I just can't leave this awesome place. And I forgot to mention that ol' Dave the son of Jesse hung out round this area. Yes the same guy that slew Goliath. In fact it was somewhere round here that he also cut the tassles off King Sauls knickers while he was sleeping. Just to show that while he could have taken his head as well, he still respected Saul as God's appointed king. And while Dave was a bit of a ratbag he feared his God more than anything and God still had a major role for him (Dave,) to take part in, which, believe me, changed the world.
I wonder if it was a cave like this one , or maybe this was the one in which those scrolls were found which authenticate so much of the 'old testament,'
Apart from the inspiring geography of the area . I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would want to hang out round here for any length of time. BUt then again I guess it was a good place to hide out.
Just across thats sea is Jordan...the Hashemite Kingdom of...
As a final comment...if you really want to read some very exciting stories,history , full of sex,violence, murder, betrayal, lust, love and just plain amazing miracles...get into the old testament as so many of the factual accounts recorded therein took place around here.
thats so cool dad. you sound very inspired by it all.. it must be amazing to be in a place that has so much history and where the history means so much to you..
ReplyDeleteSue, you look so good in your swim costume- and you are a grandmother of 22 or so-- well done you!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos peter, loving being able to see the area without having to survive such heat- gosh K & K will feel very much at home there won't they? I think they should take the blankets off the camels in that heat!