Jericho was one of our first field trips and it was so cool! 800 ft below sea level, it was almost 10 degrees warmer than Jerusalem, and there is so much awesome history!
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| In the background is the area of the Mount of Temptations, where Christ was tempted by the devil. |
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| This is a neolithic tower, probably the oldest in the world. Found while excavating where the original city would have been. This is even older than Abraham! |
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| My lovely roommate Daniel and I standing in front of what may have been the infamous walls of Jericho! |
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| In the background are the remains of Herod's palace in Jericho. This is also where he died. |
This is Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was traditionally crucified. Golgotha translates as skull, and if you look closely enough you can see the skull in the rock, towards the right. Also pictured is the Garden Tomb, which used to be thought as the place Jesus was buried, but the dating of the tomb is too recent to have been used in Jesus' time. But he would have been buried in a tomb very similar to it.
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| The crucifixion would not have taken place on the hill, but just below. Now there is a bus lot there... |
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| close up of the skull |
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| Garden Tomb |
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