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Lyons Native Major Chambers Describes Palestine Leave
Major Laurel Lee Q Chambers, stationed in North Africa, details a leave in Palestine and visits to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Nazareth, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem. He recalls markets, sea views, the Jordan River, the Sea of Galilee, sacred sites, and the Holy Sepulchre, noting warm hospitality and American comforts amid war.
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Nellie
Chambers of
Lyons
Laurel Lee Q Chambers
United States
North Africa
Major Chambers
Indiana University Law School
Tulsa
Okla
New York
Mt. Herman
Christ
Sea of
Tiberias Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Nazareth
Haifa
Mt. Carmel
Bay of Haifa
Elijah
Mediterranea
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Sdvekal
Colorado
San Francisco
Calvary
Mount of Olives
Gethsemane
Church of All Nations
Heaven
Earth
Mount Zion
St. Ann
Y.M.C.A
Bethlehem
Rachel
Jesus Christ
Mary Magdalene
Jesus of Nazareth
Wilcox
Holy Sepulchre
Jewish University
Germany
Dead Sea
Jesus
Mediterranean
Lee