Nir > Stock photo of two religious Jews standing opposite Muslim mosques. Shot January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo of moody motion blurred priest with burning torch shot in the Church of The Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Shot January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims.  The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Photo displays a mine field on the border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.
Nir > Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. Photo dislpays an abandoned Franciscan chapel. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Shot january 2008 in Israel.
Nir > Stock photo of the Greek Orthodox Church at Capernaum,  Kefar Nachum, which was a settlement on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The site is a ruin today, but was inhabited from 150 BC to about AD 750. The town is mentioned in the New Testament: in the Gospel of Luke it was reported to have been the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James and John, as well as the tax collector Matthew. In Matthew 4:13 the town was reported to have been the home of Jesus himself. According to Luke 4:31-44, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on the sabbath days. In Capernaum also, Jesus allegedly healed a man who had the spirit of an unclean devil and healed a fever in Simon Peter's mother-in-law. According to Matthew 8:5-13, it is also the place where a Roman Centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant. A building which may have been a synagogue of that period has been found beneath the remains of a later synagogue. Shot January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo of the church at the Monastery of Franciscan Friars on Mount Tabor, Israel. Shot January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo of The Basilica of the Annunciation. Traditionally the site of Annunciation of the birth of Jesus. Turned into a place of worship on the 1st and 2nd centuries. Early sources refer to the location as the House of Virgin Mary. This claim is supported by numerous inscriptions on the walls mentionaing Mary, that were left by pilgrims and visitors in early christianity. In the year 427 AD the first Byzantine church was built on site. A Crusade church was built on the ruins of the Byzantine church in the 12th century. The current Basilica was built on the ruins of four earlier churches and was consecrated in 1969. Shot in Nazareth Israel in January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo shot at Qaser El Yahud, near the Jordan River. Traditionally the site of crossing of the Israelites into Canaan and the site of baptism of Jesus by John. Many churches and abbeys were built to accommodate Christian pilgrims. The site is usually closed off to visitors due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. Photo displays Christian visitors and a smiling photographer nun. Shot january 2008 in Israel.
Nir > Stock Photo of The Mount of Beatitudes. The Mount of Beatitudes refers to a hill on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Capernaum and Gennesaret (Ginosar). in northern Israel where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. The present site is also known as Mount Eremos. A Byzantine church was erected near the current site in the 4th century, and it was used until the 7th century. Remains of a cistern and a monastery are still visible. The current Roman Catholic Franciscan chapel was built in 1938. Pope John Paul II celebrated a Mass at this site in March 2000. Shot January 2008 in Israel.
Stock photo of two religious Jews standing opposite Muslim mosques. Shot January 2008.
Nir > Stock photo of two religious Jews standing opposite Muslim mosques. Shot January 2008.
Stock photo of two religious Jews standing opposite Muslim mosques. Shot January 2008.
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