Archaeology
Linda Martin

Dig into the Land

On Thursday, May 23, Andrew, Ruby and George flew to Israel via Athens, Greece. Ruby will be helping on a kibbutz for a few days;

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Middle East Study Trip
Linda Martin

Wadi Rum

Yesterday we exited Saudi Arabia. Then we were stuck in no man’s land for 3 or 4 hours waiting on paper work. I guess it

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Middle East Study Trip
Linda Martin

Jabal Maqla & Horeb

We’re at about 1,000 meters elevation, in the Hisma desert. We stayed in a desert camp, off road a couple kilometers. Still another kind of

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Middle East Study Trip
Linda Martin

Into Saudi Arabia

We’re across the border. We can see the mountains of the Sinai Peninsula across the water. This isn’t a good place for a large group

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Middle East Study Trip
Linda Martin

Petra

We spent the night in Wadi Musa, valley of Moses. This mountain is known as the mountain of Aaron, where he was buried. Mount Hor?

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Middle East Study Trip
Linda Martin

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

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