Herodium Fortress

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Herodium Fortress
Built - 40 B.C
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Herodium is 3 miles southeast of Bethlehem and 8
miles from Jerusalem.  Its summit is 2460 feet
above sea level. Herod built or re-built eleven
fortresses. 
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Herod - "King of the Jews"
Photos courtesy of Bibleplaces.com and Atlantic
Baptist University
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Jesus - "King of the Jews" Matthew 21-19

• What are we doing to protect ourselves?
• Do we live in fear?
• To what extent will we seek to ignore or defeat
  the One who is truly "the King"?
• Earthly fortresses will not protect us!
• Jesus is the rock of our salvation! (Psalm
  182)