"A Historical Tour of the Holy Land" - by Beryl Ratzer. This is a concise and easy to read history of the Land of Israel from pre-history up till the present and includes colour photographs of sites throughout Israel, maps and diagrams. The contents have been checked and are accurate. It is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as at many sites frequented by tourists, including the National Parks, Masada, Qumran, Neot Kedumim, the Diaspora Museum and various Christian pilgrimage sites. For a summary see www.ratzer-holyland.com.

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