Travel Letter: Jericho Dead Sea Tour With Moses Tale
G W Shockley recounts a Jericho and Dead Sea trip amid heat and barren landscapes. He notes the Dead Sea’s depth and descent from Jerusalem, visits Bethany and Lazarus tombs, and highlights ancient sites and the Moses burial legend on Nebo. He cites recent archeological finds near Bab ed-Dra and confirms Sodom and Gomorrah lie south of the Dead Sea.
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Jericho
Dead Sea
Nature
Sodom
Gomorrah
Masada
Geo
Adam Smith
Mediterranean
Jerusalem
Palm Beach
Jordan
Garden
Gethsemane
Mount Olivet
Christ
Bethany
Lazarus
John xi
Simon the Leper
Martha and
Mary
Martha
Jesus
Jordan Valley
Judah
Benjamin
Temple
Kerak
Pere Mallon
Ghor
Sahel Ed Dra
Mezra’ah
Bah ed-Dra
Dr. Albright
Bab ed-Dra
Soodm
Zoar
Palestine
Moab
Jehovah
Lot
Moses and Elijah View From Nebo Close Historic Prophets
The article reflects on Moses and John the Baptist as first and last prophets, their final hours near the promised land, and the crossing of Elijah's scene in sight. It notes Moses cannot enter Canaan, with Nebo’s view linking to Elijah and the long span between Moses and John.
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Abraham
Sodom
Gomorrah
Admah
Zeboim
Bela
Zoar
Jordan Valley
Palestine
Moses
Promised Land
Mount Nebo
Iowa
Gilead
Dan
Naphtali
Ephraim
Manasseh
Judah
Jericho
Israel
God
Jacob
Nebo
John
Elijah
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