Galilee video tour | Horns of Hittin & Nabi Shu'ayb

with David Hyman, professional Israeli tour guide to less-visited areas of the Galilee region. We will start by visiting the holiest shrine and pilgrimage destination for the Druze community in Israel. The tomb of Nabi Shu'ayb ( Prophet Jethro). The Druze community is a small minority in Israel and they live in villages and small towns in Galilee, Carmel, and the Golan Heights. They belong to a monotheistic faith called El Muwachidun, and other communities can be found in Lebanon and Syria. We spent some time at this holy and spiritual site and watched many Druze families visit the tomb and pay their respect. We then started climbing the mountain of Karney Hittin ( The Horns of Hattin) and on the way up we spotted an extremely interesting plant = the Mandrake plant. We arrived at the summit of Mount Hattin and retraced the details of the famous battle that happened here in the year 1187, July 4th. The Crusader army recruited all the fighting forces possible, to confront the Muslim army that placed a siege on Tiberias. The two armies clashed on the Horns of Hittin. The Muslims under their leader Salah A din ( Saladin) circled the crusaders and set fire to the fields. The Crusader army under king Guy De Lesignian suffered from the heat and lack of water and their lines broke. the result of the battle was devastating for the crusader kingdom. The majority of the army were killed, many were taken prisoners and others escaped. The Crusaders lost Jerusalem and 70 years later, they lost the entire country and that ended the 200 years of the crusader period.

Music tracks for this video:
Country Gentlemen - Endless Love
County Lines - Delicate Steve

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Recorded by David Hyman with GoPro 9 Hero Black
Edited by David Hyman with Apple Imovie Mini Ipad

Special thanks to you Shiri for climbing mountains with me. May we climb many more together.