Day 5

We’re in desert. Yes, it’s real desert. But our place, where we stayed for 2 nights, it’s like paradise or oasis. Everywhere is mountains, sand, dry land and our Almog Holliday Village is green and very nice. Almog – it’s a Bedouin village.

Today was hard day. On the way to Jericho, we stopped at the place where there is a tree witch Zachery used to climb and see God. And there is a small church near this place – monastery of prophet Elijah where we were. It’s orthodox church.

Then we were in Jericho, we went to the place where Jesus was being tempted by devil for 40 years. And we went up on the mountain. It was 500 m (0,4 miles). Hot sun, now shadow, not a lot of water, no food. And like this for 40 days. It was time for Jesus to be with His father, trust Him, and be strong. I went up to the mountain and I was hot, want to drink, been too tiered. And Jesus spent 40 days like this, without food, at hot sun and at the same time he prayed and talked to His Father. On the top of the mountain we all who went sit and sang about God’s greatness, that He is creator and great God, that He’s higher then mountain and deeper then oceans. This way is like a symbol of temptation. Hard, hot and with difficult. And went you’re on the top, you win this temptation.

After this place we went to Qumran. Our tour guide told a lot of historic facts about this place.

Finally, we got to Dead Sea. It’s my first experience. I was afraid that I’d get salty water into my eyes or something like this. But it was fun ☺ We spent around 2 hours there till the darkness.
When we came back we told thanks to our driver, for his good job because his left us. Tomorrow we’ll have another bus and driver.