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	Ein Gedi: An Ancient Oasis Settlement
		Ein Gedi is an oasis on the western shore of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, some 400 m.
		Ein Gedi is mentioned in many historical sources and the abundant finds from archeological excavations which have been conducted since the 1960s make it possible to trace the long history of this unique place.
		In the Chalcolithic period (4th millennium BCE), a temple was erected at the Ein Gedi oasis which served as a cultic center for the nomadic tribes of the region.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Archaeology/eingedi.html (1226 words)

	Ein Gedi: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source....
		Ein Gedi national park is the most important oasis oasis quick summary:
		Ein Gedi national park includes two streams with flowing water all the year: David stream and Arugot stream.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ei/ein_gedi.htm (445 words)

	The Ein Gedi Reserve
		The Ein Gedi reserve, on the eastern periphery of the Judean Desert, is bordered by cliffs to the West, the Dead Sea shore to the East, the Mount Yishai Ridge and the Ein Gedi lookout to the North, and Nahal Hever in the South.
		Ein Gedi's geographic location on the Syrian-African Rift, coupled with the combination of a hot climate and plentiful sweet water in an arid desert environment, created a unique oasis, the largest on the western shores of the Dead Sea.
		A number of descriptions of Ein Gedi are found in the Song of Songs: "My beloved to me is a spray of henna blooms from the vineyards of Ein Gedi" (1:14), and an image appropriate to the landscape, "O my dove, in the cranny of the rocks, hidden by the cliff" (2:14).
	www.jafi.org.il /education/noar/sites/eingedi.htm (1802 words)

	Ein Gedi
		Ein Gedi is a water-resonant oasis on the Dead Sea, and around the early summer is still comfortable to a visit.
		The settlement of Ein Gedi itself was fortified during the Hasmonean kings, and crowned with a royal estate.
		The highpoint of the archaeology in Ein Gedi is the synagogue.
	www.jewishmag.com /54mag/ein-gedi/ein-gedi.htm (1971 words)

	Ein Gedi
		Part of the popularity of 'Ein Gedi is that it isn't that easy to find waterside hikes in most parts of Israel, especially not in the middle of the desert and especially not in the middle of the summer dry season.
		Ein Gedi also appears elsewere in the Bible, for example in the story of the battle between the four kings against the five kings (Genesis 14:7) and in the books of Chronicles and Ezekiel.
		Ein Gedi continued to be inhabited during the later biblical and talmudic periods, and there are many archeological finds in the area from these periods.
	www.geocities.com /jelbaum/EinGedi.html (1744 words)

	NATURE. Lost World of the Holy Land. Ancient Ein Gedi \| PBS
		Ein Gedi is a refuge for some of the Holy Land's threatened wildlife.
		Ein Gedi, a network of craggy limestone cliffs and deep chasms, is brought to life by water.
		The horned Nubian ibex is one of Ein Gedi's residents.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/nature/holyland/eingedi.html (551 words)

	About Ein Gedi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ein Gedi Mineral Water plant is located at kibbutz Ein Gedi, in the Jordan Valley and the Dead sea area of Israel.
		The source for Ein Gedi Mineral water is Ein Gedi Spring, located in the lowest point on earth, and 600 meters from the plant.
		Ein Gedi Spring is situated far away from any populated area and is, therefore.
	www.eingediwater.co.il /html/about_eng.html (502 words)

	Ein Gedi: Geography and History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ein Gedi includes Tell Goren, whose oldest stratum dates from the late 7th century BC, the time of King Josiah (and the prophet Jeremiah).
		We know that Ein Gedi had a harbor at the time of the Bar Kokhba revolt (its leader refers, in a letter, to a ship here), and there is no reason to rule out maritime traffic in earlier periods.
		It is the only cave at Ein Gedi deep enough to fit the Biblical account, although access to it is difficult (an incommodious commode).
	www.netours.com /2003/Ein-Gedi-broad.htm (608 words)

	En Gedi (BiblePlaces.com)
		En Gedi is one of only two fresh water springs located on the western shore of the Dead Sea and, because of the greater availability of land for agriculture at En Gedi, it is the best spring by which to settle.
		En Gedi means literally "the spring of the kid (goat)." Evidence exists that young ibex have always lived near the springs of En Gedi.
		Ein Gedi An Ancient Oasis Settlement (Jewish Virtual Library) A lengthier article describing the Chalcolithic temple, village at Tell Goren, and Roman-Byzantine synagogue.
	www.bibleplaces.com /engedi.htm (634 words)

