Hi, ACL...Ein Karem's history is fascinating! Too bad we did not make it to this holy site, on our trip to the Holy Land in 2007...

Ain Karim-Sanctuary of the Visitation
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* Ain Karem in the Gospels
* The Figures of the events
* The Place where the events took place
* The Village of Ain Karem

Sanctuary of St. John the Baptist
* History of the Shrine
* Restorations, Reconstructions, Initiatives
* Excavations of the area, Tombs
* Excavations: Terraces and wine presses,
Pagan cult
* Excavations: Byzantine, 12th cent.
and later buildings
* Visit: Southern Chapel
* Visit: … [Más]

Carem was a place mentioned in the New Testament as the home of Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist. It is most often associated with Ein Kerem, a modern suburb of Jerusalem.[1] According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Carem is closely associated with Bethcarem or Bethacharam a civilization that is mentioned in the Biblical Book of Jeremiah and the second book of Esdras. Some features of this village are said to be the Nativity of John the Baptist, which contains a cathedral and monastery at … [Más]