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Introduction
Belvoir Caesarea Philippi camel Ein Gedi fig trees Gethsemane Golden Gate Golgotha Josephus Kidron Valley Mt. Hermon Mt. Olives Mt. Nazareth Nazareth Western Wall wildflowers Israel Photos III
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On February 15, 2002 I landed at Ben
Gurion Airport in the late afternoon. As I exited the terminal
I asked, "Sharoot?" That is to say, "Where is a
passenger van?" with a very limited Hebrew vocabulary. I was
then able to see the vans and drivers. I approached a group of
drivers waiting to fill their vans with enough passengers to depart.
The next word out of my mouth was, "Jerusalem." As the sun sank towards the horizon
I worried about not getting my baggage to my room before Shabbat.
Shabbat or the Sabbath began at sun down about 5:55 that day. There were puddles in the fields
after months of more
than average rainfall. I was let out last at the Jaffa Gate of the
Old City and walked from the gate to a place where I had
reservations. I was invited to a Shabbat supper in the
guesthouse. I was soon with other English speaking foreign tourists
and was glad to have arrived safely in Jerusalem. After 10 days
touring Israel I returned home. The photos on these pages are from
my 2002 journey with some from other journeys also.
David Q. Hall
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