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Terebinth tree with the hills of Socoh and Azekah. Biblical David killed Goliath under a terebinth tree. Socoh was fortified by King Rehoboam. Azekah = Tell Zakariyah
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Terebinth tree with the hills of Socoh and Azekah. Biblical David killed Go...

Valley of Elah, Israel Site of the fight between David and Goliath.
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Valley of Elah, Israel Site of the fight betwee...

Canaanite "High Place". A stonestructure where offerings were made. It was still in use during the reign of King Solomon ((965-928 BCE).
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Canaanite "High Place". A stonestructure where o...

Wall of the ancient town of Hazor, hills of Galilee in the background. Hazor was one of the chariot cities of King Solomon (965-928 BCE).
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Wall of the ancient town of Hazor, hills of Galilee in the...

The River Kishon at the beginning of Jesreel Valley at the foot of Mount Carmel.
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The River Kishon at the beginning of Jesreel Va...

The well of Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel.
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The well of Prophet Elijah on Mount Carmel.

View with olive trees from the hill of Samaria. Samaria was the capital of Israel, the northern kingdom until the Assyrian conquest in 723 BCE.
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View with olive trees from the hill of Samaria. Samaria was the capital...

The Hill of Schemer: Samaria. Here King Omri and his son King Ahab built Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom until the Assyrian conquest in 723 BCE.
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The Hill of Schemer: Samaria. Here King Omri and his son King Ahab bu...

Western gate of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great (37-4 BCE).
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Western gate of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great...

Western gate and wall of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great (37-4 BCE).
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Western gate and wall of Sebaste (Samaria), built by Herod the Great...

Hill of Ramah, still known as "the hill of Samuel", where, by tradition, the Elders asked Samuel to appoint a king, and where Saul was anointed. Ramah lies about 8 miles north of Jerusalem.
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Hill of Ramah, still known as "the hill of Samuel", where, by tradition, the...

St. George, a Greek orthodox monastery in the Wadi el Kelt, Israel. (The Wadi el Kelt begins south of Jerusalem and leads to jericho)
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St. George, a Greek orthodox monastery in the Wadi el Kelt, Israel....