MASADA - a key to Israel's history

Herod was paranoid, seeing enemies everywhere. Despite its isolation, he reinforced Masada's walls and built immense water tanks, ready for a siege. Read more...

The elegant, intimate, private palace-villa dripped with luxury. It was separated from the fortress by a wall, affording total privacy.  Read more...

The Sicarii/Zealots knew they had no chance, so they decided to take their own lives instead of dying at the hands of the Romans, or becoming slaves.  Read more...

'I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. The Lord asked me, "Can these bones live?"  I said, "O Sovereign Lord, you alone know."   Read more...

'The Sicarii killed Jews who collaborated with Rome. They assassinated them in the midst of crowds, so the panic was more alarming than the deed itself.'   Read more...