Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The lower level of the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation contains the cave called the Holy Grotto traditionally believed to be the home of Mary in Nazareth before her m...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, The bronze doors of the Church or Basilica of the Annunciation.

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, A young Franciscan monk in the plaza in front of the or Basilica of the Annunciationl. Behind him is a mosaic donated by the Vatican.

Israel, The Muhraqa Sanctuary and Monastery commemorating the Old Testament Bible story of the sacrificial contest between the Hebrew prophet Elijah and the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel.

Israel, Church of the Beatitudes, Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church built in 1938 in neo-Byzantine style on the site of an earlier Byzantine church marking the traditional site of th...

Israel, Church of the Beatitudes, Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church built in 1938 in neo-Byzantine style on the site of an earlier Byzantine church marking the traditional site of th...

Israel, Sea of Galilee, Windsurfers sailing near the north shore of the Sea of Galilee at Capernaum in Israel. On the far shore of the lake are the Golan Heights.

Israel, A Date Palm, Phoenix dactylifera, in the ruins of the Biblical town of Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. It was the home of Mary Magdalene in the New Testament of the Bible.

Israel, A Roughtail Rock Agama, Stellagama stellio, also known as the Starred Agama, on a tree at the archeological site of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee.

Israel, The flowers and a seed head of a wild carrot, also known as Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, Daucus maxima, in the Tel Dan Nature Reserve in Galilee.

Israel, The seed head of a wild carrot, also known as Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, Daucus maxima, in the Tel Dan Nature Reserve in Galilee.

Israel, Tiberius, Rangoon creeper or Chinese honeysuckle, Combretum indicum, on the gardens of a hotel in Tiberius in Israel. It is native to Asia but is widely cultivated elsewhere. In Asia, it is us...