in this video we introduce the general location of the land of Israel

介紹以色列的位置

and how it functions as a land bridge

如何聯繫三大洲

between three continents

請打開<衛星聖經地圖集>

we recommend keeping your satellite Bible atlas handy

為了更清晰閱讀

since you can pause the video at any time to look at the maps

你可隨時暫停

with better resolution and clarity in the Atlas

我們看看以色列地所在

first let's note where Israel is located

聖經之地

the land of the Bible

位於地中海東端

sits at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

連接三個大陸

it is a land bridge between three continents

歐洲

Europe

亞洲

Asia

和非洲

and Africa

聖經的地方不是虛構或童話

the land at the Bible is not a make-believe or fairyland

是地球上一個真實的地方

but a real place on our earth

聖經是真實事件的記錄

the Bible is a record of real events

真正的人物，真正的地方

that happened to real people at real places

簡而言之，聖經的訊息是

in a nutshell this is the message the Bible

那創造一切超然的神

the divine and transcendent God who created everything

介入了我們的世界

is involved with man's world

神的參與並不抽象

and God's involvement is not in an abstract way

卻是很具體，涉及真實人物

but in concrete ways involving real people

真實事件和地方，真正在地球發生

real events real places on our real earth

以色列是個很小的地方

the land of Israel is relatively small

藍色形狀代表以色列

here Israel size the blue shape

跟美國比較

as compared to the size the United States

左面是以色列跟加州比較

or compare the size of Israel to California on the left

右邊以色列和新澤西州比較

or note on the right Israel land mass is about the same size as New Jersey

新澤西州是美國第五個最小的州份

the 5th smallest state in the United States

儘管以色列規模很小

but in spite of Israel's relatively small size

在歷史上卻有巨大的影響力

this little land has had a huge impact upon history

全是因為神介入了

this is undoubtedly because of God's association

以色列的土地和人民之中

with the land and people of Israel

在以西結書 5:5，神說 :

the Lord says in Ezekiel 5:5

這是耶路撒冷

this is Jerusalem

我已經將她放在各國的中間

I've set her

列國要圍繞她

in the center of the nations

神在這經文指出

with countries all around her

他要通過以色列的土地和人民

God indicates in this scriptures

讓整個世界認識他自己

that He would make Himself known to the world

在細小土地上竟然可以證明

thru the people of Israel in the land of Israel

聖經中介紹的一位神

Events in the small land would give evidence

是真神 除他以外 沒有別神

that the God of the Bible

圖 12-1

is the true God

顯示了現代的中東邊界

and that there is no other

仔細看看以色列的位置

map 12-1 in the SBA

他連接三大洲

shows the borders of the modern countries in the Middle East

留意兩個古老的文明搖籃

let's take a closer look at Israel's position

美索不達米亞和埃及

as a land bridge between three continents

美索不達米亞和埃及之間的道路

note the two ancient cradles of civilization

需要通過以色列地

Mesopotamia and Egypt

因為東邊是阿拉伯沙漠

the route between Mesopotamia and Egypt

西部是地中海

is funneled through the land of Israel

都不容易通過

because the Arabian desert to the east

因為連接三個大陸

and the Mediterranean Sea in the west

在歷史上以色列的土地常常

present difficult obstacles for travel

為埃及和亞洲的帝國所爭奪

as a land bridge between continents

帝國要擴大軍事

the land of Israel has historically been coveted

經濟或政治利益

by big empires in Egypt and Asia

都要將目光

Any kingdom interested in expanding military

放在以色列，作為擴張的橋樑

economic political interests

之後還加上了歐洲

would set its sights on Israel

這是全地的主，一個精心挑選的地方

as a bridge for expansion

有時隱藏，有時具體

later in history

展示他管理全地的權柄

Europe get into the picture

猶太人與以色列土地的歷史

this is a well-chosen land

證明聖經中的神是真實的

for the Lord of the earth

獨一的，是那位超越時間和空間的

to demonstrate and sometimes subtle

繼續仔細看以色列的土地

yet concrete ways

可熟悉古代近東

his sovereignty over the Kingdoms of man

的一些地理名詞

the history of the Jewish people with the land of Israel

地圖 2-1

as evidence at the God of the Bible

顯示亞伯拉罕，從美索不達米亞到迦南

is the true God

標示出肥沃的新月

who alone transcends time and space

這個新月形的區域

before we look closer at the Land of Israel

從波斯灣向北延伸

there are a few other features and terms

沿底格里斯河和幼發拉底河的流域

of the ancient Near East to be familiar with

通過現代的敘利亞

you are using map 2-1

到達地中海海岸

a map showing Abraham's migration from Mesopotamia to Canaan

這一帶地方可從河流或雨水，得到足夠水源

to mark out the Fertile Crescent

灌溉農作物

this is an area shaped like a crescent

肥沃的新月，由兩部分組成

that extends from Persian Gulf

美索不達米亞是指河流之間的土地

North along Tigris and Euphrates river's basins

是幼發拉底河和底格里斯河

through modern Syria

是今天的伊拉克所在

and down along the eastern Mediterranean Sea board

在古代是亞述

it's a land with enough water

和巴比倫帝國的中心

either from rivers or rain

肥沃新月的其他部分

to produce crops

被稱為黎凡特 (Levant)

the Fertile Crescent is made up of two parts

這是地中海東部海岸

Mesopotamia means the land between the rivers

黎凡特指提升

the Euphrates and Tigris

特徵是丘陵和山谷

this is where Iraq is today

高原和山脈

in an ancient times is center of both

有些超過海拔9,000英尺

the Assyrian and Babylonian empires

黎凡特包括以色列的土地

the other part of the Fertile Crescent is called the Levant

亞伯拉罕時代稱為迦南

which is the eastern Mediterranean Sea board

現在回顧一下

Levant means raised up

聖經的土地是一個真實的地方

there is characterized by hills and valleys

聖經描述真實的人

plateaus and mountains

真實的事件，真實的地方

some over 9,000 feet in elevation

聖經記錄了

the Levant includes the lands of Israel

神如何參與人類的現實世界

just called Canaan in Abraham's time

還有，聖經的土地連接

to briefly review the main concepts presented in this video

世界三大洲

the land of the Bible is a real place on our earth

亞洲, 非洲和歐洲的帝國

the Bible describes real people

都爭奪這片土地

real events in real places

這塊位於世界中心的土地

the Bible is a record

透過以色列的土地和人民

God's involvement with the real world of mankind

最終證明神的超越和主權

next the land of the bible is situated as a land bridge

我們也認識到新月沃地的位置

between three continents

包括兩個部分

Empires in Asian Africa and Europe

美索不達米亞和黎凡特

have covered at this land is a bridge for expansion

下一個短片將會介紹

we mention that the central position

以色列地的獨特地理

of the land and people of Israel

ultimately testifies to the transcendence

and sovereignty the God of the Bible

we also learned the location of the Fertile Crescent

including its two parts

Mesopotamia and the Levant

in our next video we'll take a closer look

at the distinctive geographical regions of the land of Israel