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TwitterPreview of Friesendm's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Jerusalem, Israel Entry Title: "Walking the Western Wall Tunnel" Entry: "Jewish males of all ages surrounded us, from young boys to the oldest of grandfathers. All heads were covered with yarmulkes, the skull cap that reminds Jews to be respectful of the presence of God always with them. Terry had a yarmulke with him, but told Russ and me that any hat would accomplish the purpose; we hoped God considered our baseball caps sufficiently respectful. I was surprised at the freedom we had to join these worshiping Jews. As we paused to notice a wooden stand holding English translations of the prayer book, a young man wearing a prayer shawl asked if we were Jewish. We said "No, we're Christians. Is that okay". "It's more than okay!" was his smiling response. We continued to move around the plaza next to the Wall, watching - I was in awe. Just who are the Jews? And how is it that this people has retained their identity? We know that Abraham (with Sarah) was the father of the Hebrew race. He came from Ur of the Chaldees, somewhere in present-day Iraq. The clan then spent 400 years in captivity in Egypt. They came back to the Palestine area, the Promised Land. The ten northern tribes disappeared from the stage of history when taken into captivity by the Assyrians around 720 BC. The two southern ...
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