Jericho Field Trip
This
is a picture of the Quruntul Monastery (above and below) in the Judean
Wilderness. The Monessary was huge, even 15 feet wide! This site was on the
Mount of Temptation, where the devil tempted Jesus after his 40 day fast. Found
in Matthew 4:1-22 and Luke 4:1-13. This is a place of transformation in many
ways. First of all for about 2-3 weeks each year this wilderness receives rain
and displays green hillsides and beautiful flowers. We were shown some pictures
off the internet (feel free to explore) to show the vast difference, and it
seriously is so beautiful and so different than what we saw. Second coming here
strips us of our worldly representations we have made and lets us see who we
have really come and in some cases to meet and connect with God on all
different levels. We looked at Isaiah 40: 6-8 then Matthew 3:1-12. If you look
closely there are also little caves all along the hillside which were caves
where individuals go to live by themselves to individually take on God. Also
there are 2 Greek monks who still live here in this monastery.
Herod's Winter Palace
Next
we went to Herod's Winter Palace (above) in Jericho. This was a huge site but
it really didn't have much that we hadn't seen before. There was however a big
round circle called a Mikvac (not sure of the spelling) which was a hot pool
bath (pictured below). We like to refer to it as a Mormon Baptismal Font in the
making ;)
TEl ES-SULTAN
Tel
Es-Sultan in Jericho is the oldest man-made structure in the world. The
Neolithic (New Stone Age) ancient tower
dates back to around 8000 B.C. The tel also yields evidence of Canaanite people
in Bronze Age (3000-1200 B.C). Although this tower doesn't seem very tall it is
amazing the condition it was in!
( look closely by the stairs, the top of the tower isn't remaining)
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