning the Western Wall

29/01/2024

More evidence from the Temple Mount Sifting Project points toward pre-Muslim Christian presence on the Temple Mount.

Byzantine-era coin weights, newly discovered in debris from the Jerusalem holy site, are of a type used in 6th century church settings

17/01/2024

Spent the day at Masada. Hiked the runner's path, which goes up the hill opposite Masada to the North. Did the new adventure hike.

17/01/2024

If you have been with me near the Dead Sea I pointed this sign out to you. It is a marking from the early 1900s by the British PEF (Palestinian Exploration Fund) indicating the level of the Dead Sea.

18/12/2023

Spent the day at Qumran. Walking the cave trail and hiking up to part of the dry water falls.

26/11/2023

In a few locations around the country they have recreated what they call "Homa u migdal," a wall and a tower. This is how many Jewish settlements were created before the State of Israel. Many of them were put up over night to provide security for the new settlers.

25/11/2023

https://armstronginstitute.org/970-revealing-king-davids-edomite-garrisons?fbclid=IwAR1cI-sflUc94DqjCrTHQet1jHMvRA1cscFfhq6GF0Um2PVoa07XMzhMy2Q_aem_AcIGNPMYlAYbJKoNMMfxh65sW3wbRysMvCS5RXmQwyjDagq9iCoO0e65ijQMTK4LrfF8ofBZeycA0ZwJHpfXgZ9a

New research corroborates the biblical account of King David’s chain of outposts within Edom.

20/11/2023

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-11-16/ty-article/lost-biblical-monument-in-jerusalem-is-in-plain-sight-new-theory-claims/0000018b-d20c-dffa-adef-f60ce9be0000

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17/11/2023

Each week Jews around the world read a weekly portion of the first 5 books of the Bible, the Torah. This is called the Parashat HaShavua, the weekly portion. The rest of the Hebrew Bible (OT) is also divided up and read after the Parasha, this is called the Haftarah. This week's Torah portion is called Toldot, or generations, which is Gen 25:19-28:9. And there are some very interesting verses which relate to the current situation in Gaza.

Gen 26:17-18
17 So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled. 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died...

The Valley of Gerar is near Gaza. In the present situation the descendants of Isaac are not reopening wells, but something very close to that . . . tunnels. And they aren't only reopening them but blowing them up. The name Palestinian, is derived from Philistine but that is about as far as that connection goes. The Bible tells us that the Philistines were from what are Greek Islands today. So today we could say they were from European decent. Those that identify as Palestinians today are from Arab decent, and come from the South Eastern side of the Middel East.

10/11/2023

Please let me introduce you to an ancient Jewish prayer which seems just as relevant today as it did during the Holocaust, the Spanish Inquisition the Crusades and many pogroms throughout Jewish history. It is called V'hee she'amda. And here is the translation to English. Below is a nice rendition by a few Israeli singers a few years ago.

That which stood for our ancestors​ applies to us as well.
For it was not only one individua​l who stood up against us to destroy us.
Rathe​r, in every generatio​n they stand up against us to destroy us.
But the Holy One, Blessed Be He, redeems us from their hands.

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08/11/2023

I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in this dig on multiple occasions.

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08/11/2023

https://m.jpost.com/judaism/article-772218

A number of posts suggest that soldiers prayed at the ancient synagogue, though IDF rules have reportedly kept soldiers from sharing them for safety.

26/10/2023

Jaffa Port, 1934. Before the 1936-9 Arab Revolt which caused the Jews to open a port in Tel Aviv under their control. My wife's uncle's father (not her grandfather) worked on this port as well as some more distant relatives on her grandparents' side.

You can also see here how the smaller boats ferried people and freight from bigger ships that could not navigate the rocks around the port. These rocks gave inspiration to the Greek myth of Andromeda.

25/10/2023

Tel Jericho 1930

22/10/2023

Southwestern corner of the Sea of Galilee 1912.