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View the southern excavations at the Davidson
Archaeological Garden. See Herodian streets, the
ancient market, and umayin palaces.
enter Zedekiah’s Cave, a 5-acre underground meleke
limestone quarry that runs the length of five city
blocks under the muslim Quarter of the Old city of
Jerusalem.
Visit Tel Be’er Sheva, an archaeological site in southern
israel, believed to contain the remnants of the biblical
city of Beersheba.
tour the ancient Nabatean city of Avdat, the most
important city on the incense route after petra.
Visit the Qumran Caves where archeologists
discovered the dead Sea Scrolls, illuminating the
development of rabbinic Judaism and emergence of
early christianity.
Visit the City of David and experience first-hand
5,000 years of history as we descend into the ancient
foundations of King david’s Jerusalem.
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