He is Taeler, Marisa, and Maddision, and I at the top of this look out of the Judean Wilderness. This is where Jesus prayed and fasted for 40 days. Here is where the parable of the good samaritan takes place, even though it is fiction it fits the conditions perfectly. We read it while we were atop and it was cool to actually see it with your own eyes. Usually it is dry, hot, and if you didn't have water here you surely would die. Luckly, suprising even to our professors, it was raining atop this look out.
Here is the til, an archeological site or ruins, of the oldest and lowest city in the world Jericho. Archeologist have uncovered this tower and lots of other things that date back thousands of years.
Here I am in front of the Monastery of Temptation. We climbed and climbed up this mountian to get up to the place where Satan supposedly tempted Jesus to turn a rock into a bread. This monastery was built in the 1200's so really they would have no idea but they claim to!! Everything around here is claimed for one thing or another. It's funny.
There were some other groups up there some Greek othodox and russian othodox christians. Here they are in this picture kissing the rock and praying to it because this is "said" to be the actual stone that satan tempted Jesus with. Just seems like a great reason to get some free money but it is cool to see anyway.
This is taking our hick up the mountain to get to the monastery. Here in the back is the city of Jericho and the dead sea(lowest place on earth).
I love this picture!! A camel looking out into the Judean Wilderness, just hoping he doesn't have to go travel across it.
Well Eric, it looks like you are having a blast! I am happy you are making many friends and having the time of your life. Don't forget to study, and DON'T be stupid!!
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