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Just 10 minutes drive from Jerusalem, this picturesque village in the hills is the birthplace of John the Baptist. Today Jews and Christians live here together, and people visit for its churches, art galleries, and cozy restaurants. In ancient times, the town spring was the center of everything. Today Mary’s Spring, which is said to be where the pregnant Virgin Mary stopped to drink with her also-pregnant relative Elizabeth, is still a gathering place, though the water is no longer drinkable.
Just 10 minutes drive from Jerusalem, this picturesque village in the hills is the birthplace of John the Baptist. Today Jews and Christians live here together, and people visit for its churches, art galleries, and cozy restaurants. In ancient times, the town spring was the center of everything. Today Mary’s Spring, which is said to be where the pregnant Virgin Mary stopped to drink with her also-pregnant relative Elizabeth, is still a gathering place, though the water is no longer drinkable.
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video c2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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