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	Machaerus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Machaerus (Greek: "The Sword") was a Hasmonean stronghold in Perea built by Alexander Jannai.
		As the base of Aristobulus' II resistance, it was destroyed by Pompey [64 CE] but later rebuilt by Herod on a grander scale, complete with a lavish palace and enough supplies to withstand a five-year siege.
		According to Josephus it was the place where Antipas imprisoned and executed Johanan the Baptizer [Antiquities 18.118-119].
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/geo/Machaerus.html (79 words)

	Jordan - Touristic Sites - South of Amman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		There, it is said, the beautiful Salomé danced for Herod Antipas, who presented her with the head of the Prophet Yahya or John the Baptist to honor her wishes.
		The head was brought in on a plate to the girl, who took it to her mother." The fort was perched on a 700-meter-high hill which was first fortified about 100 BCE, and expanded by Herod the Great seventy years later.
		The greatest attraction of Machaerus, however, is the stunning panoramic view it presents of the surrounding countryside, the Dead Sea, and the West Bank.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /tourism6b.html (1270 words)

	orion-list Kraft on Goranson on Pliny
		Nor is "flowing south." And for Pliny, Judaea is on both sides of the Dead Sea, with Machaerus possibly marking it's southernmost landmark.
		Machaerus, I think, has > not yet been excavated sufficiently to determine the date Herod rebuilt it.
		Pliny doesn't actually say that Machaerus was in ruins, only that it had formerly (quondam) been a more impressive fortress (arx), second only to Jerusalem.
	www.mail-archive.com /orion@panda.mscc.huji.ac.il/msg00451.html (1031 words)

	Capítulos en inglés
		They were to move to the palace in Machaerus on the other side of the Jordan, beside the Dead Sea.
		John was shut up in the basement of the palace in Machaerus, in a dark and narrow cell where other prisoners perished while serving their sentence....
		Machaerus was a fortress built along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea in Perea.
	www.untaljesus.net /texing.php?id=1100010 (1875 words)

	Perea/Gilead
		Perea (from Greek: peran (iordanou) ["beyond Jordan"]) was a district on the east side of the Jordan river whose northern border was south of Pella in the Decapolis and whose southern border was guarded by the frontier fortress of Machaerus.
		This was the area of the activity of Johanan the Baptizer [according to John 1], including his imprisonment and execution at Machaerus [according to Josephus].
		According to the synoptic gospels, Jesus took the Jordan valley road through Perea that ran from the southern end of the Sea of Galilee to the ford at Jericho on his way to Jerusalem.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Society_&_Culture/geo/Perea.html (182 words)

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		Die grØ·Â£Ø¢Â¶Ø·Â£Ø¹Øte Anziehung von Machaerus ist jedoch die panoramische Ansicht BetØ·Â£Ø¢Â¤ubens, die sie von der umgebenden Landschaft sich darstellt, das tote Meer und die Westbank.
		In der Tat finden Shepherds und ihre Mengen noch Schutz in den unzØ·Â£Ø¢Â¤hligen HØ·Â£Ø¢Â¶hlen und in den grottoes um Machaerus.
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	jor.s5.com /photo2.html (11080 words)

	Matthew 11:2-6
		This played into her hands for Machaerus was under the control of her father and she fled eastwards, preparations having been made for her ahead of her arrival, and into Arabia where she met with her father and told him of Antipas’ intentions.
		Machaerus, as previously noted above, was a stronghold situated some five miles due east of the shores of the Dead Sea, a residency of Herod Antipas, king of both Galilee and Peraea and rising today to a summit of 700m above sea level.
		From Machaerus, the strongholds of Herodium (25 miles) and Alexandrium (35 miles) on the west bank of the Jordan were also visible and, should there have been a Jewish uprising, these fortresses would have taken the immediate brunt of the attack allowing for a decision to be made either of flight or fight.
	www.arlev.clara.net /matt035.htm (4694 words)

	Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah - Chapter 48
		We suppost that, during the nine or ten months of Christ's Galilean Ministry, the Tetrarch had resided in his Paraean dominions (east of the Jordan), either at Julias or at Machaerus, in which latter fortress the Baptist was beheaded.
		He has also furnished such pictorial details, that we can transport ourselves to that rocky keep of the Baptist, perhaps the more vividly that, as we wander over the vast field of stones, upturned foundations, and broken walls around, we seem to view the scene in the lurid sunset of judgment.
		In their view, there must have been a terrible contrast between him who lay in the dungeon of Machaerus, and Him Who sat down to eat and drink at a feast of the publicans.
	www.godrules.net /library/lifetimes/lifetimes48.htm (4255 words)

	Article: The Hot Springs of Kallirrhoe and Baarou (by Christa Clamer)
		Although the first two letters of the inscription are missing 1 - it can be identified with the ancient name of Barou, a small river refered to by Eusebius in connection with a very large village [Beelmeon] "near the hot springs of Baras in Arabia" (Onomastikon 44:22; 112:17).
		Abel and Donner regard it as an open rock-cut pool or "nymphaion" with an inlet channel for the thermal water on the east and an outlet to the west.
		Although during the fifth-sixth centuries the village of Mukawer close to Mishnaqa (Machaerus) developed into a pilgrim's site with churches dedicated to John the Baptist, it is difficult to imagine pilgrims venturing down from Mishnaqa to ez-Zara to take a curative bath in the hot springs.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/mad/articles/ClamerKallirhoe.html (3026 words)

	Sermons Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This desolate mountaintop with a view of the Dead Sea marks the spot of a fortress that was built and demolished and rebuilt and finally demolished again in the years before and after the time of Jesus.
		Machaerus is significant for the Christian story because it marks the spot where John the Baptist was imprisoned and later executed by Herod Antipas.
		The fortress at Machaerus is so isolated from the rest of Herod’s territory that it would have made perfect sense as a place to get rid of John: away from the Jordan River and out of sight of the crowds that John had attracted.
	www.ipcmclean.org /Sermons_Online.html?Source=/Archive/2003/12/14-28602.html (1982 words)

	A tour of the biblical sites of Jordan
		In spite of its key geographical position, Machaerus lacked a natural water supply, and under Herod, a comprehensive waterworks was constructed.
		Machaerus was an envied territory in successive struggles for power among the Hasmonean factions and between them and the Romans.
		The sea and the expansive sultry plain along the sea's southeastern coast — known as the Southern Ghor — are believed to be the location of a number of some of the most dramatic and defining biblical episodes.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /03212000008.htm (2345 words)

	John the Baptist and Bible History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But once while he was staying in Rome with his half brother Herod (also known as Philip, the son of Herod the Great by Mariamme, the daughter of Simon the high priest), Antipas fell in love with his brother's wife Herodias, and he promised to marry her and divorce Areta's daughter.
		John was brought in chain's to the fortress of Machaerus and was put to death in that prison.
		Josephus wrote the same thing: "Herod had since fallen in love with the wife of his half-brother, and he promised to marry her and divorce Areta's daughter (which he did, and in doing so broke one of the Ten Commandments by committing adultery.).
	www.biblehistory.net /Chap3.htm (1033 words)

	Vincent's NT Word Studies - Matthew 14
		This prison was the fortress of Machaerus on the east side of the Dead Sea, almost on a line with Bethlehem, above the gorge which divided the Mountains of Abarim from the range of Pisgah.
		Perched on an isolated cliff at the end of a narrow ridge, encompassed with deep ravines, was the citadel.
		The circumstances seem to point to Machaerus itself as the scene of the banquet; so that the deed could be quickly done, and the head of the Baptist delivered while the feast was still in progress.
	www.godrules.net /library/vincent/vincentmat14.htm (929 words)

	Masada
		The Jews were still in possession of the fortresses Herodium, Machaerus, and Masada.
		Of somewhat longer duration was the siege of Machaerus.
		Masada was held by the ultra-patriots under Eleazer, a descendent of Judah the Galilean.
	latter-rain.com /ot/masada.htm (304 words)

