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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 cave in which the prophet Elijah is believed to have lived and taught.

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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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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