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Not technically a 'Jerusalem Pic' but I made an exception. |
Neot Kedumim— A biblical landscape reserve. Where one's wildest dreams can come true.
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How many students does it take to get a flock of sheep into a little circle? More than it normally should. |
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Some type of berry fruit thingy found in the scriptures. That's the technical term. |
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Ground hyssop— a anti-bacterial, anti-capillary fragility, anti-inflamatory, etc... and can help with about 81 different medical conditions including cancer, bronchitis, insomnia, edema, colds, and the like. |
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Pita's in their wild habitat |
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A full-grown adult pita. |
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Yet another practical use for Hyssop — A delectable pita dip, just add olive oil. |
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Nothing like understanding Boaz's hospitality to Ruth by eating a little spot of parched corn. |
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The reason why large and in charge animals are used to plow— instead of humans. |
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Narrating the Ruth and Boaz story |
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An old olive press |
This next portion was neat-o. A Jewish scribe from Yemen who transcribes the Torah for a living—by hand. The scroll is one of the oldest still in use from hundreds of years ago. Apparently, one fully written Torah by a calligrapher such as himself runs at about 40,000 dollars.
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Ancient capitals from the Herodian Temple of around Jesus' day. Said temple was destroyed in 70AD.
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The gold, blue, red paint used anciently is still visible on the capitals. But, being out in the weather doesn't help too much if they're wanting to keep the paint there permanently. |
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