	Masada, Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Bethany
		Ein Gedi was once an extremely beautiful and precious location, known worldwide for its herbs and spices which were used to make lotions, balms, perfumes, and incense.
		Ein Gedi was a beautiful and prosperous place for many centuries until it was destroyed by the Muslims and its inhabitants were murdered and scattered.
		Ein Gedi was resettled in 1949 and is presently notable for the famous, wordclass spa that flourishes there.
	www.highrock.com /travel/Israel2001/Israel9.htm (2593 words)

	Tips & Information for the visitor in Ein Gedi
		Ein Gedi Guest House at the Kibbutz, Ein Gedi country lodgings at the Kibbutz, Youth Hostel by Nachal David.
		Ein Gedi Guest House (the bus stop is inside the Kibbutz up the hill) - for the guest house and the country lodgings.
		The outside showers at the Ein Gedi beach, by the gas station, are free.
	eingedi.0catch.com /tips.html (1046 words)

	Ein Gedi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This is Ein Gedi, "the spring of the goat." Four springs, in fact, break out of the rock about 600 feet above us, creating an intense upsurge of life amid the barren.
		The closest we can come to a cave at Ein Gedi that is old enough and deep enough to fit this account is the Cave of the Cistern or Pool, which is much higher up in the canyon (picture).
		At the end of the account in 1 Samuel 24, we read that David went from Ein Gedi to "the stronghold" or fortress, which in Hebrew is ha-metzudah, perhaps a reference to the natural fortress, ten miles south of here, that later came to be called Masada.
	www.netours.com /2003/Ein-Gedi.htm (894 words)

	ein gedi guest house
		Kibbutz Ein Gedi is located on the westen shore of the Dead Sea, south to the nature reserve.
		From the earliest years of the Kibbutz, members of Ein Gedi understood that trees, grass and flowers would symbolize their victory over the isolated, barren wilderness in which they had settled on one hand, and their adjustment to live in harmony with their new environment on the other.
		It is the only international botanical garden to have a community resident in it, which is a tribute both to the gardening staff and to the population of Ein Gedi.
	www.eingedi.dead-sea.k12.il /ghenglish.htm (961 words)

	Ein Gedi Country - Dead Sea Israel : Spa
		The temperature of the water in the Ein Gedi Spa is a constant 38 C. The high concentration of salts in the water, 10 times greater than anywhere else, creates the Dead Sea's famous floating effect, providing a sense of weightlessness and soothing warmth.
		The Ein Gedi Spa has the highest percentage of bromine in the world, both in the air and in the water.
		The springs at Ein Gedi are rich in sulfur, magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium.
	www.ngedi.com /spa.htm (615 words)

	Ein Gedi Country Hotel
		Ein Gedi Country is located in the Judean Desert on a plateau, lush with wild beauty overlooking the Dead Sea – the lowest place on earth.
		The Botanical Garden displays an abundance of flora whilst caressing the shores of the salty sea, entrapping a festival of light and colour and encouraging the visitor's senses to actually sharpen.
		Nature Reserves with gushing waterfalls, Ein Gedi Spa with natural, hot, sulphur water pools and, of course, the Dead Sea.
	www.ein-gedi.co.il /en_index.htm (318 words)

	Ein Gedi
		Located on the Dead Sea's western shore, Ein Gedi ("spring of the goat") is a desert oasis with waterfalls, pools of water and two large streams.
		Ein Gedi served as a water source during biblical times (Joshua 15:62, I Samuel 24:1-2).
		Just north of Ein Gedi (about 40 minutes south of Jerusalem) is one of Israel's most important archaeological sites, the Qumran National Park.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Eingedi.html (344 words)

	Ein Gedi Country Hotel
		In the Ein Gedi area: Ein Gedi Nature reserve is located on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, on the shore of the Dead Sea.
		Ein Gedi Antiquities is situated alongside the nature reserve at the foot of the desert mountains and below the plateau of Kibbutz Ein Gedi.
		A fascinating mosaic floor depicting the 13 ancestors of humanity and the 12 signs of the Zodiac together with an Aramaic inscription which instructs all the inhabitants of the period to conduct themselves according to the rules of the village.
	www.inisrael.com /eingedi/activities/en_nature_reserve.html (241 words)

	Ein Gedi, Dead Sea, Israel
		Ein Gedi National Park is located in the Dead Sea Valley, and includes two streams, in which water flows all year - David Stream and Arugot Stream.
		The amazing contrast between the dryness of the Dead Sea velley, and the waters that flow in Ein Gedi (about 3 Million cubic meters a year) create a diversity of flora and fauna.
		The Ein Gedi region was populated during various pereiods, and many archeological finding were discovered here, including an anchient temple (over 5000 years old).
	www.trekker.co.il /english/ein-gedi-dead-sea.htm (434 words)

