Walking around the wall of St.John the Baptist Church in Ein Kerem

Etymology of some of the words:
Kerem - Hebrew: vineyard. As in 1 Kings 23 1: ""And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard".
Ein, Ma'ayan - Hebrew: spring. Based on "Ma'im" - water. There are dozens of references in the Bible, since water was a major factor in this dry land.
Ein Kerem (Karem) - the spring of the vineyard.
John - the Baptist. from Hebrew, "Yochanan", which means: Yo (God) + Chanan (Pardoned). Thus the name in Hebrew means " God has pardoned". Biblical Reference: Mark 1 4,5: "John did baptize in the wilderness...in the river of Jordan".


Ba Harim - Hebrew - In (Ba) the mountains (Harim).