I know what I was expecting, but this was not it. I thought we might see some ruins of the walls of Jericho. Nope. According to the Bible and the children’s song, the walls, “Came tumbling down.” The stones from those walls were probably used for other purposes later. Continue reading “Jericho and Mount of Temptation”
Category: Israel Land Tour
Jordan River
There are a couple of different sites along the Jordan River that are believed to be the area where John baptized Jesus, Yardenit (Or Bethany beyond the Jordan) in the Galilee region, and Qasr-al-Yahud along the southern portion of the river before it empties into the Dead Sea. This second location is the stop our group made. Continue reading “Jordan River”
Qumran
An Essene community of scribes was believed to have lived in Qumran which is now a National Park. First we saw a movie that described what life may have been like in Qumran. There is even some speculation that the gospel writer, Luke, was part of this sect before becoming a Christian. Continue reading “Qumran”