TALL MAR ELIAS , ANJARA
Associated with the Prophet Elijah, Tall Mar Elias is very
close to the ruins of a village known as Listib.It s believed that this place
was formerly Tishbi, the home of Elojah, a native of Giliad in Transjordan(2
kings 17:1) .The presence of 2 churches ,built on the Tall (hilltop) at the end
of the Byzantine period, substantiates the fact that this was a religious site.
It is believed that Elijah’s ascension to Heaven in a
chariot of fire took place at Wadi Al Kharrar,in Bethany Beyond the
Jordan.Referred to in the Bible as “Barreya” in Arabic ,”Perea” in French and
“the desert “in English, many scholars believe this to be the Holy place that
was visited by Moses, Elijah ,John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. The site at
Tall Mar Elias includes extensive architectural remains, scattered across the
summit of the hill that rises above Listib , to the southeast.
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