Once you go down from Jerusalem and the surrounding Jerusalem Hills, the lowland of the Shefelah opens up with vistas like this. I snapped this shot from the Jerusalem-to-Tel Aviv bus last Friday.This bridge goes over the Valley of Ayalon, famous from the book of Joshua 10:12-14 where Joshua needed victory over the Amorites and said, "Sun, stand thou still at Gibeon, and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ayalon." And they did, the Bible says, for about a whole day.
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Bridges and tunnels are being built for a new railway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It will be Israel's first high-speed rail and also our first electrified heavy railway line. If the line is ever finished, the trip should take only 28 minutes.
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SkyWatch Friday is in full swing. Have a look.
I really like this photo of the clouds for SkyWatch Friday. I am always interested in what others are doing. Have a nice weekend.
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A lovely place, Dina. Thanks for the Biblical reference, too. If one does not live in the area where such things happened, it's nice to see what it looks like, at least at present time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Dina. It's so marvelous to see and be IN the Bible.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photo - thank you for the Biblical reference.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scene. :)
ReplyDeleteModernity has put its trace, but the scenery continue to look "biblical".
ReplyDeleteYou've got Big Sky country, too! Lovely shot!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky from Jeruzalem.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful view! I love that story in Joshua. My favorite thing about your blog is seeing things I've read about in the Bible. Thank you for knowing it and letting us know.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's some kind of stand still. Does the bridge allow pedestrian traffic? If you return to my blog I addressed your comment. Thanks for the visit.
ReplyDeleteI love visiting you every day, Dina. I also love trains!
ReplyDeleteThe sun used to pass too quickly over the earth. All was cold and bad food. Then the hero demi-god MAUI lassooed the sun and made it move slower over Hawaii. That's why we are a sun kissed paradise.
Aloha, Sistah!
Peaceful shot. Surprised to see so much green.
ReplyDeleteDina, I like that white clouds bank over the small bridge over there. Lovely shot.
ReplyDeleteJust another perfect picture from you!!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you from Anne in Norway :-)
Interesting how it looks like it's raining, or at least misty, just over the bridge (which I hope does get built!). Happy Sky Watching!
ReplyDeleteis this a bridge? it looks so huge! does it go over a river? that's where we usually see bridges in greece. the only time i saw huge bridges over land areas was int he mountains in the northern european countries i visited when i was travelling many years ago
ReplyDeleteLovely wide sky Dina with beautiful clouds welling up.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful clouds
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful scene you have captured in your photo. Loved it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a beautiful shot and interesting information. I always enjoy my visit to you.
ReplyDeleteLovely sky and gentle coutryside.
ReplyDeleteHi Dina nice piccie as usual ........Hope the train gets finished . One of the passages from a Bible study many years ago thanks for the memories XXX Don
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this gorgeous view, and for the references to this place history - and nowadays. It's about time we have high-speed rail in Israel!!!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI like the wide open view. And interesting to hear about the biblical background.
ReplyDeleteStunning. It's a privilege to see these mythical places made real through your lens.
ReplyDeleteDina: What a beautiful post for SWF.
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