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I believe this is the Mount of Precipice, where the people of Nazareth tried to throw Jesus off. You can't really see the cliff here unfortunately, but it's the only place in the area where you can push someone off a cliff.
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Armageddon (vally of Meggido).
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Another view of Armageddon.
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Mount Tabor where the Transfiguration took place.
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Nearly all highway signs are in three languages: Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
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Mount Hermon (only a segment).
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Another view of Mount Hermon.
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Ruins of columns in Caesarea Philippi.
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This is where Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter responded with “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”
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Crystal clear brook fed by Mt. Hermon at based of Caesarea Philippi rock.
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Cool sand print of the Gospel telling the event. A huge top-like thing hinged in the middle (see corner) is rolled around in a circle to make this imprint.
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Closeup of the rock, which was actually a shrine to the god Pan. Fr. Peter Stravinskas is on the right.
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Other parts of the shrine.
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Me in front of the rock.
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Many other shrines to other gods were in the area, as well as monuments to Caesar.
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This brook is clean enough to drink out of.
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Syria (beyond the settlement in the foreground, see the minaret).
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The Sea of Galilee.
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The Sea of Galilee.
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Ruins of Korazim (Chorazin)
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From top: tenth of a shekel coins, 1 shekel coin, two 20 Eurocent coins, one two-Euro coin.
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