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These are ibexes. They are mountain goats that stand about 18 inches high.
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A blurry closeup of an ibex.
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This is En Gedi, where David and Saul played cat-and-mouse. Recall that David caught Saul relieving himself in one of the caves, but opted not to kill him (taking a swatch of his coat as proof that he could have).
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More caves at En Gedi.
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En Gedi rock formations.
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A series of waterfalls at En Gedi.
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Me at En Gedi.
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Big waterfall at En Gedi. En Gedi means spring of mountain goats, perhaps referring to the ibexes.
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Me again at En Gedi.
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Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
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Cave #11 where scrolls were found.
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Essene ruins. The circular thing in the back is a huge cistern.
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More Essene ruins. The large room in the center is where they did their writing (the scriptorum).
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A swimming pool.
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The Dead Sea from Qumran.
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Cave #4.
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