![Lebanese priest Hani Tawk, center, prays with French tourists and his family next to a cross with a statue of a crucified Jesus Christ outside the Saint Elisha monastery in the Kadisha Valley, a holy site by Lebanon's Christians, in the northeast mountain town of Bcharre, Lebanon, Saturday, July 22, 2023. For Lebanon's Christians, the cedars are sacred, these tough evergreen trees that survive the mountain's harsh snowy winters. They point out with pride that Lebanon's cedars are mentioned 103 times in the Bible. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2023/12/05/Sacred_Sites_Cedars_of_Lebanon_18961_s878x585.jpg?9739c089d09019457eff90957353d2bf131e7da7)
Lebanese priest Hani Tawk, center, prays with French tourists and his family next to a cross with a statue of a crucified Jesus Christ outside the Saint Elisha monastery in the Kadisha Valley, a holy site by Lebanon's Christians, in the northeast mountain town of Bcharre, Lebanon, Saturday, July 22, 2023. For Lebanon's Christians, the cedars are sacred, these tough evergreen trees that survive the mountain's harsh snowy winters. They point out with pride that Lebanon's cedars are mentioned 103 times in the Bible. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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