Inside St Catherine. This depicts the scene where Samuel reviews Jesse's sons before David is selected. David is on the right, tending to the sheep. Hovering above all is, of course, Jesus.
From Jerusalem to Bethlehem July 16th 2010 16 July 2010
2319 (GMT +3)
Jerusalem, Israel
It seems as though I’ve been starting more and more of my updates with apologies for the delays, but school has kept me very well occupied over the last couple of weeks. I’ve hardly been off of Mount Scopus in nearly two weeks. I’m just about ready for a summer vacation.
Today I decided to go a bit farther afield than I have yet in Israel. In fa ... read more
Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem 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