The Moadites Are Back In Israel

Once again we have had an amazing day. We left our hotel in Eilat Israel this morning and crossed into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. After an almost non-eventful border crossing (of course Bro. Jerry was detained for a short time as usual) we met our Jordanian guide Ramsies and then traveled by bus for over 100 miles along the “Kings Highway”.



This is the route Abraham, Moses, & David would have traveled in their time here. The multi-colored rock formations in the mountains were beautiful. The view from some of the high points was breathtaking. Toward the end of our journey our guide pointed out a small white dot on the top of a distant mountain. It was the burial place of Aaron where the Muslims go to worship twice a year. Aaron is mentioned in the Koran as a prophet. We soon arrived at Petra the ancient Nabatean capital and one of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD!

After a brief restroom stop we were on our way into the most awesome canyon. The pictures will tell the rest of the story.



The Bedouin people occupied these caves dwellings until 1984. Not enough time to tell it all. We had a glorious time on a “bumpy camel ride”.









During the long bus ride home we stopped and bought some authentic Jordanian / Bedouin souvenirs. We watched the sun set behind the mountains as we made our approach back to the Jordan/Israel Border. We felt a lot like Ruth and Naomi as we left the land of the Moabites (Jordan) and returned to Israel.





After passing back through the border check point we rejoined our Israel guide Yoni and our bus driver Anis we had an “interesting” dinner and are now at the mall posting this blog. We are tired but hoping to get a good night’s rest as we anticipate a great day tomorrow traveling to the Dead Sea.

Pastor Tom and the Israeli 25