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The Roman bridge on the Jordan River from the
       1st century, near Kibbutz Gesher








































               Bridge of covenant







               Fulfillment of God's pr omise in the Land of Israel – Gesher (Bridge)









           By Omer Eshel

                esher, a small Kibbutz near the Sea   then 48 hours by the shear might of the well   the  battle, there  were three bridges  on the
                of Galilee and overlooking the Jordan   equipped Arab armies.     Jordan river near the Kibbutz that were blown
                River, is one of the most important                               by the Jewish forces to prevent and hold off the
                crossing places of the region, for this   But  God  had  a  different  plan.  Early  morning   Arab armies from the east to cross the Jordan
           GSmall Kibbutz witnessed the everlasting   of May 15: ALARM!! ALARM!! We are under   River.
           promise of God.                    attack! All fighters to arms! – cried the guard at   One of the bridges was a Roman bridge that
                                              the old British police fort in Gesher.
           May 15, 1948, a day after the historical                               was there during the 1st century AD and which
           establishment of the State of Israel, seven Arab   Just  two days  before the  battle,  the British   was probably used by Jesus and the people of
           armies launched a cohesive attack against the   forces had left their posts leaving the Jews to   the Galilee and the Decapolis around the first
           Jewish villages. The armies of Iraq, Jordan,   their faith. Civilians where to face the Arab legion   half of the 1st century. "Large crowds from
           Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and local   and the Iraqi army.    Galilee, the  Decapolis, Jerusalem,  Judea and
           Arab  militias,  had  combined  their  forces  to   A huge pillar of dust was rising from the east,   the region across the Jordan followed him."
           crush the Jewish state.            made by the Iraqi tanks and armed vehicles   Matthew 4:25.
           Reports of the British intelligence stated that   that made their way across the desert to kill and   At day break, the Iraqi army launched a massive
           the newly born state will be destroyed in less   destroy the State of Israel. A few weeks before   artillery attack, followed by airstrikes against the

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