Holy Land 2019 ~ Dead Sea Floating (DAY 5 ~ ISRAEL)

DAY 5 - Getting WET in Holy Land

Day 5 started early with a trip to the Qumram Caves. The Qumran Caves is where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

It is said that the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is one the major archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. They contain the earliest known manuscripts of the Bible as well as other important historical documents..

After which, we had lunch at a restaurant at Qumran ~

Stuffed ourselves full for our next activity ~ floating on the Dead Sea 

Biblically, the Dead Sea (referred to in the bible as the ‘Salt Sea’, ‘Sea of Arabah’ and ‘Eastern Sea’) was a place of refuge for King David.  One particular reference of the Dead Sea is the story about Lot's wife (Lot is a nephew of Abraham who settles in Sodom, a town regarded as wicked) who was turned to a pillar of salt after she ignored the angel's warning not to look back.

The Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west.  It is the lowest point on earth at 430 meters below sea level.

Yes, you start somewhere.. and work your way up to your face :P

Floating time...

The Dead Sea has 34% salinity (8.6x saltier than the ocean), making it one of the world's saltiest bodies of water.

The unusual salt concentration creates natural buoyancy that helps one FLOAT!

Jordan River ~ where thousands of Christians of today come and perform baptisms in the same river where John the Baptist performed one on Jesus 2000 years ago.  

In Matthew 4:8 we read how after  Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist , He then went into the wilderness where he fasted and meditated for 40 days and 40 nights on the Mt. of Temptation. 

We ended the day with a view of Zacchaeus' Sycamore Tree taken at Jerico. 

A sycamore tree  a symbol of strength, protection, eternity, and divinity ~ was an "A" fit to end Day 5.

Follow our Holy Land Adventure:

• For Holy Land helpful Tips >>> Holy Land Tips
• DAY 1 - welcome to Cairo Egypt >>>> Day 1
• DAY 2 - touring the land of ancient monuments, pharaohs and great pyramids  >>>> Day 2
• DAY 3 - road to Mt Sinai >>>> Day 3
• DAY 4 - from St Catherine Monastery to Israel  >>>> Day 4

Please check also my separate post on all the hotels we've stayed at during our tour of the Holy Land.  

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