Pictures from Israel
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Israel-MEA-20170614-(N63)–Art-in-Jerusalem-Mosiac Zebulun
Mosiac Zebulum
This particular mosaic art piece is one of 12 which represent the Twelve Tribes of Israel which are evenly spaced along the walking track. We discovered it while we were walking through Train Track Park on the outskirts of Jerusalem. This walking park was developed along the historical railway track between the old Jerusalem Railway Station and the new railway situated near the Biblical Zoo.
The history of the Ottoman railway line between Jaffa (near Tel Aviv) and Jerusalem dates back to 1890 and this was the first rail line in the Middle East. It was an initiative of Jerusalem entrepreneur Yosef Navon and took two and a half years to build. The track was used throughout the 20th century apart from an interruption of one year during the War of Independence. The track served as a major artery to Jerusalem from a wide range of neighbouring countries.
These days, it serves as an historical museum and community park for tourists and locals alike. The new park is six kilometres long and city planners carefully preserved and integrated the rail and tracks creating a quite unique landscape.
The design of this mosaic represents the sea-fairing Tribe of Zebulun, mentioned in Genesis 49:13. “Zebulun will live at the sea shore, with ships anchoring along his coast and his borders at Zidon (Sidon)” Complete Jewish Bible translation.
Zebulun was the tenth son of Jacob and the sixth son of Leah and family. He was part of the plot to sell Joseph into slavery and later one of the Hebrew brothers who went down to Egypt to buy food. He would later live in Egypt with his three sons Sered, Elon and Jahleel. The tribe of Zebulun inhabited the northern land of Caanan. Both the Tribe of Naphtali and Zebulun are mentioned as brave soldiers in the Song of Deborah during the battle against Sisera (Judges 5:18).
Next week there will be more interesting art work from Jerusalem. Shalom!
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Pictures from Israel
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Israel-MEA-20170607-(N171)–Art-in-Israel-Wheel in Rehovot
The Wheel of Rehovot
During our travels, we discovered the picturesque city of Rehovot. It is one of the early communities founded in the modern State of Israel and is located 20 kilometres south of Tel Aviv and has a previous history with Australia. During World War Two, Australian nurses were stationed in the 7th Australian General Hospital in the area of Rehovot and citizens there still remember when Australian soldiers helped protect their small city.
Rehovot, with its City emblem of a microscope, book and orange, is known as the City of Culture and Science, as well as being the Citrus Capital. Rehovot was founded in 1890 by a group of immigrants from Poland who named the city after Rehoboth, a place mentioned in the Bible. Today it is one of the largest cities in Israel and continues to welcome new residents from Yemen, Russian, Ethiopia, Morocco, North America amongst a number of other countries.
Many artists thrive in this city and each year it offers them the opportunity of displaying their work at the International Stone Sculpture Symposium where other artists from around the world are invited to participate. Much of their work is displayed in many of the local art galleries.
Close to the city is the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Clore Garden of Science, an outdoor science park, which educates and entertains both young and old. The Institute, established in 1934, is one of the world’s leading multi-disciplinary Research Institutes in Natural and Exact Sciences.
In and around Rehovot are well established, mature trees which line the streets and suburbs, and amongst the date pines is this splendid wheel sculpture. Rehovot is certainly a place to consider in your travel itinerary.
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