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Jacob's Well is situated not far from the biblical Shechem, the archaeological site of Tell Balata in the Samaria, today, part of Nablus metropolitan area.

Jacob’s Well

July 31, 2016 May 5, 2017SamariaBiblical Shechem, church, First Century, Jacob, Jacob's Well, Jewish, Joshua, Prophet, Roman, Ruins, Samaritans, Shechem

One of the most authentic sites in the Holy Land, Jacob's Well is more than 40 meters deep and can be found in the Greek Orthodox church at Nablus in...

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Monastery of the Cross

July 30, 2016 May 7, 2017Jerusalem, Judeachurch, cross, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Monastery of the Cross, Zion

The Monastery of the Cross is located in the Valley of the Cross in central Jerusalem. It preserves an ancient tradition that the tree from which the cross of Jesus...

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church

July 30, 2016 May 5, 2017Jerusalem, Judeachurch, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Orthodox, Pray, Tomb, Zion

The church was built in 1893 by the Ethiopian emperor Johannes I. He wanted his people to have a presence in modern Jerusalem in addition to their church near the...

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St. Andrew’s Church – Akko

July 15, 2016 January 10, 2017Western GalileeAcco, Acre, Akko, church, compound, Galilee, Greek Polis, Holy Land, Israel, Jesus, Mediterranean, Miracle, Sea, St. Andrew's Church, Western Galilee

St. Andrew Church is one of most important holy site in the Acre Old City.St. Andrew was named in 1187 as part of a donation by Conrad of Montferrat to...

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Stella Maris Monastery and Elijah’s Cave

July 15, 2016 January 10, 2017Lower Galilee, Western GalileeBaal, bahaii, Carmel, christians, church, Elijah, Elijah's Cave, Galilee, haifa, Land of Israel, monastery, Mount Carmel, Mountains, Prophets, wilderness

In the 12th century, during the Crusader rule of the region, groups of religious hermits began to inhabit the caves of this area in the footsteps of Elijah the Prophet....

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Elijah’s Cave, Haifa

July 15, 2016 January 10, 2017Lower Galilee, Western GalileeBaal, bahaii, Carmel, christians, church, Elijah, Elijah's Cave, Galilee, haifa, Land of Israel, monastery, Mount Carmel, Mountains, Prophets, wilderness

Elijah's Cave is nestled at the base of Cape Carmel in Haifa, is an important shrine to many religions, specially for Jewish, Christians and Muslims, the chamber includes the very...

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Mount Carmel – Har Ha’Karmel

July 14, 2016 March 5, 2017Lower Galilee, Western GalileeBaal, Carmel, christians, church, Elijah, Galilee, haifa, Land of Israel, monastery, Mount Carmel, Mountains, Prophets, wilderness

The Mountain of Carmel or Mount Carmel is a important geographic region between the biblical land of Manasseh to the ancient tribes os Asher and Zebulon, today it is a...

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Haifa and Mount Carmel

July 10, 2016 May 5, 2017Lower Galilee, Western GalileeBaal, bahaii, Carmel, christians, church, Elijah, Galilee, haifa, Land of Israel, monastery, Mount Carmel, Mountains, Prophets, wilderness

Haifa a modern and largest city in the north of Israel, the city includes an important port and extending from Mediterranean up the north slope of biblical Mount Carmel. The...

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Philip’s Spring in Refaim Valley

July 9, 2016 May 5, 2017Judeachristians, church, Ein Karem, Elisabeth, judah, judea, monastery, Mountains of Judah, Philip, wilderness

Located in the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, it is a good candidate for the spring where Philip found the Ethiopian queen’s servant reading from Isaiah. The fountain in the...

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Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness

July 9, 2016 May 5, 2017Judeachristians, church, Ein Karem, Elisabeth, John Baptist, judah, judea, monastery, Mountains of Judah, wilderness

One of most beautiful monastery, the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan monastery located on Highland of Judah. The monastery was built next to a spring...

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