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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics. The large prayer hall.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics. Door to the prayer hall.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics. The fassade of the synagogue with its three doors.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics. Ornate lintels over the doors.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone instead of the local basalt, it is an impressive,ornate building,but with a simple flagstone-floor instead of mosaics. Ornate lintels over the doors.
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The synagogue at Caphernaum,probably from the 4th. Built of imported stone...

Skiing on Mount Hermon,Israel.
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Skiing on Mount Hermon,Israel.

Hill of Gamal,Israel.Fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish Revolt,the town finally fell to Vaspasian's troops in 67 CE.Similar to Masada six years later,the remaining jews in Gamal comitted a mass- suicide by jumping into the ravine deep below.
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Hill of Gamal,Israel.Fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish...

The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jeroboam (10th BCE);the gate itself (29,5 x 17,8 m)comprises two towers with two guard rooms on either side.A reconstructed throne at the entrance.
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The Canaanite gate at Tel Dan,Israel.The fortification was built by king Jerobo...

The Bar'am synagogue,Galilee,Israel.The unique feature of the building is the porch which runs the length of the facade. The ground-floor prayer hall.
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The Bar'am synagogue,Galilee,Israel.The unique feature of the building is the p...

The Bar'am synagogue,Galilee,Israel.The unique feature of the building is the porch which runs the length of the facade. The gate.
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The Bar'am synagogue,Galilee,Israel.The unique feature of the building is the p...

An ancient village on the Golan Heights near the Lebanese border.Simple basalt houses with stone lintels for the poor shepherds on the high plateau.
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An ancient village on the Golan Heights near the Lebanese border.Simple b...