Day 3 – Jerusalem – We left the city for the day today to take in sites in the surrounding countryside. We stopped for a quick look at the Wadi Kelt – the setting for the parable of the Good Samaritan. Our morning was spent at Masada. This fortress was built by Herod and is famous as the last stand against Rome by the Jews in 73 AD. We rode a cable car to the top of the mountain. We then visited Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Sixteen of us then took a dip in the Dead Sea. We were able to do the “Dead Sea float” and rub the healing mud on our skin! There is really no way to describe how the water feels. Our last stop of the day was in Jericho – we saw a sycamore tree much like the one Zaccheus would have climbed, viewed the city walls that Joshua led the Israelites against, and saw the site thought to be the place where Jesus fasted for 40 days and then was tempted by Satan. It was a full day again! We head back into Old Jerusalem tomorrow for our last day. At dinner tonight everyone seemed to be much better!! We expect everyone to be able to go with us tomorrow.
Pictures: 1) Wadi Kelt 2) Masada 3) Baths at Masada 4) Dead Sea float 5) How Graydon spent his time while Judy was sick at the hotel 6) Dead Sea 7) Jericho
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