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Middle East Study Trip

Northern Jordan

River Jabbok, where Jacob wrestled with God. Genesis 32. We’re in the northern part of Jordan, on our way to Jerash, a Decapolis city.

The Arch of Hadrian is outside Jerash. It was built in 129 AD.

Greek inscription found near the arch. Greek was the universal language of trade.

Entering the hippodrome, outside the city.

The hippodrome was the place for chariot races.

The souk, or market, inside the city. You could buy things from all over the then-known world.

Our guide’s name is Mohammed. Apparently mispronouncing the name is common. The long em sound has something to do with it. He said we can call him Mo. Here we’re looking at the oval plaza. They were normally a circle, not oval. But Mo said he calls it the square of Jerash.

The cardo is the heart of the city.

Grooves from chariot wheels.

Water fountain

Below are a couple links to view 360 pics from yesterday. Open thelink, tap the pic, and then the circle icon. You can look around in all directions, and up and down.

The Herculean temple:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/5R4Pk8Wb8Chtb6Dk9

And inside the monumental gateway: https://photos.app.goo.gl/7rhZXJB2vZF3hyQZ7

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Middle East Study Trip

Our Journey to Sinai Begins

A Note to the Reader: The author of this post is listed as Linda Martin, but all I’m doing is downloading Andrew’s photos and posts. I am not traveling with them!

Vienna Airport

Leaving Austria

Judean wilderness. Pretty sure Wadi Qelt is in there somewhere.

Jordan countryside near Amman.

Visiting Amman Citadel on our free day. This is believed to be the place where Uriah, husband of Bathsheba, was sent to his death in the battle with the Ammonites.

Temple to Hercules

Iron Age 2 includes the time of the united Kingdom of Israel

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I have 360 pics if I could find a good way of sharing them!

Large Meeting Building – check out the ceiling detail!

Wall of a mosque

Columns of the Herculean Temple were repurposed as pillars in a Byzantine church.

We walked from the Citadel down to the Roman theater. We stopped at an art shop.