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View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of the Hasmonean Kings, fortified by Herod the great, and finally the place of the last stand of Jewish Zelots against Rome. Masada fell in 74 CE, after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva.
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View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of th...

The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final refuge and ultimate stand of the Jewish Zelots and fell after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva in 74 CE. All survivors of the long siege, including women and children, committed suicide.
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The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final r...

Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. It is a near-desert region with sheer rock walls.
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Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead...

Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. It is a near-desert region with sheer rock walls.
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Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead...

Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. It is a near-desert region with sheer rock walls. Acacias are the only trees which grow there and are mentioned as firewood in the Bible.
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Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead...

Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of Gulf of Akkaba. It is a near-desert region with sheer rock walls. Acacias are the only trees which grow there and are mentioned as firewood in the Bible.
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Arava, Israel, a wide valley which stretches from the southern end of the Dead...

Arava, Israel, a near-desert valley stretches from the southern end of the Dead Sea to the northern end of the Gulf of Akkaba. Gateway to the Red Rocks of Timnah, ancient copper mines called "Solomon's Mines".
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Arava, Israel, a near-desert valley stretches from the southern end of the Dead...

The Red Rocks of Timna, Israel, ancient copper mines in the Arava Desert, popularly called "King Solomon's Mines", but most likely operated by Egyptians.
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The Red Rocks of Timna, Israel, ancient copper mines in the Arava Desert, pop...

Hathor Temple in Timna, Israel. Next to the copper mines, two temples dedicated to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of earth and mining, were found.
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Hathor Temple in Timna, Israel. Next to the copper mines, two temples dedic...

Timnah, Israel, "King Solomon's Pillars", red rock formations in the Arava area near ancient copper mines. Although called "King Solomon's Mines", they were most probably operated by Bronze and Iron Age Egyptians.
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Timnah, Israel, "King Solomon's Pillars", red rock formations in the A...

The Sinai range seen from the boarder road between Israel and Egypt in the Negev near Eilath, Israel
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The Sinai range seen from the boarder road between Israel and Egypt in the...

View of the Sinai Mountains from the Israel side of the border near Eilath.
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View of the Sinai Mountains from the Israel side of the borde...