Beth El Group at Masada

South to North continued

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February 21st 2005
Had to pause this morning to set off on our Tuesday adventure, but let me finish up Monday's diary first.... We were driving by the Dead Sea in my last entry. Came past Mount Sodom; though it turns out the real Sodom from the Bible is on the other side of the Dead Sea -- where Jordan is today. And of course, the destruction in this area was caused by a great earthquake, since there are earthqua ... read more

Middle East » Israel

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more