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A photo of another wheat field in Israel.

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A photo of a wheat field in the country of Israel.

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Palm trees in the country of Israel. Courtesy of Morris Cromer.

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Olive tree from the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives where Jesus went to pray.

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Sycamore tree reminds us of the story of Zacchaeus.

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This is a set of great backgrounds to use for telling the parables of the sower and tares and the story of the bread of life as well as evangelism. Scripture: Matt 18:3-20, Mark 4:3-4:20, Matt 9:37, Luke 10:2

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Hyssop was a plant mentioned several times in the Old Testament. Moses told the children of Israel to dip a hyssop branch in blood and wipe it on the door frame of their homes as a sign to God to bypass them in the plague of the death of the firstborn. Scripture: Exodus 12:22, Leviticus 14:4-52, Psalm 51:7, John 19:29

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A Domestic goat.

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Wild goats are common in the hills of Israel.

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These stone boxes are called Ossuaries and contain the bones of Jews. After a body decomposes the bones are gathered together and put in a stone box. The stone box is then moved to another location. Hence the term "bones gathered to the fathers". Stone was used because Jews felt that stone was clean even in contact with dead bones.