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For readability, I display the pages on top of each other rather than side-by-side (book format). Chapters and sections begin on even pages (left side) with introductory photos. Title pages begin on odd pages (right side).
To see the book layout, reduce the percentage in the title bar below to about 50. Then click the three dots in the title bar (right side) and select “Two page view.”
View south: This photo was taken from the hill above the Bet Shearim National Park, looking across the Shephelah of Galilee toward Mt. Carmel (t0p).
The Cave of the Coffins (see photo on page 145), filled with dozens of sarcophagi. Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and his family are buried here.
View east: Cave of the Coffins. During the Mamluk Period (thirteenth to fifteenth centuries AD), the cave served as a refuge for Arab shepherds.
View north: Mukhraqa in Arabic means “The Burning.” By tradition, this is the place where Elijah met and defeated the priests of Baal on Mt. Carmel (see “Mt. Carmel” in Blessed Pilgrimage, vol. 4).
The “cave of the Sidonian Head of the Jewish Community.” The caves were discovered in 1936–1940 by Prof. Benjamin Mazar for the Palestine Exploration Society.
View north: the Mausoleum Cave on the south side of Bet Shearim. A cave inscription reads, “May your portion be good, my lord father and my lady mother, and may your souls be bound in immortal life.”
View north: Above the park is this statue of Alexander Zaid, one of the founders of a secret defense organization called HaShomer. Zaid was killed by Arabs while on guard duty in 1938.
You may download photos free of charge for non-commercial, educational purposes: home, church, synagogue, or school. You must, however, give proper attribution on or below each image to BibleLandImages.com.
If you’re using photos as part of a PowerPoint (electronic) presentation, it’s enough to mention the source of the photos at the beginning of your lecture.
The photos may not be used on other internet sites without permission.
By downloading a photo, you agree to this policy. If you have questions about it or need a commercial license, please contact me via email: Daniel@BibleLandImages.com.
