Biblical and Sacred Sites in Jordan
Baptism Site the place where John the Baptist
lived and baptized Jesus.
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| Baptism Site Terrace |
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| Greek Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist |
Dead Sea popularly know as the lowest
place on earth, due to high salinity our body is more buoyant making it easy to
float. According to Biblical tradition this was the site of the infamous cities
Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Salt Formation at the Dead Sea
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| Floating at the Dead Sea |
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Madaba St. George Church famous for its Byzantine and Umayyad Mosaics, on
the floor of the church you’ll see the 6th century mosaic map of Palestine.
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| St. George Church in Madaba |
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| Mosaic Floor |
Mukawir is a fortress
set on a high hill near the Dead Sea. This is where the beheading of John the
Baptist took place after Salome's fateful dance.
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| Mukawir |
Mount Nebo the place where Moses overlook the Promised
Land and his burial place.
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| Mt Nebo View Point |
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Rolling Stone in Mt Nebo
Pillar of Lot’s Wife and the Cave of Lot along the Dead Sea Road is located a salt formation known as
"Lot's Wife as a Pillar of Salt". The story of Lot's wife begins in
Genesis 19. After two angels arrive in Sodom and urge Lot to get his family and
flee, and not look back. Lot's wife looked back making her into a pillar of
salt. |
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| Pillar of Lots Wife |
Shrine of the Beheading of St. John Baptist is an early 20th
century Roman Catholic Church belonging to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
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| St John the Baptist Church in Madaba |
