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mount of olives/bethlehem

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July 11th 2015
this morning we went to the mount of olives and stayed to talk about how Jesus came here and wept, how he went from here many times into jerusalem through the beutiful gate or the lion gate which we can see from here the temple would have stood where the dome of the rock is today but twice the height dominating the view we talked about the graves here because the jews believe when the messiah c ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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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