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	Judean Wilderness (BiblePlaces.com)
		The Nahal Darga is the largest wadi in the northern Judean desert, and it is one of the five largest in the entire Judean desert.
		In the Byzantine period, the Judean wilderness was flooded with monks seeking seclusion.
		The Bible describes the ancient use of the camel mainly as a beast of burden for desert nomads.
	www.bibleplaces.com /judeanwilderness.htm (742 words)

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		Tours in Israel, the Negev desert, Jordan, Petra, Sinai and Western deserts in Egypt.
		Their life-long devotion to deserts and desert exploration unites them in a unique bond of friendship that has spanned decades.
		Specializing in tours that span: Israel, Negev, Eilat Mts, Sinai, Jordan, Petra, Egypt and the Western Desert, tour itineraries are customized by expert guides according to clients' requests.
	www.desertecotours.com /English (675 words)

	IMJ \| Exhibitions \| The Cradle of Christianity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The most outstanding expression of monasticism in the Holy Land is found in the Judean Desert, "the desert of the holy city," where the environment was well suited to a life of isolation and spiritual contemplation, and where the great figures of the Bible and the early Christianity once wandered.
		Two types of monasteries are encountered in the Judean Desert: the first - the ital - a closed, communal monastery; the second - the ital - in which each monk lived in isolation, convening only on Saturdays and Sundays for prayer and a communal meal.
		In the sixth century, dozens of monasteries existed in the Judean Desert and in the vicinity of Jericho.
	www.imj.org.il /eng/exhibitions/2000/christianity/monasticism (342 words)

	Judean Desert Pictures
		The Flour Cave - the brown and beige rock of the canyon leading to the flour cave in the Judean Desert near the South end of the Dead Sea.
		Winding rock - winding and layered rock formations on the vertical slope of a canyon in the Judean Desert near the South end of the Dead Sea.
		Judean Desert and Dead Sea - a panoramic view of the South end of the Dead Sea and the mountains of Moab beyond it, from the mountains of the Judean Desert.
	1000pictures.com /paz/judean-desert/index.htm (357 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: Rapelling in the Judean Desert & Jordan
		Pilot Guides.com: Rapelling in the Judean Desert and Jordan
		Desert tourism is taking off in Israel's Judean Desert, and if you like the idea of stepping backwards off a cliff, then this is the perfect place to try a two day beginners course on rappelling, dropping straight into the thin air of Israel's most spectacular canyons.
		The Dead Sea and the Judean Desert are popular tourist destinations for outdoor activities, from Desert tours, rapelling, and trekking in wads, seasonal dry river beds.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/israel/judean_desert_trek.php (289 words)

	ANISTORITON Journal of History, Archaeology, ArtHistory: History News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The special character of the Judean Desert made, in varied periods of history, a sanctuary for those seeking tranquility of the soul and purification of the spirit.
		Many of the visions, trances and strange experiences of the desert monks and hermits have obvious physiological explanations (For example, the appearance of the devil as a seductive woman could be the result of repressed sexual feeling.) Those who retreated to the desert inevitably abandoned family life, and celibacy was the rule.
		In fact, one of the main sources of livelihood for the monks of the Judean Desert was the gathering of edible wild plants.
	www.anistor.co.hol.gr /english/enback/h041.htm (1855 words)

	Hacham: Public Fasts
		According to this understanding, none of the published Judean Desert scrolls speak of a nonfixed public fast, and all the public tzomot and ta'aniyot are to be identified with Yom Kippur.
		The priestly sect whose writings were found in the Judean Desert severed its ties with Jerusalem, the Temple, and the Divine rite in the latter, accompanied by severe criticism of the administration of the Temple.
		The members of the Judean Desert sect and the Jews dwelling in the Hellenist Diaspora among whom II Maccabees and III Maccabees were composed shared an additional characteristic.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /symposiums/4th/papers/Hacham99.html (2341 words)

	Micha Tour Guide Judean
		This local desert is bordered by the Dead Sea from the east and the Judean Mountains from the west.
		The Byzantine period turned this desert to haven for thousand of hermits living in solitude in the caves and monasteries that were built in the canyons of the desert.
		In the last thousand years the beduins were the masters of the desert moving with their herds from the Judean hills to the Judean desert.
	members.fortunecity.com /zilberman/judean.htm (718 words)