	John the Baptist - 2
		Whatever may have been the chief motive of the tetrarch's policy, it is certain that Herodias nourished a bitter hatred against John: "She laid snares for him: and was desirous to put him to death" (Mark, vi, 19).
		St. John languished probably for some time in the fortress of Machaerus; but the ire of Herodias, unlike that of Herod, never abated: she watched her chance.
		But if there be any truth in Josephus's assertion, that John was put to death at Machaerus, it is hard to understand why he was buried so far from the Herodian fortress.
	www.crystalinks.com /johnbaptist2.html (1725 words)

	Mark 6:14-29: Death of John the Baptist
		Machaerus was a great fortress on a very steep hill east of the Dead Sea.
		At first, we are told, he was glad to hear John, but when John plainly pointed out Herod's sins, he shut him up in prison; and by and by on his birthday, to please his wicked wife, he caused John to be killed.
		We do not think of this at Tiberias, but at Machaerus, a fortress city of Herod's on the mountains east of the northern part of the Dead Sea, where the ruins of an old palace and prison cells can still be seen.
	www.swedenborgdigitallibrary.org /sower/mm/mk11.htm (976 words)

	Herodias, by Gustave Flaubert; Chapter I Page 1
		It was built upon a conical peak of basalt, and was surrounded by four deep valleys, one on each side, another in front, and the fourth in the rear.
		The sun, rising behind Machaerus, spread a rosy flush over the sky, lighting up the stony shores, the hills, and the desert, and illuming the distant mountains of Judea, rugged and grey in the early dawn.
		En-gedi, the central point of the group, threw a deep fl shadow; Hebron, in the background, was round-topped like a dome; Eschol had her pomegranates, Sorek her vineyards, Carmel her fields of sesame; and the tower of Antonia, with its enormous cube, dominated Jerusalem.
	www.pagebypagebooks.com /Gustave_Flaubert/Herodias/Chapter_I_p1.html (510 words)

	Mount Nebo -- Madaba of JORDAN, the ancient holyland, Country: the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
		Visit the site of Machaerus, strong hold of Herod Antipas, where Salome danced for the head of John the Baptist.
		Jordan is a unique and blessed land of the Old and New Testaments and early years of Islam.
		George visitors may view the earliest surviving original map of the Holy Land, which was made around A.D. In addition, there are other mosaic floors preserved throughout the town, as well as a fine local museum.
	arabisca.tripod.com /madaba.htm (446 words)

	Daily Bible Study - Machaerus
		Machaerus, meaning the Black Fortress, was located on the frontier of Arabia, about 9 miles / 15 kilometers east of, and at an elevation 3,860 feet above, The Dead Sea.
		It was at Machaerus, according to the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus, who lived through much of the New Testament era, that the Biblically-recorded martyrdom of John The Baptist occurred in the time of Herod the Great's son, Herod Antipas (see the Fact Finder question below).
		John was a fearless servant of God, that is to say, he feared only God.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2003/20031120.htm (596 words)

	A Certain Jesus
		ohn, the prophet of the desert, continued to be a prisoner in Machaerus.
		That same morning they started their journey to the north, to the Galilee of the gentiles, to comply with the wish of the imprisoned prophet...
		Jesus’ reply to his messengers shows his awareness of being the heir of the prophetic tradition of his people and, with the help of his friends, of setting up the Messianic Kingdom which John himself and the rest of the prophets had announced.
	www.bible.claret.org /liturgy/daily/acj/CycleA/Ch_45.htm (1825 words)

	Bethel Lutheran: Sermon Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Preacher was imprisoned in Herod’s castle, Machaerus, located in modern day Jordan 18 miles SE of the mouth of the Jordan River (1).
		Machaerus was first built as a fortress “to provide protection against Arab marauders.” (2) It was demolished by Gabinius in 57 B.C and later rebuilt by King Herod (3), the ruthless father of Herod Antipas who imprisoned the Baptist.
		On the walk back to Machaerus, I became more and more angry because he was quoting from Isaiah but skipping parts.
	www.bethellbc.org /sermons/more.phtml?id=177 (1897 words)

