\\mtH cd; gpjhf;fspy; md;G$He;jgbahy;> mtHfSila gpd;re;jjpia njhpe;Jf; nfhz;L> cd;dpYk; gyj;j nghpa [hjpfis cdf;F Kd;dpd;W Juj;jTk;> cd;id mioj;Jf; nfhz;Lg; Ngha;> ,e;ehspy; ,Uf;fpwJg; Nghy;> mtHfs; Njrj;ij cdf;Fr; Rje;jpukhf nfhLf;fTk;> cd;idj; jkJ Kfj;Jf;F Kd; jkJ kpFe;j ty;iyikapdhy; vfpg;jpypUe;J Gwg;glg; gz;zpdhH. Mifahy; cau thdj;jpYk;> jho G+kpapYk; fHj;jNu Njtd;> mtiuj; jtpu xUtUk; ,y;iy vd;gij eP ,e;ehspy; mwpe;J> cd; kdjpNy rpe;jpj;J> ePAk; cdf;F gpd;tUk; cd; gps;isfSk; ed;whapUf;Fk;gbf;Fk;> cd; Njtdhfpa fHj;jH cdf;F vd;iwf;Fk; nfhLf;fpw Njrj;jpNy eP ePbj;j ehshapUf;Fk;gbf;Fk;> ehd; ,d;W fw;gpf;fpw mtUila fl;lisfisAk; mtUila fw;gidfisAk; iff;nfhs;sf;fltha;|| vd;whd; (cgh 4: 37-40)
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njhlHe;J tUk;NghJ> vUrNykpd; tiuglk; ,Ue;j xU ,lj;ij mile;Njhk;. 19- k; E}w;whz;bd; gpw;gFjpapy; NahHjhdpy; mike;Js;s khlgh (glk;-5) (Madaba) vd;Dk; ,lj;jpy; gpN[z;bd; (Byzantin) fhyj;jpy; fl;lg;gl;l Myaj;ij Muha;r;rpahsHfs; fz;Lgpbj;jdH. me;j Myaj;jpd; (St. George Church) nkhirf; jiuapy; gpN[z;bd; fhyj;jpy; (fp.gp 325-638) vUrNyk; vg;gb ,Ue;jNjh> mij mg;gbNa nghwpj;Js;sdH. ,e;j khlghitf; Fwpj;J tpsf;fkhf gpd;dhspy; fhzyhk;. ,e;j nkhirf; jiuapy; nghwpf;fg;gl;bUe;j vUrNykpd; tiuglj;jpd; rpW khjphpia vUrNykpy; A+jH FbapUg;gpy; (Jewish Quarter) Rthpy; tiue;J itj;Js;sdH. ,ijf;Fwpj;J vq;fsJ topfhl;b vq;fSf;F tpsf;fpdhH. ,jpy; Cardo, Nea church, Holy Sepulchre Chruch ,tw;iw ntF njspthf tiue;Js;sdH.
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mij Muha;e;J>,jd; chpikahsH xU nghpa gzf;fhuuha; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; vd;Wk;> xU Ntis ,J mhpkj;jpah Cuhdhfpa NahNrg;ghfj;jhd; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk; vdTk; Cfpf;fg;gLfpwJ. xU Fiifiag; Nghy; Njhw;wkspfFk; ,NaRtpd; rhPuk; itf;fg;gl;l ,lj;jpd; cs;Ns nrd;W> (glk;-8) mtuJ rhPuk; itf;fg; gl;bUe;j ,lj;ijg; ghHj;Njhk;.
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