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resurrection of Jesus. The church
is situated on the hill known as
Golgotha, derived from the Hebrew
word for skull. The name as trans-
lated into Latin is Calvaria, in En-
glish, Calvary. An ancient tradi-
tion relates that the skull of Adam
was buried here, and that at the
time of the crucifixion, some of
Jesus' blood flowed and touched
Adam's skull and restored it to
life for a moment. The early Chris-
`ans worshipped here until, in the
2nd Century CE, Emperor
Hadrian, intent on exterminating
all monotheistic associations with
Jerusalem, founded a pagan city
which he called Aelia Capitolina.
He built a temple dedicated to
Venus at Calvary. Forbidden to
frequent the site, the early Chris-
tians nevertheless kept it sanc-
tified in their memories. When the
Emperor Constantine made Chris-
tianity the official religion of the
Empire in the 4th Century CE,
he had a church constructed on the
site. The present church was built
by the Crusaders in the 12th Cen-
tury, but has undergone many mod-
ifications in later years. The Cru-
sader Kings Baldwin and Godfrey
are buried in the Church.
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THE TOMBS OF THE KINGS,
outside the Jerusalem city walls,
off Nablus Road. Part of a necro-
polis with large, decorated burial
chambers hewn out of the rocks.
Here lie buried the family of Queen
Helena of Adiabene of Mesopota-
mia, who came to Jerusalem about
45 CE. after the death of her
husband, King Monobaz I. and con-
verted to Judaism. Wtih her came
her son Izates and his 24 sons.
The sarcophagus of the queen,
bearing her Hebrew name, Zadan,
is today in the Louvre Museum in
Paris. Another cave contains the
grave of Kalba Savua, the father-
in-law of Rabbi Akiva, a promi-
nent citizen of Jerusalem at the
time of the Roman conquest.
for Jerusalem since time immemo-
rial. The Roman legions of Titus
camped here in 70 CE, as did the
Crusaders in 1099. The British
forces located their bivouac on the
Mount after entering the city in
1917. In 1925 the Hebrew Univer-
sity was established here, con-
structing a number of imposing
buildings, including the Hadassah
Hospital, which is linked to the
Medical School of the University.
In 1948 the compound had to be
abandoned as a result of hostilities,
and the university and Hadassah
Hospital built new quarters in other
parts of the city. Now that the area
Is once again freely accessible, the
Iwildings, which have suffered
from neglect and fighting during
the past 19 years. will be repaired
and reactivated. Mount Scopus is
also the site of a British War
Cemetery for soldiars who fell in
the area during the World Wars.
MOUNT OF OLIVES, East of
Jerusalem, altitude 2750 feet. From
ancient times up to the present,
this mountain has served as a Jew-
ish cemetery, based on the belief
that the Messiah will enter Jeru-
salem from here, coinciding with
the resurrection of the dead. Most
or the tombstones have been de-
secrated by the Jordanians during
the 19 years, from 1948, that the
mountain was in their territory. At
the foot of the mountain, where
the Kidron Brook runs into the
Valley of Jehoshafat, are a num-
ber of ancient tombs whose inter-
esting, shapes, displaying Hellen-
istic elements, have been carved
out of the mountainside. These are
the Pillar of ABSALOM, the Tombs
of HEZIR family and of ZECH-
ARIAH. The Southern part of the
mountain is known as the MOUNT
OF CONTEMPT, OPHEL. The hill
where King David built his city. It
is now outside the city walls to the
South.
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SILWAN, SILOAM, SHILOA,
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Jewish tradition, the CAVE OF
THE MACHPELA is the grave of
spring waters flow into the POOL Adam and Eve, who lived at He-
OF SHILOA, which was inside bron after they were turned out
1700 feet long, through which the
the city walls. Construction of the
tunnel was undertaken from both
ends, a remarkable technological
feat for that time.
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SOLOMON'S POOLS, 2 miles
south of Bethlehem, off the road
to Hebron. Three large reservoirs
on descending levels, which collect
rain water and water from the
springs in the region. The founda-
tions are from the period of the
Second Temple (6th Century BCE
—1st Century CE). In the 2nd Cen-
tury CE the Roman Tenth Legion
laid a conduit from the pools to
Jerusalem in order to supply water
to the city. Today water from the
pools is still pumped to the Old
City. The pools are surrounded
by beautiful pine trees and palms,
and their pleasing setting together
with their historic significance
make this spot well worth a visit.
