Wednesday, August 20, 2008

More photos of Israel, starting with our arrival at the airport




Inside the building at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, this greeted us. Hebrew is the official language, but we saw English on a lot of signs.





This menorah stands at the entrance/exit of the airport. The base is about 4 feet tall, and the menorah itself is another 12 feet or more above that.






















In Jerusalem, this is the gate of the Old City that faces east, spoken of many times by the prophet Ezekiel. It was blocked and bricked-over by the Arabs long ago, completely sealing it shut. In front of it is a large Muslim cemetary.

More to be forthcoming, as I master this blog layout!
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Rowen said...

Thanks for blogging! We will look forward to many more insightful and pictorial posts!

Your loving little brother, Rowen

September 6, 2008 at 9:31 PM

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The Kotel

The Kotel
The Western Wall, or Wailing Wall is the most holy place for modern-day Jews, as well as a place of prayer for Christians. We were there on Shabbat, or Sabbath, so we were not allowed to take pictures closer than this. The actual stretch of wall where the people pray is between the far wall and the sloping covered walkway that goes up to the (Arab held) Temple Mount. On the lower right, you can see a new excavation, where they are seeking to uncover lower levels of the remains of 2 ancient temples that once stood here.