Remnants of 1,500-year-old church discovered in southern Isr

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

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