Re’em said. Ein Karem is where the New Testament places the birth of John the Baptist, and where the text says his mother Elizabeth, met Jesus’ mother Miriam by a neighborhood well ...

Ein Kerem holds deep roots in Christian tradition as the birthplace of John the Baptist and the site where his mother, Elizabeth, is said to have met Mary, the mother of Jesus. Pilgrims from ...

met Jesus’ mother, Mary. The meeting is believed to have taken place by what Christians have identified as the well in Ein Kerem. Due to this, two churches have been established in Ein Kerem ...

met Jesus’ mother at a well. Because of this tradition, two churches were established in Ein Karem: the Church of the Visitation and the Church of Saint John. They drew generations of pilgrims from ...