Along the Kings Highway

We travel along the Kings Highway with our ultimate destination of Petra. But we had a few interesting sites along the way.

Our first stop is Mount Nebo. This is where Moses stood and got his view of the Promised Land as noted in Deuteronomy 34. Moses was not allowed to enter the land, God gave him the view. Moses died in the land of Moab at 120 years old. It was special to stand where he stood and view the Jordan River, Jericho and the Dead Sea. We could also see Jerusalem.

The original church on Mount Nebo is from the 5th century. A mosaic dated from 530 AD was found in perfect shape. It was an amazing work of art.

Our next stop is the town of Madaba. It has a fairly high population of Christians. It is the home of Saint George Orthodox Church. The church contains one of the oldest maps of the Holy Land on a mosaic on the floor.

I think this is in Greek. The locations on the map were labeled in Greek allowing the experts to figure out the map.