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Townscape Jerusalem.
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Townscape Jerusalem.

The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settlement.Human habitations were built on that slope from 1800 BCE onwards;in the 13th and 14th compartment walls were erected to make terraces for easier construction.
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The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settle...

The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settlement.Human habitations were built on that slope from 1800 BCE onwards;in the 13th and 14th compartment walls were erected to make terraces for easier construction.
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The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settle...

The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settlement.Human habitations were built on that slope from 1800 BCE onwards;in the 13th and 14th compartment walls were erected to make terraces for easier construction.
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The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settle...

The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settlement.Human habitations were built on that slope from 1800 BCE onwards;in the 13th and 14th compartment walls were erected to make terraces for easier construction.
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The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settle...

The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settlement.Human habitations were built on that slope from 1800 BCE onwards;in the 13th and 14th compartment walls were erected to make terraces for easier construction.
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The "City of David"shows archaeological remains of 14th centuries of settle...

The caves of Qumran,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947.Qumran was the center of the Essenes, a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.
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The caves of Qumran,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947.Qumran was...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE. Entrance gate to Qumran, constructed of large, undressed stones.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.The long,narrow scriptorium,where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose t...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE. A circular cistern.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose t...

Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose the site towards the end of the 2nd BCE. View towards the Dead Sea.On its shores is the Essenes' burial ground.
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Qumran was the center of the Essenes,a break-away sect from Judaism,who chose...