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Bambi and Friends – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Cactus Garden, Take #5 – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Cat on a Cold Stone Floor – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
… with apologies to Tennessee Williams
Monastic Minimalism – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
The highest point on Mount Carmel is the place of "sacrifice" or "burning" (El Muraqa), where – according to the Bible – the prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:20-40). The site is marked by a monastery of the Roman Catholic Carmelite order constructed in 1868.
Statue of a Zealot – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
The inscription on the base of the statue is from the apocryphal biblical book of ben Sirah. "Then Elijah the prophet arose like a fire, his word like a flaming torch."
Sheep May Gently Graze – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Yellow Snapdragons – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Cactus Garden, Take #3 – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
Catching a Break – El-Muraqa Monastery, Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel
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