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Jerusalem Area/Beit Sahour
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Beit Sahour, Sahoor, shepherds field, place night watch, house shepherds, Shepherds, Palestinian town, moab, first Intifada
Beit Sahour General Overview
Beit Sahour is pronounced Bayt Sahoor (بيت ساحور) in Arabic which means “Place of the Night Watch”. The origins of the name stems from the Canaanite language – The House of the Shepherds, which reflected...
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Jerusalem Area/Beit Sahour
Author:Kamel Badran
Tags: Church of Shepherd’s Fields, Arab village, fertile fields, Greek Orthodox site, Kanisat al-Ruwat, Roman Catholics site, Angel, Antonio Barluzzi
The Church of the Shepherd’s Fields is suited approximately 2 kilometers to the east of Bethlehem, at the east end of the Arab village of Beit Sahour. It’s considered one of the most sacred places in the Holy Land and attracts many pilgrims each...
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