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The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret or Lake Tiberias, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is about 53 km in circumference, about 21 km long and 13 km wide. Its area is 166.7 km2 (64.4 square miles) in its fullest, and its maximum depth is approximately 43 m (141 feet). Between […]
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The Mount of Temptation is located about 3 km northwest of Jericho, about 58 km east of Jerusalem, Israel. The mountain is located in the Judean Desert and overlooks the Jordan Valley The Mount of Temptation is mentioned in the Gospel of Mark (1: 12-13); Luke (4: 1-13) and Matthew. In the Gospel of Matthew […]
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The Mount of Olives or Mount Olivet is a ridge east of and adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old Town. It is named after the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The southern part of the mountain was the Silwan Necropolis, which was attributed to the ancient Jewish kingdom. The mountain has been used as a […]
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Maria’s Well is said to lie at the place where, according to the Catholic tradition, Angel Gabriel called Maria, Mother of Jesus and announced that she was the Son of God – an event known as the Annunciation. Below the Greek-Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in today’s Nazareth, the well was located above an underground […]
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The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, also known as the Church of St. Gabriel or the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, is an Orthodox church in Nazareth, Israel. Probably first established in the Byzantine age Palaestina Prima, it was rebuilt during the crusades, and again in the 18th century under the rule of […]
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Mount Nebo is a high mountain range in Jordan, approximately 817 meters (2,680 feet) above sea level, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was given View of the Promised Land. The view from the summit offers a panorama of the Holy Land, to the north, which is more limited than the […]
