Dormition Abbey

January 26th 2006
I arrived in Israel late on the 25th of January. I then crashed for the night, only to be awoken by a little Muslim boy kicking a car parked outside of my window, making the alarm go off. Hehe... I went into the Old City and wandered around for a bit. Well, for about three hours. I saw the Tomb of David, the Church of dormition, and a few other random sites that I bumped into. I spent about a ... read more

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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Shannyn Chapman

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I'm a Sophomore from Crown College, but I am studying in Israel for a semester! I am an archaeology/ancient languages major, so jerusalem is a perfect place to study! Here are the classes I'll be taking while I'm in Israel: --->Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Audit) --->Historical Geography of the Land of the Bible During the Old Testament Period --->Physical settings of the Bible --->Archaeology of Jerusalem II --->Cultural Backgrounds of the Bible --->Arabic I'm not sure how often I'll be able to post things on here, but I have it, and I'll try to update it when something coo... full info

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