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The Holy Land

Sites we learned of from the Old and New Testaments. Including: Nabatea; Gadara; Mt. Nebo; Sodom and Gomorrah; Galilee
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Mt. Nebo Altar. The central pews and altar in the church at the top of Mt. Nebo, dedicated to Moses on the site the Bible identifies as the mountain from which Moses first saw the Promised Land. This is only the latest of a long series of churches built on this site. Under a tin roof, a new structure protects original walls and floor tiles, some of which date from the Roman occupation of this part of the Holy Land. Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land'
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Mt. Nebo Altar. The central pews and altar in the church at the top of Mt. Nebo, dedicated to Moses on the site the Bible identifies as the mountain from which Moses first saw the Promised Land. This is only the latest of a long series of churches built on this site. Under a tin roof, a new structure protects original walls and floor tiles, some of which date from the Roman occupation of this part of the Holy Land. Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier




Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land'

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  • Local tour guides point at the natural rock formation at the top of this bluff, on the Jordanian shore overlooking the Dead Sea, and invoke the Biblical story of Lot's wife. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Dead Sea' shore seashore history legend Bible Biblical Lot 'Lot's wife' pillar 'pillar of salt'
  • Mt. Nebo, Jordan. The church dedicated to Moses, on the Biblical site from which Moses saw the promised land, which the Lord said he could never enter. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' Moses 'Church of Moses'
  • Mt. Nebo Chapel. A side chapel in the church dedicated to Moses. This is only the latest of a long series of churches built on this site. Under a tin roof, the new structure protects original walls and floor tiles, some of which date from the Roman occupation of this part of the Holy Land. Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land'
  • Mt. Nebo Altar. The central pews and altar in the church at the top of Mt. Nebo, dedicated to Moses on the site the Bible identifies as the mountain from which Moses first saw the Promised Land. This is only the latest of a long series of churches built on this site. Under a tin roof, a new structure protects original walls and floor tiles, some of which date from the Roman occupation of this part of the Holy Land. Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land'
  • Mt. Nebo Mosaic. A detail of one section of one of the oldest mosaics, part of the floor at the church of Moses on Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land'
  • A stylized "Jesus crucified" overlooks the view of the Promised Land (now Israel), as Moses must have seen it at the top of Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land' cross crucifix monument view panorama tourist tourism Israel Galilee
  • The modern promised land and Galilee spread out below Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land' view panorama tourist tourism Israel Galilee
  • The Monument to Pope John Paul II stands at the entrance to the Church of Moses at the top of Mt. Nebo, Jordan. © Rick Collier<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Jordan 'Mount Nebo' 'Mt. Nebo' Nebo church Bible Biblical Roman history historic archaeology 'Holy land' Christian 'Old Testament' 'holy place' antiquities antiquity cross chapel altar mosaic Moses 'Church of Moses' 'Promised Land' monument tourist tourism Pope 'Pope John Paul' 'Pope John Paul II'
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