Day: November 25, 2024
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Nazareth
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West of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River is the town of Nazareth, the largest Arab city in Israel. It is the city the Holy Family lived in when they returned from Egypt. Several religious sites are here. We were able to visit Mary’s Well, the Greek and…
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Burqin and Taybeh
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Leaving Nazareth, we went to Burqin and Taybeh. Jesus passed through Burqin on his way to Jerusalem from Nazareth. As he was passing through, he heard the cries of ten lepers who were quarantined in a cave. He healed them all, but only one returned to give thanks. Burqin hosts…
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Bethlehem
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Bethlehem is a West Bank City about five miles south of Jerusalem in the Judean hills. This is the town of Jesus’ birth. Tradition locates the site of his birth in a cave under the Church of the Nativity. St. Helena, Constantine’s mother, had a church built over the cave about 326 CE,…