Masada, The Dead Sea, Qumran, Jericho, Valley of the Shadow of Death
Read Edward’s recollections about Jericho.
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- We drive to Herod’s amazing desert fortress of Masada, with a view from the top of the Dead Sea.
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- Painted frescoes in the rooms at the Fortress of Masada still preserve the artistry of Herodian builders.
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- We stop at En Gedi for a dip in the Dead Sea, ten times more salty than the Oceans.
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- The next stop is at QUMRAN, the area of the Judean Wilderness where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
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- More landscape.
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- Next we visit the site of JERICHO in Joshua’s day and the nearby Palace of Herod. Jericho is the “City of Palms” and world’s oldest continuously inhabited city.
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- Archaeological digs of the walls of Jericho.
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- Jericho
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- Sycamore fig tree (of Zaccheus’ fame).
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- We drive back to Jerusalem through what may be the Valley of the Shadow of Death in Psalm 23.
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- Another view.
