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“AND JUDAH AND ISRAEL DWELT SAFELY, EACH MAN UNDER HIS VINE
AND HIS FIG TREE, FROM DAN AS FAR AS BEERSHEBA,
ALL THE DAYS OF SOLOMON”   I KINGS 4


"As a Bible teacher and student of the Land, I cannot imagine a better way or place to teach the story of Jeroboam and the golden calves.  In this ancient site, now revealed through careful archeological excavation, a Bible teacher can stand in the shadow of that great altar and retell the story to a spellbound audience who can almost see the golden calf god behind them in the center of the city's sacred quarter.  At this site the stones speak and the breeze confirms the Biblical story. 
I cannot imagine a more exciting opportunity to have the Bible come alive for my students."

Kevin Saunders
Chandler, Arizona

 

High Altar at Dan which showcased the Golden Calf

Photo: Gila Yudkin

The High Altar at Dan with original stones still in place

 
"How well I remember following you to Dan's site, picking up mammoth acorns from the ground - and still have them on my dresser!!  Yesterday as I dusted, one rolled on the floor.  As I picked it up, I envisioned picking it up THE FIRST TIME in November 1999, along with you and others.  We pray for you continually, for we love Israel and her people!  Yes, Abraham, Dan's great-grandfather, received that promise, [in Genesis 12] and God will NEVER go back on His Word.  That's what makes it such a pleasure to serve Him!  All other "employers" are human and fail, but God never has and He never will!"

Donna Benedict
Summerfield, Florida

 
"The first time I visited Dan, in 1967, Abraham's gate had not been excavated.  Then, later, there it was.  Gila, you are a true daughter of Abraham to go that far just to show "the pilgrims" this fantastic and historical site.  Sure do hope to walk there with you ONE MORE TIME."

Randall Lolley
Raleigh, North Carolina

 

18th century BC mud-brick arched gateway at Dan, contemporary to Abraham

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18th century BC mud-brick arched gateway at Dan

 
"It doesn't seem like it has been a year since I was in Israel.  You know that I can still see minute details from my tour.  I can see the dirt on the path to Dan and the water, the paint chipping away on a window on a building in Tiberias that was
becoming weathered.  The birds flitting about Masada, they almost made me want to try flying, or skydiving at any rate.  The shells on the ground in the desert and the stain on the the rocks there when we went to the the pools of water at the end of a canyon.  And many more...."

Peter Giordano
San Diego, California

 

Roaring Dan River

Photo: Gila Yudkin

The roaring Dan River, major source of the Jordan

 
Read more about Dan in "Let's follow Abraham all the way to DAN."
 

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