Bill Schlegel lived in Israel for 34 years, much of that time spent studying and then teaching about the geography of the scriptures. In this interview he provides three reasons why every bible-student should study the land of Israel:

historical accuracy
archeological accuracy
geographical accuracy

He also talks about his upcoming tour to Israel (March 19-April 2). Get more information about that here. Lastly, he weighs in a little on the modern situation between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

—— Links ——

visit Schlegel’s new website at One God Report
read his blog Land and Bible
get the Satellite Bible Atlas
the details about the trip to Israel
Intro music: Jazzy Frenchy by bensound.com. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Interview 53 Why Knowing the Land of Israel Matters (Bill Schlegel)