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Carem was a place mentioned in the New Testament as the home of Elizabeth , mother of John the Baptist . It is most often associated with Ein Kerem , a modern suburb of Jerusalem . Its place in Christian religion is that it is considered to be the birthplace of Mary and the home of John the Baptist and the prophet Zacharias . Many Christians cite the existence of manuscripts as evidence in favor of this belief. However, early writers such as St. Jerome and later scholars like Baronius contradict this theory by citing the breadth of the term 'city of Juda' and the unlikelihood that it necessarily refers to this particular city. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , Carem is closely associated with Bethcarem or Bethacharam a civilization that is mentioned in the Biblical Book of Jeremiah and the second book of Esdras . Some features of this village are said to be the Nativity of John the Baptist , which contains a cathedral and monastery at the Church of the Visitation . In 1672 the Franciscan order received a Firman from the Ottoman Sultan and 'large sums of mon[ies]' were expended in an extensive rebuilding programme. In 1693 the monastery was renovated and walls added. South of the village is a fountain that many Christians refer to as the Fountain of the Virgin.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Carem was a place mentioned in the New Testament as the home of Elizabeth , mother of John the Baptist . It is most often associated with Ein Kerem , a modern suburb of Jerusalem . Its place in Christian religion is that it is considered to be the birthplace of Mary and the home of John the Baptist and the prophet Zacharias . Many Christians cite the existence of manuscripts as evidence in favor of this belief. However, early writers such as St. Jerome and later scholars like Baronius contradict this theory by citing the breadth of the term 'city of Juda' and the unlikelihood that it necessarily refers to this particular city. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia , Carem is closely associated with Bethcarem or Bethacharam a civilization that is mentioned in the Biblical Book of Jeremiah and the second book of Esdras . Some features of this village are said to be the Nativity of John the Baptist , which contains a cathedral and monastery at the Church of the Visitation . In 1672 the Franciscan order received a Firman from the Ottoman Sultan and 'large sums of mon[ies]' were expended in an extensive rebuilding programme. In 1693 the monastery was renovated and walls added. South of the village is a fountain that many Christians refer to as the Fountain of the Virgin.
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Carem or Karem is a place mentioned in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible as being a town situated in the hill country of the tribe of Judah, while the Masoretic Text and Vulgate do not mention the name (see Joshua 15:59 with invalid book ).
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Carem or Karem is a place mentioned in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible as being a town situated in the hill country of the tribe of Judah, while the Masoretic Text and Vulgate do not mention the name (see Joshua 15:59 ).
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Town mentioned in the Septuagint For the Argentine nuclear reactor, see CAREM . Carem or Karem is a place mentioned in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible as being a town situated in the hill country of the tribe of Judah, while the Masoretic Text and Vulgate do not mention the name (see Joshua 15:59 ).
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place mentioned in the new testament as the home of elizabeth
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place mentioned in the septuagint translation of the hebrew bible as being a town situated in the hill country
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