THE BIBLE AND OUR DAYS

 

No one would object to the fact that the Old Testament is full of incredible moral and spiritual force, weakening over time. But a sensation for all was the opportunity on the basis of this great book to organize the formation of prose.

In 1948, the book of books age more than 3000 years, plays the role of a trusted advisor in the development of the modern State. Department of agriculture and industry in this country largely relies on accurate historical information that appeared in the text of the Bible.

 

The territory of the new State encompasses about 20 thousand. kV. km. In 1948, the Biblical descriptions of the promised land, where rivers flow with milk and honey, like the Lake of Galilee and the plain of Jezreel. Large areas in the Galilee and almost all entirely Jewish Highlands differed sharply from what is written about them in the Bible. In these places, even the grass was destroyed, not to mention the olive and fig groves. Because of this accelerated soil erosion.

Inexperienced settlers, completely unfamiliar with the nature of the new lands discovered that the old testament can provide invaluable assistance. It prompted questions in the field of agriculture, the planting of forests and industrial development. "Fortunately," says Dr. Walter Clay Loudermilk, an expert on the agricultural economy, the Bible told us what plants can grow in different places. Based on the book of judges we know that Philistines grew wheat and grapes. All these plants are grown there today.

Any attempt to settle in the Negev had seemed doomed to defeat. To the South of the mountains of Judea between Hebron and Egypt was a desert, cross the dry riverbeds, which does not grow any edible plants. Meteorological measurements have shown that the average annual rainfall in these areas is less than 150 mm. It is very little, and with this level of precipitation all the plants dry up. Therefore, the draft settlement of this area was not enthusiastic. Search the geological party spent many weeks to investigate the arid dunes and rocky hills "of the South", that is, in the Negev. And in the end they found what they were looking for. And Isaac departed thence, and settled mainly in the Gerar valley, and settled there. And once again dug up the Well ofIsaac of water that were dug in the days of Abraham his father, "according to chapter 26 of Genesis. These ancient wells were still there, and below them a clean source-"the well of living water", as they called the slaves of Isaac. With these words they called drinking water because other underground sources in the Negev, as shown by modern tests, contained water unsuitable for drinking. In addition, Beer-Sheva tamarisk trees were planted, the ones who once planted a Abraham, and which take root in a hot and dry climate.

Landscaping is a task for the terrain which is suffering from lack of water. Settling in Palestine, settlers immediately started to plant forests. In the selection of tree species and suitable areas for landscaping they could safely rely on observations of their distant ancestors, namely: the forest is best promoted in place of the old forests. "But Jesus (Nun) said home of Josef, Ephraim and Manasseh: you are crowded and the power you have is great; not one lot will have you; and thy will, mountain and forest views this; thou will clean′ it, and it will be yours until the very end of it. " It was known that the tribe of Israel occupied the land to the North of Jerusalem. Their territory stretched from the mountain ridge at Bethel through biblical Shechem (Nablus) to the foot of the mountain Garizim East of the Jezreel valley. The settlers have trusted Book books as for this reason, in the words of Professor Zohari from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

In the Pentateuch of Moses also said: «He fed it (Israel) works the fields and fed him honey from stone and oil from the solid rock». In the Negev were found thousands of small circular stone walls. In the area there was no water-no sources, no underground lakes. When researchers removed the layer of sand. They found the remains of stone circles in the center of the roots of ancient olive trees and vineyards. The stone walls of ancient times served to collect dew. The design of these "traps" testifies to the amazing knowledge concerning the process of condensation. The stones were fit to each other not to wind penetrated through the cracks. This "traps" was about the moisture from the air. Inside each fences grew one tree. Sweet grape juice in ancient times was often called "honey". From the fruit of the olive trees produce oil. This is the "butter" and "honey", "made of stone" and "hard rock". Traps for Israeli residents, modern well dew great service.

 

In the second half of the year 1953 in Israel for the first time produced 3000 tons of copper. Where 3000 years ago stood the home of artisans and slaves of King Solomon, now there are homes for miners. Copper mining in these areas continues to pay off. Geologist, Dr. Ben-Tor in 1949, explored the ancient copper mines in order to ascertain their economic value for our time. Experts have concluded that the ore from here, you can get 100, 000 tons of copper, and the expansion of the mine will have at least 200 thousand. And since the "Etzion-Geber, Elafe (Eilat), on the shore of the Red Sea", said Samuel 3, has begun to work. In the Head Office of the company on the wall hangs a poster, which reads: "for the Lord your God, guides you into the land of the good, in which stones, iron, and out of the mountains which will be carving copper".

The discovered iron ore output, also found Ben fan, have been researched and shown that it contains it is estimated that 15 million tonnes of ore. Most of the low quality, but in the more careful study found excellent content of pure iron ore from 60 to 65%.

 

In the field of ancient biblical Bathsheba was Dana and settlements over 50 agricultural communities. Almost every one of them is modern again, connected with the ancient source or structure. Gradually increasing and large areas are starting to resemble the picturesque panoramas of the times of the old testament.

 

"The empty Earth will be flowering, the former desolate in the eyes of all the walking about then will say, "This desert became - like garden of Eden".

 

                                                                                       AMEN