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What is Jerusalem Approaches? It's our trip to explore the
area around Jerusalem including the Herodium, the Judean Wilderness,
"Solomon's Pools," Tekoa, Bethlehem and the Mt. of Olives. A
very fun trip. A focus (besides the routes leading to Jerusalem): the
ministry of Jesus figured very prominently in many of the places we went:
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Bethlehem: place of his birth |
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Judean Wilderness: likely the place of his 40-day temptation |
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Mt. of Olives: home of his friends Mary, Martha and
Lazarus. From here he ascended into heaven after his resurrection. |
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| From the Mt. of Olives you get a great view
of the city of Jerusalem. Just before his death, Jesus wept over
the city from here (Luke 19). |
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Everybody has a camera; sometimes the better picture is of
those making strange facial contortions as they get just the right
angle. |
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| Chet can zoom in with this lens. Kim
and Brian are in the background. |
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Some of the girls gather for a picture in front of the
Kidron Valley and the City of David. |
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| In Bethlehem, Nate performed a monologue he
wrote as Joseph, the "father" of Jesus. |
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Afterwards, we had a moving time of singing in one of the
caves underneath the church. |
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| Our time in the Wilderness of
Judah was profitable too - just to sit in the silence and think about
guys like David hiding out here. |
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Brian used the opportunity at one
of the stops to catch his breath (and a little nap!) |
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| The Dix couple (John and Carolee) are
figuring out where they are. |
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Brett, Amy and Chet have their notes ready to go for the
stop at the Herodium. |
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