– Para-shah 19 T’rumah (Contributions) –
(All references from The Complete Jewish Bible)
Revelation 8:3-4; Revelation 21:2-3
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Avir-161123 -Avir in his favourite shop in Beersheva
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Messianic Education Australia MEA Avir in Israel, Weekly Picture from Israel 161123 Avir in his favourite shop in Beersheva, What more can we say
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Avir ©161130 (905) Avir checks out Herod’s Gate in the Old City
Avir is out and about in the Old City again, visiting places he hadn’t seen before, especially some of the quieter back streets with a few shops and vendors scattered along the way. Avir has stopped on Lion’s Gate Street for a few moments and realises that he has discovered Herod’s Gate which is located in the north-eastern section of the city. Common belief has it that the gate was named after Herod the Great who rebuild the Jewish Temple around 26 B.C.E. although other sources think it was named after his son, Herod Antipas.
Herod’s Gate is also know as Sheep’s Gate because it led to the sheep market in ancient times. The Sheep Gate is mentioned by Nehemiah, a Babylonian Jew who came to Jerusalem with his followers to rebuild the desolate city:
In Nehemiah 3:1 it reads: “Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel”.
Throughout the history of Jerusalem, Herod’s Gate has been a place of a non-stop bloodshed. Most invaders, including the Babylonians, Romans and Crusaders, came to Jerusalem from the North and inevitably had to use the Sheep’s Gate and adjacent walls to get into the City. On a more pleasant note, Herod’s Gate is also known as the Flowers Gate because of the floral designs engraved on the wall above the gate.
Avir passing the ruins of Mamsheet on his camel ride.
Avir (second camel from the back) is enjoying the camel ride through part of the Mamshit (pronounced Mamsheet) National Park and the weather is perfect…not too hot, clear skies, no pollution and no dust. In the distance on the horizon is the city of Dimona. It’s name is derived from the Biblical town mentioned in Joshua 15:21-22: “… the cities at the outer part of the tribe of Judah toward the border with Edom in the south … Dimonah …” This city is 35 kilometres west of the Dead Sea and 36 kilometres south of Beersheva. Dimona is the third largest city in the Negev with a population of about 33,900. Within ten years the population is expected to triple.
Just ahead of the riders are the ruins of the ancient trading post of Mamshit which is currently used as a police lookout. Mamshit was built in the first century B.C. as a stop off resting place for caravans and traders travelling through from Petra to the Mediterranean coast. It was a great adventure for Avir and his friends that day, who were also from Australia. This was their first camel ride, very exciting and enjoyable.
– Para-shah 18 Mishpatim (Rulings) –
(All references from The Complete Jewish Bible)
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