By: David Hall


Introduction

Nazareth
Capernaum
Tell Dan
pistachio
Caesarea Philippi
Old Jerusalem
palm market
Lachish
Tell Beersheva
market
ibex
Timnah Park
Eilat
Hazor

 

 
                                                   

This is a photo of a Nubian ibex, a wild goat at Mitzpe Ramon as seen a few yards from my vehicle.  They were previously thought to be quite wild; fleeing from the least scent of a human.  I got into my car after taking the photo, then turned to look for it, only to find it was gone.

Most of the Dead Sea scrolls were written on tanned skins of ibex, goats, and gazelles; fewer were written on papyrus.  (Dead Sea Scrolls A New Translation by Wise, Abegg, & Cook).


January 2006

These ibex were part of a group of three near the Ein Avdat upper parking lot.  These were relatively tame as if they had been amongst tourists before.


January 2006