Tel Aviv: Fulfilling Biblical Prophecy

May 22, 2019

וַיָּקָם יוֹנָה לִבְרֹחַ תַּרְשִׁישָׁה מִלִּפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיֵּרֶד יָפוֹ וַיִּמְצָא אָנִיָּה בָּאָה תַרְשִׁישׁ וַיִּתֵּן שְׂכָרָהּ וַיֵּרֶד בָּהּ לָבוֹא עִמָּהֶם תַּרְשִׁישָׁה מִלִּפְנֵי יְהֹוָה׃
va-YA-kom yo-NAH liv-RO-akh tar-SHEE-shah mi-lif-NAY a-do-NAI va-YAY-red ya-FO va-yim-TZA o-ni-YAH ba-AH tar-SHEESH va-yi-TAYN s’-kha-RAH va-YAY-red BAH la-VO i-ma-HEM tar-SHEE-shah mi-lif-NAY a-do-NAI
Yona, however, started out to flee to Tarshish from Hashem‘s service. He went down to Yaffo and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went aboard to sail with the others to Tarshish, away from the service of Hashem.
Jonah 1:3

Ah, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv!

Settled by 66 Jewish families in 1909, Tel Aviv is often described as the New York City of the Middle East.

The connection between the Jewish People and Tel Aviv however, dates back millennia. This is where the Prophet Jonah boarded a ship in an attempt to flee from God. Tel Aviv was also the name of a Jewish settlement in Babylonia where Ezekiel lived and prophesied.

This video will teach you about the Biblical Tel Aviv and the modern city and how it is fulfilling prophecy before our very eyes!