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The "Tomb of Christ" in a chapel of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem,under the guardianship of the Greek Orthodox Church. Late Byzantine
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The "Tomb of Christ" in a chapel of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem,...

Tomb of the Virgin Mary, interior staircase hung with chandeliers. The present structure is late Byzantine, located at the foot of the Mount of Olives. There are burial niches hewn into the rock.
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Tomb of the Virgin Mary, interior staircase hung with chandeliers. The pr...

Burial chamber of the tomb of the Virgin Mary. Late Byzantine. Burial niches hewn into the rock, located at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
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Burial chamber of the tomb of the Virgin Mary. Late Byzantine. Burial n...

Tomb of the Virgin Mary at the foot of Mount Olives. The present structure is Late Byzantine. There are burial niches hewn into the rock.
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Tomb of the Virgin Mary at the foot of Mount Olives. The present structure is...

Pool of Bethesda where Jesus, according to tradition, cured the lame man. The present structure is Byzantine. The pool is behind the Church of Saint Anna in the old City of Jerusalem.
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Pool of Bethesda where Jesus, according to tradition, cured the lame man. The...

The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed the Golden Calf near the Holy Oak (I.Kings 12:26) and Dan became the center of the cult of the Northern tribes. Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, 9th BCE.
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The 1000 year old oak tree in the sanctuary of Dan, Israel. Jeroboam placed...

The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golden Calf near the Holy Oak and made Dan the center of the cult of the Northern tribes (I Kings 12:26). Dan was conquered and destroyed by Ben Haddad, King of Damascus, in the 9th century BCE.
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The road which leads to the ancient City of Dan, Israel Jeroboam placed a Golde...

The Jordan River as it leaves Lake Kinereth (Genezareth), Israel, the mountains of Moab in the background. Saint John Baptist baptized in the Jordan River (Matthew 3:5).
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The Jordan River as it leaves Lake Kinereth (Genezareth), I...

The Plain of Emek Jesreel against the mountains of Galilee, Israel. The fertile Canaanite region fell to Israel in the early period of the Kingdom. Megiddo-Armageddon, in the plain, is the legendary site of the ultimate battle in the Book of Revelations.
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The Plain of Emek Jesreel against the mountains of Galilee, Israel. The fe...

Emek Israel, the plain of Jesreel and the mountains of Gilboa, Israel. The fertile plain was the site of many battles mentioned in the Old Testament: Deborah's Gideon's battles (Judges). King Saul and his sons died here fighting the Philistines (Samuel, Chronicles)
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Emek Israel, the plain of Jesreel and the mountains of Gilboa, Israel. The fert...

The Tel with the ruins of Beit Shan, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaanite city later, finally conquered by King David when he expanded his kingdom northwards. The city was deserted around 700 BCE and resettled in Hellenistic times. King Saul died here in battle.
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The Tel with the ruins of Beit Shan, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaa...

The ruins of Beit Shan, Israel, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaanite city later, finally conquered by King David when he expanded his kingdom northwards, deserted around 700 BCE and resettled in Hellenistic times. King Saul died here.
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The ruins of Beit Shan, Israel, Egyptian Bronze Age stronghold, a Canaan...