	Stephen Hatch: Desert Faith
		The Colorado desert, its plants and animals are metaphors for interior deserts and desire.
		If we relate these desert characteristics of simplicity and creativity in the face of hardship to the spiritual life, we find that the traits of the external desert mirror and cultivate the same traits as developed within the internal desert of the heart.
		As long as there are desert landscapes, sincere spiritual seekers will be inspired to mirror within their hearts the centered simplicity and creative resources of the desert.
	www.spiritualitytoday.org /spir2day/92441hatch.html (4422 words)

	judaen.html
		The Judean Desert extends from Jerusalem in the north to the Negev Desert on the south, and runs to the west of the Dead Sea.
		The ruins of the settlement of Qumran are found in the Great Rift Valley of the Judean Desert.
		It is situtated on this mesa overlooking the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea.
	www.garlic.com /~lullah/travel/judaen.html (450 words)

	Israeli Paper Says Barrier to Be Erected in Judean Desert Despite Protests
		In January, Peretz ordered that construction in the area be suspended after environmentalists and settlers argued the barrier would scar the landscape, harm wildlife and disrupt the ecosystem.
		According to Barak's plan, the route will include a physical barrier like most of the eastern security fence set to run from Gilboa in the Galilee down to Meitar near Beersheba, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2008.
		The barrier in the Judean Desert, however, will be two-thirds the height and will be 30 meters wide - including a patrol road - instead of the standard 50.
	www.ujf.net /content_display.html?ArticleID=214041 (410 words)

	Private tours in Israel with private guides
		Bedouin, camels and hermits, this, the classic tour of the Judean Desert and Dead Sea region.
		We depart Jerusalem and travel to Gebel Ali Montar to enjoy an outstanding view of the Judean Desert, Dead Sea and mountains of Moab.
		Desert tours are with 4 x 4 jeeps with a/c.
	www.genesis2000.co.il /judean.htm (192 words)

	ERETZ Magazine
		This meant that we had moved on to the area of the large syncline of the Judean Desert, which was covered mainly in the Cenozoic era (88-65 million years ago) with sediments of bright, soft chalk.
		The inhabitants of this area during the Byzantine period realized that soft chalk is impermeable to water and made good use of this knowledge.
		The chalky Mt. Yonatan is typical of the residual hills in the Judean Desert.
	www.eretz.com /NEW/trailatom.shtml (1697 words)

	Planet Ark - FEATURE - Israel's desert leopards fight extinction
		To the south, in the Negev desert, a handful of leopards survive.
		Yotam Timna, a zoologist who studied the Judean Desert leopards from 1984 to 1990, said he never found any contact between the two populations, "though in theory there might be".
		The population in the Judean Desert was always the larger of the two because of greater availability of food and water.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=7579 (1067 words)

	Biblical Tour: Judean Desert (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Map of Judean Desert Area: Jerusalem is situated in the north-west of this region; to the south is Bethlehem, Herodion and Hebron, and to the east down the Judean hills is Jericho.
		View of Bethlehem: Bethlehem was the birthplace of King David, and it is there that Samuel visits the house of Yishai in order to anoint his shepherd son, David, as king (Samuel I 16:1-13).
		While most areas in Israel have undergone incredible changes and modernization in the last 100 years, in the Judean desert some fields are still harvested with a sickle.
	www.jafi.org.il /geo/judean (405 words)

	Beyond the Dead Sea Scrolls: Ancient artifacts found in Judean Desert : 12/02
		The recent discovery of ancient papyrus scrolls, coins and arrowheads in Israel's Judean Desert represents the first finds related to a Stanford-supported cave survey that could yield even greater treasures, according to Amos Nur, the Wayne Loel Professor of Earth Sciences.
		One of the scrolls is written in Greek, the international language of the period, and Frumkin said the document might contain economic or administrative information belonging to a person who sheltered in the cave hundreds of years ago.
		Historians believe that after Romans crushed the revolt, rebels fled to the desert and hid in the remote hillside caves.
	news-service.stanford.edu /news/2002/december11/scrolls-124.html (931 words)

	Temple Models.com Replica Model of Masada
		Built by King Herod, Masada, the last Jewish stronghold during the great revolt against the Romans, lies on top of a cliff in the Judean desert.
		Each Model is authentically crafted of durable resin and hand painted in the most intricate, true to life detail.
		Masada, the last Jewish stronghold during the great revolt against the Romans, lies on top of a cliff in the Judean desert.
	www.templemodels.com /masada (348 words)

	There's water under the desert — but it's hardly being used
		Jerusalem — The one place in water-short Israel where natural groundwater is available and not being fully exploited is — of all places — in the mostly uninhabited Judean desert.
		This aquifer begins in the Judean mountains and flows in a generally northeasterly direction towards the Dead Sea, with outflows at four springs adjacent to the Dead Sea — the Tsukim, Kane, Samar and Ein-Gedi springs.
		The study of the Judea Group Aquifer was conducted with the support of grants from the Ring Research Fund at the Hebrew University and from the Israel Ministry of Environmental Quality.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2006-03/thuo-twu032306.php (531 words)

