Israel Guide -- National Geographic

Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock is where Muhammad is believed to have ascended to heaven.

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

Israel Features

King Herod Revealed

Herod was one of the most imaginative and energetic builders of the ancient world.
The Forgotten Faithful

Followers of Jesus for nearly 2,000 years, native Christians today are disappearing from the land where their faith was born.
Video: Dead Sea Still Shrinking Fast

As the Dead Sea—really a giant freshwater lake—dramatically shrinks, Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian environmentalists have begun to devise ways to slow the decline.

The Holy Land: Past, Present, and Future

On on a 12-day journey through Israel and the West Bank, discover Jerusalem through a broad spectrum of narratives, explore the archaeological wonders of Caesarea and Masada, visit Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, and much more.