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Israel & the Palestinian Territories: The Dead Sea

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Discover Israsel and the Palestinian Territories. Includes FREE planning and background information. Floating in the Dead Sea is a sensation that cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the world. Beyond the obligatory float, the soothing mud bath and a soak in the sulphur, the approximately 65km-long shoreline is one of the most mythic places on earth. Believers say that Jesus Christ was baptised where the Jordan River meets the Dead Sea. It’s where the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are thought to have been located and it’s where the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest copy of biblical texts, were found in a mountain cave. But the No 1 attraction is Masada, a solitary monolith rising from the desert; the fortress in which Jews martyred themselves and their families rather than become slaves of the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. This Unesco World Heritage site is one of Israel’s most enigmatic locations and watching the sun rise over the Dead Sea from the ancient ruins at the top is an experience not to be missed.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: March 01, 2007

Israel & the Palestinian Territories: The Dead Sea

0/5 ( ratings)

Discover Israsel and the Palestinian Territories. Includes FREE planning and background information. Floating in the Dead Sea is a sensation that cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the world. Beyond the obligatory float, the soothing mud bath and a soak in the sulphur, the approximately 65km-long shoreline is one of the most mythic places on earth. Believers say that Jesus Christ was baptised where the Jordan River meets the Dead Sea. It’s where the biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are thought to have been located and it’s where the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest copy of biblical texts, were found in a mountain cave. But the No 1 attraction is Masada, a solitary monolith rising from the desert; the fortress in which Jews martyred themselves and their families rather than become slaves of the Romans nearly 2000 years ago. This Unesco World Heritage site is one of Israel’s most enigmatic locations and watching the sun rise over the Dead Sea from the ancient ruins at the top is an experience not to be missed.

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: March 01, 2007

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