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The Oasis of Jericho,seen as a green island from the   
barren desert of Juda. According to biblical tradition 
the Israelites camped in the wide plain around the     
city before attacking it during their invasion of      
Canaan towards the end of the Bronze Age.
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The Oasis of Jericho,seen as a green island from the barren desert of Juda. A...

Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel,                       
oldest known inhabited settlement.                     
Neolithic fortification with trench                    
cutting through the fortification wall.
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Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel, oldest known inhabited s...

Fortification wall of Jericho                          
(Tel-el-Sultan), oldest                                
known inhabited settlement.                            
Neolithic fortification
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Fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification               
wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest                
known inhabited settlement.                            
Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-...

Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho               
(Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited                
settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

Landscape on the southern end of the Dead Sea.
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Landscape on the southern end of the Dead Sea.

The Desert of Bersheva , Israel                        
Near here Abraham dug a well
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The Desert of Bersheva , Israel Near here Abraham dug a...

Camel driver in the desert near the oasis of Jericho.
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Camel driver in the desert near the oasis of Jericho.

Date palm tree near the Dead Sea.
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Date palm tree near the Dead Sea.

Eshkol Valley between Hebron and the Dead Sea.         
(The name Eshkol is Hebrew for "bunch of grapes")      
The scouts sent by Moses to Canaan brought grapes      
from Eshkol.
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Eshkol Valley between Hebron and the Dead Sea. (The name Eshkol is Hebr...

A vineyard in the Eshkol Valley, north of Hebron       
and Beth-zur. "Eshkol" is Hebrew for "bunch of grapes" 
The scouts Moses sent to Canaan brought back grapes    
from Eshkol.
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A vineyard in the Eshkol Valley, north of Hebron and Beth-zur. "Eshkol" i...

Gnarled old tree in Beit El, Israel. It was here that
Jacob, Abraham's grandson, had his dream of a ladder
connecting heaven and earth and therefore called the
place Beit El, House of God (Genesis 28:1)
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Gnarled old tree in Beit El, Israel. It was here that Jacob, Abraham's grandson,...