Nazareth – Mount of Precipice
Just to the South of Nazareth on the cliffs of Mount Kedumim are the views of the Jezreel Valley. This location is better known as the Mount of Precipice and is referredRead More…
Just to the South of Nazareth on the cliffs of Mount Kedumim are the views of the Jezreel Valley. This location is better known as the Mount of Precipice and is referredRead More…
From the Nazareth cliff (Mount of Precipice), Mt. Tabor looms large to the east. Mount Tabor rises 575 meters above sea level in the eastern edge of the Jezreel Valley. Also known asRead More…
Masada (Hebrew for fortress), is situated atop an isolated rock cliff at the western end of the Judean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a place of rocky, arid appearance butRead More…
View of the Dead Sea from Masada Fortunately for us, there is a Cable Car that takes people from the Information Centre to an area adjoining the Masada Ruins. In about 3Read More…
Going by the Cable Car up to the top of didn’t take that long – only about 3 minutes – Information on the statistics boards says the Maximum travel speed of 8Read More…
These are the remains of the Roman encampments that surround Masada. According to UNESCO, these camps and other fortifications that encircle Masada constitute the finest and most complete Roman siege works to haveRead More…
In previous posts, I have shown how high Masada is above the Dead Sea area – on the Western side of Masada the height difference is around 100 metres. So the constructionRead More…
Part of the Masada Complex was a Synagogue. The “rebels” being Jews required a building suitable for community meetings and Torah readings. It was likely to have been originally built by HerodRead More…
Today we headed back to Masada – a Herodian fortress on top of a mountain. We then returned to Ein Bokek and went swimming in the Dead Sea – well blobbed anywayRead More…
Busy day – walk down the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, through St Stephens Gate and down the Via Dolorosa. Into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and around toRead More…