Samaria and Samaritans
As I was planning my next trip to the Holy land in May of 2014, and while I was preparing for the trip, I revisited certain portions from...
Read MorePoor Widow’s Mite (Lepton)
In the spring of this year my collection of artifacts was supplied with two lepta, which I brought back from my trip to Israel and...
Read MoreCave of Machpelah (Hebron)
In Israel, in the city of Hebron, in its ancient part, there is located one of the most revered sites for Jews, Christians and Moslems –...
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In my childhood I often heard the expression “the trumpet of Jericho” (which is used in Russian to describe a very loud voice or a loud...
Read MoreThe Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (Palestine)
Bethlehem is the home city of King David and the location where Christ the Savior was born. There are several opinions about the origin of...
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