Gamaliel - The Apostle Paul's teacher

 On this same trip we went to this little convent commemorating Paul's teacher Gamaliel.  This is also the place where Stephen was buried after he was stoned outside of the walls of Jerusalem.  Also by tradition Nichodemus was buried here and probably Gamaliel himself.  The Catholics believe that they both converted to Christianity after Christ's death and resurrection

 A couple of nice murals of Stephen's judgement in front of the high priest in Jerusalem.  This one inside of one of the 3 churches on the site of where Gamaliel lived

 Sorry the sun was shining on this side but here is depicted the stoning of Stephen

  And here is the view looking towards Tel Aviv and the Mediterranean Sea.  Israel has gotten at least 125% of normal rainfall this winter and it is gorgeous and green, as you can see