Today we visited ruins of ancient ShilohAt Shiloh we walked down to the site where the early tabernacle stood.The views from Shiloh were also impressiveThis area was once flat. The tabernacle remained here until the ark was taken into battle and lostThe tabernacle would have resembled this pictureBible talk at ShilohWalking Shiloh
ANTIQUE STORE
We made a stop at an antique store, run by Kondo, the grandson of the man who discovered the Dead Sea scrolls. One of the jars that held the scrolls is pictured on the left
HERODIUM
In the afternoon, we visited Herodium. Here, our guide discusses the model of the siteHerod built Herodium to commemorate his victory over the Parthians. Here we are standing atop HerodiumStanding atop Herodium and looking down into the fortressHerodium. The remains of Herod’s olympic-sized swimming pool can be seen below
