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Herodian ruins at the base of Temple Mount (on the right).
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The pinnacle of the temple from which Satan tempted Jesus.
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Herodian mansions.
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Mansions again.
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Church of St. John the Baptist, birthplace of St. John and home of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Here you see plaques with the Benedictus in multiple languages.
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Church of St. John the Baptist. The homilist here is the Custos of the Holy Land -- the Franciscan in charge of all the other Franciscans in the Holy Land.
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Church of the Visitation -- Ss. Zechariah, Elizabeth, and John's summer home.
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Plaques of the Magnificant in multiple languages.
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Painting in the Church of the Visitation.
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A well in the Church of the Visitation.
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Supposedly the rock behind which St. Elizabeth put St. John during the slaughter of the Holy Innocents.
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Church of the Visitation chapel. We celebrated Mass here.
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Pool of Bethesda. Also pagan temple at one time.
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A stone supposedly from the house of SS. Joaquim and Ann (but doubtful).
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Icon in the Church of St. Ann.
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The Church of St. Ann. The acoustics in this church are considered the best anywhere.
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These are stones from the Temple Mount with games played on them by soldiers (study the big stone on the right).
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