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View across Galilee towards Mount Tabor,according to the New Testament the venue of Christ's Transfiguration.
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View across Galilee towards Mount Tabor,according to the New Testament the...

Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and nymphs stood in the alcoves. Here is one of the sources of the river Jordan; this is also the site of the town of Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus handed the keys to Peter.
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Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and...

Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and nymphs stood in the alcoves. Here is one of the sources of the river Jordan; this is also the site of the town of Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus handed the keys to Peter.
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Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and n...

Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and nymphs stood in the alcoves. Here is one of the sources of the river Jordan; this is also the site of the town of Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus handed the keys to Peter.
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Banyas, an antique cave sanctuary of the Greek god Pan. Statues of the god and n...

Tel Hazor,the water system.During the reign of King Ahab (871-852),a 30 m deep shaft was opened in the rock,and a 25 m long tunnel dug down to the under- ground pool.Retaining wall and shaft.
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Tel Hazor,the water system.During the reign of King Ahab (871-852),a 30 m de...

Remains of a four-room house "the House of Yael" in Tel Hazor,one of the royal cities and supply posts in Solomon's kingdom.
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Remains of a four-room house "the House of Yael" in Tel Hazor,one of the...

The skyline of Akko,Israel with the minaret of the Ahmed-el Jazzar Mosque built around 1800.
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The skyline of Akko,Israel with the minaret of the Ahmed-el Jazzar Mosque b...

The Sultan's Tower is the last Crusader city tower still standing. It was incorporated into the Turkish sea-wall in the late 18th century.
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The Sultan's Tower is the last Crusader city tower still standing. It was...

The citadel of Akko
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The citadel of Akko

Sepphoris was the capital of Galilee;it was the seat of the Sanhedrin,highest ecclesiastical and judicial authority of the ancient jews. Overall view of Sephoris.
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Sepphoris was the capital of Galilee;it was the seat of the Sanhedrin,highe...

Sepphoris was the capital of Galilee;it was the seat of the Sanhedrin,highest ecclesiastical and judicial authority of the ancient jews. Overall view of Sephoris.
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Sepphoris was the capital of Galilee;it was the seat of the Sanhedrin,highe...

The town of Sepphoris:A network of streets,parallel and at right angles, cu through the "insulae"on which houses were built. In the center,two colonnaded streets formed a cross. The roadbeds were paved with limestone while the colonnaded walkways had mosaic floors.
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The town of Sepphoris:A network of streets,parallel and at right angles, cu thro...