| Random files - Photos of Israel |
Mt. Ebal726 viewsA view of Mt. Ebal (Mount of cursing) from Mt. Gerizim (Mount of Blessing). They were close together so that everyone could hear one another. Shechem (Modern day Nablus) is in between.eliyah
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From a boat on the Sea of Galilee678 viewsThis is a view from the Sea of Galilee looking toward what is believed by some to be the mountain from which Yahushua spoke the "Beatitudes" in Matthew 5.eliyah
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Flowers on Megiddo720 viewsThese are some of the flowers found growing in abundance in Megiddo. Megiddo is now in ruins and the archaeology done there is quite remarkable. eliyah
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Star of David in a church?739 viewsThis is a mosaic floor found in a church that was built in the late 300's AD. Interestingly, it contains the "star of David" symbol. These kinds of things cause me to question the Jewish origin of this symbol.eliyah
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Pools in the desert813 viewsA small pool of water from a recent rain. There were several areas above it that could also hold pools of water.eliyah
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Jordan Valley711 viewsThe Jordan is behind these mountains. We are descending down to the Jordan Valley and stopped to take these picseliyah
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Jezreel valley below Nazareth809 viewsNazareth is set on quite a hill. If you descend all the way down you'll see Mt. Tabor on the left (toward the east).eliyah
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Jordan River737 viewsA view of the Jordan river and surrounding farms & scenery.eliyah
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| Last additions - Photos of Israel |
View from Mt. Carmel769 viewsMt. Carmel is where the prophets of Ba'al were put to shame by EliYah the prophet.eliyahMar 10, 2009
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Jezreel valley below Nazareth809 viewsNazareth is set on quite a hill. If you descend all the way down you'll see Mt. Tabor on the left (toward the east).eliyahMar 10, 2009
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Valley of Megiddo / Jezreel Valley740 viewsOne day this valley will be full of soldiers. For now it is mainly barley fields,eliyahMar 10, 2009
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Flowers on Megiddo720 viewsThese are some of the flowers found growing in abundance in Megiddo. Megiddo is now in ruins and the archaeology done there is quite remarkable. eliyahMar 10, 2009
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View from Mt. Gerizim (Mount of Blessing)732 viewsThis is a view of the valley below Mt. Gerizim. The closer city is modern day Nablus (anciently called Shechem or Sh'chem).eliyahMar 10, 2009
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Tel Aviv Skyline from Mt. Gerazim682 viewsWe were descending from the top of Mt. Gerazim (Mount of Blessing) and noticed that the city of Tel Aviv was visible. The silhouette of the tall buildings are seen, 30+ miles away.eliyahMar 10, 2009
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All is green in the Golan Heights772 viewsI was pleasantly surprised to see how beautiful and green most every hill and valley are in this very fertile area of Israel. The haze is due to dust in the atmosphere, coming from Africa.eliyahMar 10, 2009
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Caves near Beersheba761 viewsWe walked over and entered these caves, which were pretty small. Some believe that King David may have used these caves to flee from Saul. The top of the caves were covered in soot from fires that were built inside.eliyahMar 07, 2009
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