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Ein Karem

This ancient and beautiful monastery is located in the highland of Judah, no far from Ein Karem, the biblical village of John, the Baptist

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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The Cave of John the Baptist

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

The amazing cave called today the Cave of John the Baptist is locate in the natural reserve of Sataf, on Highland of Judeah. In 1999, the archaeologist Dr. Shimon Gibson...

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The Marc Chagall Windows in Jerusalem

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

The synagogue's Jerusalem stone floor and walls absorb this beauty and reflect it. Standing within the simple square that forms the pedestal for the windows, gazing up at the vivid...

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Ein Karem Spring – The Spring of Mary

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

A Ein Karem spring that provides water to the village of Ein Karem stimulated settlement there from an early time. Archaeologists found pottery has been found nearby dating to the...

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The Russian Gornensky Monastery Church

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

Here, on the top hill country, soon after the Annunciation, Mary, mother of Jesus came from Nazareth to visit and share her joy with her cousin Elizabeth, wife of Zachariah...

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Church of the Visitation – Ein Karem

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

“And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And...

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Church of John the Baptist – Ein Karem

July 9, 2016 January 10, 2017Judeachristians, church, Ein Karem, Elisabeth, John Baptist, judah, judea, monastery, Mountains of Judah, wilderness

According to ancient Christian tradition, John the Baptist was born in Ein Karem, this small village in the hearth of Judea Mountains and leading to the establishment of many churches and monasteries....

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Ein Karem, the village of St. John Baptist

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

According to ancient Christian tradition, John the Baptist was born in Ein Karem, this small village in the hearth of Judea Mountains and leading to the establishment of many churches and monasteries....

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