	Israel Storm Chasing and Weather Photography
		Flash flood warning for all streams in the Judean Desert, the Dead Sea, the Arava, and the Negev Desert.
		Flash flood warning for all streams in central Israel, the southern Judean Mountains, the Judean Desert, and the northern Dead Sea.
		Flash flood warning for all streams and low-lying areas in central Israel, the northern Negev Desert, the southern Judean Mountains, and the northern Arava.
	israelstorms.netfirms.com /index.html (1110 words)

	Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls
		Over the next year some of the scrolls were carried around by the Bedouin, shown to antiquities dealers, and eventually came into the hands of scholars who determined that they were quite ancient--from around the turn of the era--and that one of them was a copy of the biblical book of Isaiah.
		It is perhaps not as well known that there have been other manuscript discoveries in the Judean desert which came from places other than Qumran and are unrelated to the Dead Sea Scrolls.
		Other scroll discoveries in the Judean Desert are associated with the second Jewish revolt against the Romans which was led by the messianic leader Bar Kokhba in CE 132-135.
	www.st-andrews.ac.uk /~www_sd/dssintro01.html (2986 words)

	@The Source Israel Online Magazine
		Their goal is to settle the Negev and Arava deserts by operating self-supporting cottage industry farms.
		On their 350-dunam mountainous farm in the Negev desert, Daniel, together with Anat and their children, produce goat cheese from the milk of their small herd of goats.
		While traditionally thought of as arid and barren, the Negev desert is proving otherwise.
	www.thesourceisrael.com /issue11/whimsical.shtml (510 words)

	Israel’s Negev Desert
		The religious zeal and cultural fervour with which the deserts, oases, and forested hills of Israel have been contested have enriched the tapestry, attracting scholars and travellers for centuries.
		If you visit at sunrise, you are often rewarded by meeting the wild ibex (kind of a local mountain goat) and griffons (a majestic vulture, condor size).
		The descent from this fascinating plateau to the shores of the Red Sea give you glimpses of the Sinai Desert, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, stop to explore the Red Canyon enroute to the ideal finishing point where the Negev desert meets the coral-rich sea at the beachy Red Sea resort of Eilat.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Archives/FEB2006/Negev_Desert.htm (853 words)

	Palestine Monitor (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The fence will likely obstruct the view in the desert and is expected to negatively impact the area's ecosystem - most of which has been classified as a nature reserve - by blocking the paths of the wild animals in the desert.
		Certain sections of the fence which are to be erected in the Judean hills are expected to have far-reaching consequences on the scenic view, particularly near the villages of Walja and Batir south of Jerusalem, areas which are known for their traditional agricultural preserves.
		The Jerusalem municipality, which feared the fence would have a detrimental impact on its proposed intention to build a new residential neighborhood and part nearby, took part in the planning for the fence's construction in the Walja region.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /nueva_web/updates_news/news/judean_desert.htm (434 words)

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		The Judean desert rolls eastward from Bethlehem to the Jordan rift valley and the Dead Sea.
		To the early monks who followed in Jesus' foot- steps, the harsh climatic conditions were symbolic of the evil powers which threatened the human spirit and had to be fought.
		On the eve of the Per- sian invasion in AD 614, the Judean desert was a maze of monasteries.
	www.jmcc.org /ptw/99/Oct/go.htm (721 words)

	Planet Ark : FEATURE - Israel's desert leopards fight extinction
		To the south, in the Negev desert, a handful of leopards survive.
		Yotam Timna, a zoologist who studied the Judean Desert leopards from 1984 to 1990, said he never found any contact between the two populations, "though in theory there might be".
		The population in the Judean Desert was always the larger of the two because of greater availability of food and water.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=7579 (1251 words)

	Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the ...
		Hardcover: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah, Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert
		This monograph is written in the form of a handbook on the scribal features of the texts found in the Judean Desert (the Dead Sea Scrolls).
		It deals in detail with the material, shape, and preparation of the scrolls; scribes and scribal activity; scripts, writing conventions, errors and their correction, scribal signs; scribal traditions; differences between different types of scrolls (e.g., biblical and non-biblical scrolls), the possible existence of scribal schools, such as that at Qumran.
	www.walmart.com /catalog/product.do?product_id=3283486 (654 words)

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		Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered to freeze construction of the sepaprtion fence in the Judean Desert due to damage the fence will cause the region's landscape and wild life.
		Prior to the decision the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel that led the campaign against the fence in the Judean desert, invited a group of journalists to tour the area.
		Thus far the Judean desert has remained a relatively healthy ecosystem – very few humans reside there, no roads or other infrastructure exist and the food-chain almost intact – from the meager flora to the super-predator, the tiger.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3361721,00.html (462 words)

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