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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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City gate of Tel Hazor, Israel. Hazor is the largest archaeological site in Israel. The city is first mentioned in Egyptian documents of the 19th BCE. In biblical times it was a royal city and supply post of Solomon's kingdom.
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City gate of Tel Hazor, Israel. Hazor is the largest archaeological site in I...

The moon over the Arabah valley which leads from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqabah. A very important north-south route in biblical times, the Arabah contained valuable copper mines, among them the so-called "Solomon's mines" in Timnah.
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The moon over the Arabah valley which leads from the southern end of the Dead...

The heights of the Carmel Range, roughly 550 m high, lie between the Jezreel Valley and the coastal plain. Covered by woods, it is a nature reserve of Israel. According to the Bible, the prophet Elijah confounded the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18:17).
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The heights of the Carmel Range, roughly 550 m high, lie between the Jezreel...

The heights of the Carmel Range, roughly 550 m high, lie between the Jezreel Valley and the coastal plain. Covered by woods, it is a nature reserve of Israel. According to the Bible, the prophet Elijah confounded the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18:17).
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The heights of the Carmel Range, roughly 550 m high, lie between the Jezreel...

The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed the Golden Calf near the Holy Oak (I.Kings 12:26) and Dan became the center of the cult of the Northern tribes. Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, 9th BCE.
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The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

Monastery Santa Katarina, inner courtyard of the monastery, leading to the "burning bush". Sinai,Egypt.
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Monastery Santa Katarina, inner courtyard of the monastery, leading to th...

Moses' "burning bush" in the monastery of Santa Katarina, Sinai, Egypt.
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Moses' "burning bush" in the monastery of Santa Katarina, Sinai, Egypt.

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon ("first Temple"),destroyed by the Baby- lonians,restored around 520 BCE("second Temple") and rebuilt by Herod in the second half of the 1st century BCE, it was destroyed by the Romans in 70 BCE.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon ("first Temple...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, restored around 520 BCE,it was rebuilt by Herod in the 1st BCE. Shops in the Temple-wall.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed by...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, restored around 520 BCE,it was rebuilt by Herod in the 1st BCE. Shops in the Temple-wall.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed by...

The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, restored around 520 BCE,it was rebuilt by Herod in the 1st BCE. "Robinson's Arch" is the spring of an arch which supported a Herodian staircase.
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The Western wall of the Temple in Jerusalem.Built by King Solomon, destroyed...