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Rachel’s Tomb

Posted on September 14, 2013 by shakingtheshadowsfromtheolivetrees

Back in Bethlehem Jo and I decided to visit Rachel’s tomb. This fiercely contested tomb used to be opposite the house of Claire Anastas. https://shakingtheshadowsfromtheolivetrees.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/a-christian-in-bethlehem/ Firstly to get there we needed to cross from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, even though the … Continue reading →

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So, here we are!

Posted on August 7, 2013 by shakingtheshadowsfromtheolivetrees

We arrived late last night into Madaba and awoke really early this morning to ensure we were at the King Hussein Bridge for when it opened at 8am. We really need not have bothered as we went through all the … Continue reading →

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