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Posts tagged here touch on art encountered along the tour day rather than at gallery-focused destinations. The two cover the biblical Judean Lowlands (Shfela) and the lower Galilee, where artistic and archaeological material sits alongside the landscape and history of each region.

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Samson's Tomb on Tel Tzora
Centre · Judean Lowlands (Shfela)

The Biblical Judean Lowlands (Shfela)

A field-trip day across the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) — the Tzora forest, Tel Beit Shemesh, the recently discovered Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Azeka over the valley of David and Goliath, and Tel Lachish.

Jan 2013 · 4 minute read
Samson's Tomb on Tel Tzora Sculpture Garden in Beit Shemesh Inside the ancient cistern at Tel Beit Shemesh The Israelite fortress from the period of King David at Khirbet Qeiyafa View over the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) from Tel Azeka View over the Judean Lowlands (Shfela) from Tel Lachish
Sculpture Garden at Kaukab Abu al-Hija
North · Galilee

The Lower Galil

A first overview of the Lower Galil: the ancient mound of Tel Chanaton, the Muslim Arab villages of Kaukab Abu al-Hija and Deir Hanna, the ruined city of Yodfat, the meditative village of Hararit and the communal settlement of Avtaliyon.

Dec 2012 · 6 minute read
Remains of Crusader Fortress at Tel Hanaton Sculpture Garden at Kaukab Abu al-Hija View over Ancient Yodfat Chapel at Lavra Netofa Oil Press at Avtaliyon Traditional Arab Home in Deir Hanna
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