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Today has been cold, rainy, and windy! All. Day. Long.
We certainly made the most out of it even with the weather not being on our side. We didn’t miss a single site! We began with the Herodium, a massive archaeological site that at one time was home to Herod The Great.
Then we toured the Church of the Nativity, which many believe is the traditional birthplace of Jesus. For lunch, we ate Shawarmas (grilled chicken and veggies in a pita!) then had some time to shop at a nearby store. The day ended at the Israel Museum which included so many interesting archaeological findings!
Herodium is 3 miles southeast of Bethlehem and 8 miles south of Jerusalem. Its summit is 2,460 feet above sea level.
Herod built or re-built eleven fortresses. This one he constructed on the location of his victory over Antigonus in 40 BC.
Today we thought we’d change up the typical rhythm of our writings and share with you our top 10 learnings we’ve had up to this point in the Holy Land:
We’re looking forward to any last surprises as we enter the final 3 days of our journey!
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