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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is said to have sat in judgement. According to Jewish tradition, the site of the Muslim Shrine at Er Ram was the burial place of Samuel.
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Er Ram - probably the biblical Ramah, Israel, where the prophet Samuel is sa...

The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arcade in front of the Dome of the Rock is called "The Scales" In Muslim tradition this is where the scales for the weighing of souls will hang on Judgement-Day.
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The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple...

The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The arcade in front of the Dome of the Rock is called "The Scales" In Muslim tradition this is where the scales for the weighing of souls will hang on Judgement-Day.
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The Dome of the Rock was built during the Omayyad Caliphate on the Temple...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the spot, according to Jewish tradition, where God prevented Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac. In Muslim tradition, this is the place from where the Prophet Mohammed ascended to heaven.
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The Dome of the Rock, interior. The rock in the centre of the Mosque marks the s...

Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque
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Nativity, Baptism, and Crucifixion. Ivory plaque

The Jewish fortified camp of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq). H: 165 cm
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The Jewish fortified camp of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palac...

Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting prisoners from the captured city of Lachish (701 BCE). Part of a relief from the palace of King Sennacherib in Niniveh, Mesopotamia (Iraq). H: 165 cm
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Assyrian soldiers carrying booty and escorting prisoners from the captu...

Siloam inscription,a Hebrew text commemorating the ex- cavation of a tunnel between the spring of Gihon and the pool of Siloam inside the walls of Jerusalem.Built under King Hezekiah,the tunnel brought water to the city during the Assyrian siege under Sennacherib.
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Siloam inscription,a Hebrew text commemorating the ex- cavation of a tunnel bet...

Mount Nebo, from where Moses is said to have seen the promised land.
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Mount Nebo, from where Moses is said to have seen the promised land.

So-called "Well of Moses" - certainly not the well from which he drew water from a rock of Mount Horeb, but Wadi Ain Musa might be the place where Moses was buried.
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So-called "Well of Moses" - certainly not the well from which he drew water...

Dhibon,Jordan. A rampart of a Moabite fortification, 9th BCE, built either by the Israelite king Omri, or by the Moabite ruler Mesha who conquered the place. See king Mesha's victory stele 08-05-06/13, 08-05-14/55,56
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Dhibon,Jordan. A rampart of a Moabite fortification, 9th BCE, built either by...