The Desert and Northern Journey

We found another delightful location for our morning devotions again this morning. What could be better than reading and thinking about King David and his conflicts with King Saul while sitting in the desert near Ein Gedi? Just to make it even better, we found an Acacia tree for shade.

After devotions we traveled on to Nachal David where the spring of Ein Gedi flows. It is a huge nature park and the little antelopes were very cooperative this morning. Since it is a nature preserve, they are not afraid of people and they allowed us to drive the bus very close to the herd of about 50. There were also Coneys scampering around and trees like nothing we had ever seen before.









Our stop at Qumran was short but interesting. This is the room that the archaeologist think was used by the scribes who were copying scrolls.



North from the Dead Sea... We arrived at Beit Shean in time for lunch and a quick tour. We explored the administration buildings of the Hellenized city called Scythopolis. The Bathhouse was very interesting with the heated floors and walls.
The theater was also quite well preserved and sound of a single voice still can fill the place.