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		The Ein Gedi Kibbutz was established in 1953 as a Nahal (Hebrew acronym for Pioneer Combatant Youth) outpost, located far away from any other Jewish settlement at the time, against a desert landscape at the base of Yishai Mountain.
		Ein Gedi constituted a Zionist point on the map, as the developing nation labored to mark its borders.
		In 1959 Ein Gedi residents relocated from their initial site by the Arugot River to the plateau at the feet of Mount Tzroya.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3270058,00.html (617 words)

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		Dr. Hirschfeld, of Hebrew University, recently invited reporters to Ein Gedi on the Dead Sea coast, 35 kilometers south of Qumran where the scrolls were found half a century ago, to announce discovery of an Essene settlement.
		In antiquity, the terraced slopes of Ein Gedi were planted with balsam which produced an expensive perfume highly valued in the Roman world.
		Asked whether the stone cells might not have simply been seasonal shelters used by villagers from Ein Gedi during the harvest to spare themselves the trek up and down the hills, Hirschfeld acknowledged that it was a possibility.
	jewishworldreview.com /0298/only1.html (567 words)

	Camp Ein Gedi - MySummerCamps.com
		Camp Ein Gedi is located 10 minutes north of Barrie on a beautiful 40 acre lot nestled on Lake Simcoe.
		Camp Ein Gedi works closely with the KLIM School of Art in Toronto, and as such is pleased to offer specialized Art instructors courtesy of KLIM.
		All of Camp Ein Gedi’s cabins are equipped with a small kitchen, complete with refrigerator, stove, microwave, oven and an array of kitchen utensils.
	www.mysummercamps.com /camps/Detailed/Camp_Ein_Gedi_L23906.html (603 words)

	Israel Nature & National Parks Protection Authority - Site page
		The reserve's four springs - David, Arugot, Shulamit, and Ein Gedi - are literally the wellspring for a wealth of flora and fauna, providing a stark contrast to the parched desert environment all around.
		Ein Gedi's plentiful water and hot climate were important assets in growing unusual plants and achieving good crop yields.
		The oldest ruins found in Ein Gedi are from the Chalcolithic period (fourth millenium B.C.E.), when people in Eretz Israel first began to use copper.
	www.parks.org.il /ParksENG/company_card.php3?CNumber=853330 (483 words)

	More of Bully's Great Adventure! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Ein Gedi school services the settlements on the western side of the Dead Sea.
		Ein Gedi is one of the smallest high schools in the country.
		Ein Gedi is the lowest place on earth and the hottest.
	www.starkville.pvt.k12.ms.us /elementa/morebull.htm (2164 words)

	Springs of Israel: Ein Gedi
		Ein Gedi is a typical place for the dasert at the western rim of the Dead Sea.
		The oasis of Ein Gedi is originally a brook with some vegetation, forming cascades and tufa terraces in the steep valley.
		Today Ein Gedi is a kibbuz, an Israeli settlement, a combination of farm and tribe.
	www.showcaves.com /english/il/springs/EinGedi.html (623 words)

	Hirschfeld: Ein Gedi 1998
		The third season of excavations at Ein Gedi was dedicated to trying to date and understand an enigmatic site within the oasis of Ein Gedi.
		We may assume that the inhabitants of these cells were Jews, since the site was part of the Ein Gedi oasis, which was situated nearby a Jewish village (mentioned by Josephus Flavius in the first century and by Eusebius in the early fourth century).
		The Ein Gedi expedition is directed by Yizhar Hirschfeld, under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and funded by the Rothschild Foundation in Israel.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /orion/programs/Hirschfeld98.shtml (1112 words)

	Ein Gedi
		Ein Gedi is an area I suppose can be described as a "world of its own", and has Ein Gedi Kibbutz, well known for beautiful botanical gardens, beautiful sparkling blue swimming pool, and top market hotel accommodation, and is built high up on a ridge and has beautiful views in all directions.
		A must, is a visit to the Field School behind the Youth Hostel which has a museum and a beautiful large lawn from where you can "drink-in-the-scenery" while the ibex watch you early in the morning when they walk on the lawns as though they own the place.
		After watching the dancers, Warren and I were invited to join the group at the EIN GEDI beach and to share their lunches, so we had about 6 lunches with different small groups.
	the-vu.com /Louis05.htm (1086 words)

	Page 26. Ein Gedi, Farod, Fari'a, and Hammam Maleh Springs
		Ein Gedi, Farod, Fari'a, and Hammam Maleh Springs
		Ein Gedi Spring issues from limestone of geologic unit Kj and flows to the Dead Sea, along the western border of the Dead Sea Basin.
		Flow from the Ein Gedi Spring in the Wadi David
	exact-me.org /overview/p26.htm (515 words)

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