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Excavations in Israel are offering a rare window into Christian pilgrimage in the Byzantine era.

Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery: a Byzantine-era church in the northern Negev desert, with wall art depicting ships.

The excavations are part of a town’s expansion program for opening a new neighborhood for Rahat and suburban residents led by the Authority for Development and Settlement of the Bedouin in the Negev.

During Building Work on a New Neighborhood in the Southern City of Rahat, Archaeologists Uncover Sixth-century Church With Pictures of Ships That May Have Brought Pilgrims to the Holy Land

Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in Rahat (aerial view), May 2024. / Credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities AuthorityJerusalem, May 23, 2024 / 10:31 am (CNA).Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a Byzantine-period church in the northern Negev desert with wall art displaying ships. The surprise findings were announced in a press release issued by the authority on May 23.The discovery was made in the south of the Bedouin city of Rahat, where the Israel Antiq...

The excavated site tells the story of settlement in the northern Negev desert at the end of the Byzantine period and in the beginning of the early Islamic per...

During excavations south of Rahat, remnants of an ancient Byzantine church were uncovered, with etchings of ships on its walls; 'While the ship is an ancient Christian symbol, these carvings likely illustrate the actual vessels that brought the pilgrims to the Holy Land,' say researchers

While incessant Israeli bombardments began in Rahat in the Gaza Strip where nearly 450,000 Palestinians had to flee several areas shelled by Israel.

Since Oct. 7, violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinian villagers has been escalating

Israel's Biggest Arab City Consistently Ranks at the Bottom of the Socioeconomic Index. Mayor Talal al-Karinawi Says Government Decisions Hurt the Bedouin Community, and if Something Isn't Done Regarding the Housing Crisis Soon, 'There Will Be a City Here That Nobody Can Control'