Israel and You Spaces and Places in Israel
Churches in Ilabun I was always curious about the village of Eilabun, near my community in the Galilee. So one day I took off and walked around the older ...
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Religious Sites
The Western Wall Tunnels
The Western Wall Tunnels (Minharot Ha Kotel – מנהרות הכותל) All of these amazing portholes to the past can be seen at the Western Wall Tunnels, which is why ...
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Temple Mount – הר הבית At least four religions are known to have used the Temple Mount: Judaism, Christianity, Roman paganism, and Islam. Today the Temple Mount, a walled compound within the Old City ...
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Tel Shiloh – Shiloh (Biblical City) Shiloh – Basilica Ancient Shiloh Shiloh was an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Its site is at modern Khirbet Seilun, south of ancient Tirzah and ...
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The Western Wall (Wailing Wall) The Western Wall is a surviving remnant of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. The Temple was ...
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The Dome of the Rock The Dome of the Rock is a 7th-century edifice located in Jerusalem. It enshrines the rock from which Muḥammad is said to have ascended to ...
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Today Nazareth is a bustling city of 80,000 inhabitants, making it the largest Arab city in Israel. It is also at the economic and cultural center for a larger Arab ...
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