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RACHEL'S TOMB is nine miles
south of Jerusalem on the outskirts
of Bethlehem. It is the burial place
of Jacob's wife, as related in Gene-
sis, The tomb is housed in a small
building, whose modest dimensions
are indicative of the intimacy with
which Jews regard "Rachel Imenu"
—our mother Rachel.
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BETHLEHEM, 11 miles south of
Jerusalem. The Hebrew name
means House of Bread, and the
A r a b i c equivalent Beitlahem —
House of Meat. It was the home
of Boaz, who married Ruth the
Moabite; they thus became the an-
cestors of the House of David. The
FIELD OF BO AZ is the field where
Ruth came to glean barley. The
prophet Micah prophesied that the
Messiah would be born here from
the House of David. The CHURCH
OF THE NATIVITY in Bethlehem
stands on the traditional site of
Jesus' birth.
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of the Garden of Eden. The :pa-
triarch Abraham bought the site
from Ephron the Hittite to bury
his wife Sarah. Later the cave
served as burial site for Abraham
himself as well as Isaac, Rebec-
ca, Leah and Jacob. In Hebron,
the burial place also of his father,
David was anointed King of Is-
rael. A Mosque called after Abra-
ham has been built over the cave
and contains cenotaphs of the pa-
triarchs and matriarchs buried in
the cave itself.
Northwest of Hebron — Eshel
Abraham (the Oak of Abraham)
recals the site, where the patri-
arch pitched his tent.
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Bee Kalt Hanuka Tour
is clearly defined. To precis the
of f i c i al constitutional parlance,
drawn up in November 1948, un-
der the laws of the emergent State
of Israel, it was to act as the
country's lifeline with the outside
world, and to provide an efficient
the many places of interest, they visited the wail-
"if you plan to
visit ISRAEL,
see
.
ing wall on December 24, Bethlehem, Rachel's
Tomb and the Church of The Nativity on Decem-
ber 25.
Plans are now being made for tours during Israel's
Twentieth Birthday celebration. For information
and reservations for these and other tours, see
Bee or Harold Kalt at the Bee Kalt Travel Service,
4626 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, or call JO 6-1490
HEBRON, 16 miles south of Beth-
Southeast of Jerusalem. The three
or LI 9-6733.
CAVE OF SIMON THE JUST names are used interchangeably: lehem, one of the four Holy Cities
in
the Holy Land. According to
(SHIM'ON HATSADIK). Sheikh Silwan is the Arabic name of the
Jarrah Quarter, outside the Jeru- present day village on the site of
salem walls. Traditional burial Biblical Shiloa, which is also
place of Simon the Just, who was called Siloam. The village stands
High Priest during the days of the on the slope overlooking the Kid-
Second Temple, it is very popular ron Valley, and opposite it is the
with Jews who come here on pil- spring with which it has been as-
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grimages. On Lag B`Omer Holiday, sociated since Biblical times. This
thousands come here to pray and is the Gihon Spring, the only water
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MOUNT SCOPUS is part of the by the fact that Solomon was
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ridge separating Jerusalem and the anointed King here. The spring
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reflected in its name, which is the of war or siege. Under the pres-
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Greek Translation of "Hatsofim," sure of the Assyrian and Babylon-
meaning look-out. It played a deci- ian onslaught, King Hezekiah (8th
sive role in the many battles fought Century BCE) constructed a tunnel,
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Behold, 0 Earth, what spendthrifts we are indeed !
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During the Six-Day War, El Al
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Successful Agricultural Season
JERUSALEM—The agricultural
year October 1966-September 1967
was concluded on a note of gratifi-
cation and confidence for the fu-
ture. Gross agricultural income for
the year reached a total of 36,000,-
14
000 pounds ($237,000,000),
per cent above the previous year,
when the growth had only been 2
per cent above the year before
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in the category of field crops. The
wheat harvest was up 123 per cent,
barley up 162 per cent, and cotton
up 19 per cent. The citrus harvest
was 15 per cent larger than in
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Kissed by the sun's first kiss, concealing still
Their grace on lovely stalks, cups of incense ready to fill.
Before they could know their noon, at innocent sorrow's core.
Or drain the dew for dreams of light that their sprouting bore.
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