Reflections from the Holy Land – Day Five
July 12th, 2009Tour Day 5
We try again to enter the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Once again, after patiently waiting at the door of the tomb, we are turned away. Took advantage of the time there and snapped a few more photos.
Way up to Golgotha
Tomb of Jesus
(Pictures 268 – 286)
We now head to Masada through the wilderness passing the Dead Sea which is the lowest point on earth. (Pictures 287 – 318) On to Qumran, where Essenes lived and where Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Many ritual baths found here and they held all things in common. Scrolls were hidden after fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. 40,000 fragments found. (Pictures 319 – 327) Now a dip in the Dead Sea. (Pictures 329 – 334)
We see Tel of Jericho which is the oldest city in the world of 10,000 years and lowest city on earth. (Picture 340)