	Capítulos en inglés
		That voice shouting in the desert, preparing the way of the liberation of Israel, was gradually fading away within the filthy walls of his cell.
		In those days, a celebration was held at the palace of Machaerus, because it was Herod’s birthday.
		In Machaerus, — a fortress and a palace in one — a number of these parties were held.
	www.untaljesus.net /texing.php?id=1300054 (1759 words)

	SCROLLS IN CHICAGO
		This latter was a great mountain fortress, today in Jordanian territory, that was built by the Palestinian Jews during the greatest expansion of the Hasmonaean state (middle of the second century bc onward).
		The flight eastward towards Machaerus would have had to proceed by way of the wadis descending towards the Dead Sea and through the northern reaches of the Judaean Wilderness - precisely that region that harbored the scroll caves (see map).
		The battle between Roman forces and Jewish defenders that, as archaeologists have shown, took place at Khirbet Qumran, probably occurred as part of that flight eastward, when many refugees, seeking temporary shelter on the way to Machaerus, would have been packed within its walls.
	oi.uchicago.edu /OI/PROJ/SCR/NN_Spr00/STBQ.html (234 words)

	Herodias - CHAPTER I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Shepherds were driving their flocks to pasture; children urged heavy-laden donkeys along the roads; while grooms belonging to the palace led the horses to the river to drink.
		The wayfarers descending from the heights on the farther side of Machaerus disappeared behind the castle; others ascended from the valleys, and after arriving at the palace deposited their burdens in the courtyard.
		Many of these were purveyors to the tetrarch; others were the servants of his expected guests, arriving in advance of their masters.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/drama/Herodias/Chap1.html (3530 words)

	Machaerus - Easton Bible Dictionary - Bible Software by johnhurt.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Machaerus - Easton Bible Dictionary - Bible Software by johnhurt.com
		Machaerus - the Black Fortress, was built by Herod the Great in the gorge of Callirhoe, one of the wadies 9 miles east of the Dead Sea, as a frontier rampart against Arab marauders.
		John the Baptist was probably cast into the prison connected with this castle by Herod Antipas, whom he had reproved for his adulterous marriage with Herodias.
	www.htmlbible.com /kjv30/easton/east2353.htm (169 words)

	The Masada Myth: Heroes of the Jewish Great Revolt were not really heroes
		First, the fortresses of Herodium and Machaerus were conquered, and then Lucilius Bassus (who was sent to Judea as legate) died and was replaced in command by Flavius Silva (who succeeded him as procurator of Judea).
		This is a significant omission because after Jerusalem fell, the Roman army went on to conquer three other fortresses.
		The other was Machaerus where the Jews put a courageous fight including raids against the Roman army.
	www.bibleinterp.com /articles/masadamyth3.htm (498 words)

	WHAT DID ROME CALL THE LAND OF ISRAEL -- & WHERE WERE ITS BORDERS?
		Pliny the Elder, whose great work, the Natural History, aspired to present universal knowledge, wrote admiringly of Judea's capital and religious center: "Jerusalem, by far the most illustrious city of the East, not merely of Judea." This description reflects a view of Judea as an important country.
		Pliny described Machaerus this way: "Machaerus, formerly the fortress of Judea next in importance to Jerusalem" (both in Natural History, V:xv:70 and 72).
		Machaerus was east of the Dead Sea (now in Jordan).
	www.esek.com /jerusalem/iudaea.html (4037 words)

	Desert Discoveries' photographs of Nabatean, Roman and classical archaeology, sites in Jordan's desert Kingdom
		Roman siege ramp and Jewish defences at the citadel of Machaerus.
		Door hinges from an unexcavated city, buried by the desert sands.
		Machaerus, Herod's Dead Sea citadel where Salome danced and John theBaptist was beheaded.
	www.desertdiscoveries.co.uk /gallery1.html (295 words)

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