Pilgrimage Day 6(5/24) - Masada, Qumram, Baptismal site, Dead Sea

VISIT:  Masada, Qumram, Baptismal site, Dead Sea


I felt their will to keep their faith in God at Masada and at Qumran, no matter what circumstances they approached before them. 
And They wanted to keep their faith even if they gave up their lives. I want to have their faith.



Masada:
Located on a high plateau overlooking the Dead Sea, Masada is a fortified palace built by Herod the Great in 37 BC. In the year 73, the Roman 10th Army was dispatched to occupy Masada, the last rebellion of the Jewish rebellion, resulting in the deaths of more than 900 Zealots. They chose group suicide ahead of surrender. Masada Palace is the national sanctuary of Israel and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

The top of the hill is Masada. 

We had to climb despite of the hot sunshine and the scary slope. It was terrible.

(Masada Castle Map)

(Church)

(Descending)

Qumram:
In 1947, a shepherd boy is famous for accidentally discovering the Dead Sea Scrolls (manuscripts of the Bible) in the Qumran caves. People began to live in the eighth century BC. And a pilgrimage Essenes of the Jewish community in 2c BC left the Dead Sea documents.

Baptismal site in jordan river : Where Jesus was baptized

Baptism has several meanings. The first. There is a sense of cleansing that wash away the wrongs of the past. 
The second baptism symbolizes the death and resurrection of Jesus Himself. Entering the water is a symbol of death, and coming out of the water is a symbol of a new life.

Dead Sea

In the Bible, It was called 'Salt Sea', 'Araba Sea' and 'East Sea'. The name "Dead Sea" seems to have been given after the Bible era, and it is named because the salt content is six times that of ordinary seawater, making it impossible for living creatures to live on.

Pilgrimage Day 5(5/23) - Timna, MItzpe Pamon, Avdat, Arad

VISIT: Timna, MItzpe Pamon, Avdat, Arad

It was such a hard day. I was so hard to endure than I thought in the wilderness. Here is a place where no one can live without God's care. Yes, there is no room to think of anything other than God.
So I think about the old Israelites who had prayed to God.
God! In my wilderness waiting in Korea, let me look at God as I am now. 

Timna Park:
This is the oldest copper mine in the world. From  the 5th century BC Egyptians mined copper. It was the largest copper producing area in Solomon's era.(entrance) 

 

 (The Tabernacle in the wilderness)

 (Priest and High Priest)

(Mushroom rock)

 (Solomon's Pillar Rock)

MItzpe Pamon:

Located at an altitude of 860 meters above sea level in the center of the Negev desert in southern Israel. A place where you can see the Judean wilderness.

Avdat:

It is a national park located in the Negev region of Israel, and you can enjoy the vast canyons. There is also the tomb of Ben-Gurion, the father of Israel's founding country, and his wife.

 
Arad

We did not have much time on our schedule, so I was sorry I could not visit the ancient city of Tel Aarad.

In fact, it was a series of hot and hard journeys, and I was confused every day whether I would come to visit the pilgrimage or just travel.  

After dinner, the Americano at the mall next to the hotel was very happy. In the middle of the desert, the city that made the Israelis looked so great.

Pilgrimage Day 4(5/22) - Petra, Wadi Rum, Eilat

VISIT: Petra, Wadi Rum, Eilat

Petra was the religious center and capital of the nomadic Nabataeans who settled in the Arabian Peninsula around 400 BC.

In Petra, I seemed to be Nabataean in the movie.

Seven Wonders of the World Petra

Movie "Matian" Location, Wadi Rum

I think the name "Wadi Rum" is so pretty personally.

But it was more beautiful and brighter than its pretty name. If I was like the main character in the movie at Petra, But I was just the main character in Wadi Rum. I was an explorer in the movie when I drove a sandy desert in a jeep.

 

Eilat, Red Sea - Israel:

It was confirmed as an Israeli territory under the armistice agreement of 1949, adjacent to the port city of Aqaba in Jordan and to Taba in Egypt to the west.

The Red Sea is the sea where God made the miracles of breaking the waters, when the Israelites escaped from Egypt, treading dry land and crossing the sea.

(Coffee-Time at McDonald)

 

The night in the Red Sea was so sweet. I enjoyed swiming in the sea and enjoying Americano. It was a happy evening.Eilat is Israel's largest resort area and has an exotic oceanfront look. But it is a moderately quiet yet pretty beach town.