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Lot's wife is a figure from the book of Genesis known for being turned into a pillar of salt as punishment for looking back upon the burning destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah even after being warned NOT to look back....hard to do when you are being expelled from your home forever...anyway here she is in all her hard rock splendor...and by the way it actually IS SALT.
The small tiny mountain range bordering the southern part of the Dead Sea, called the Sodom Mountains are made up primarily of SALT. The Malham Cave, also found there is the longest natural salt cave in the world.
Updated Dec 6, 2010
Each year in the winter (because can you imagine how hot it is in the Dead Sea in summer, spring or fall at the lowest point on earth), there is a mountain bike race...The racers take a course running through, down, up and over dry riverbeds and through salt canyons to take first place. In 2004 they also brought in some exhibition riders to show us slowpokes how to "jump" a bike. The last picture shows some downhilling they did after the show was over.
Written Dec 23, 2006
Ratna came to visit Israel from Indonesia, and we could not miss the opportunity to meet her in person, so we met her at her hotel at the Dead Sea. Up until a short time ago Indonesia would not let its nationals even visit Israel, even today it is impossible for an Indonesian to visit Israel as a single individual, they can only come on a organized tour. In Israel there are NO restrictions for Indonesians visiting Israel. We hope that one day soon the restrictions put in place by the Indonesian government will be relaxed so they can visit us freely and we can in turn visit their country.
Written Dec 23, 2006
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Ratna came to visit Israel from Indonesia, and we could not miss the opportunity to meet her in person, so we met her at her hotel at the Dead Sea. Up until a...
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Sodom at the Dead Sea and Area
The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth at more than 400 meters below sea level. There is one entrance at the north where the Jordan River enters and there are 5 fresh water springs, among them Ein...
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The Dead Sea: As Low as it Gets
What the Sky Witnesses... by Margaret J. Hoehn Flee for your lives! Look not behind thee...(Genesis 19:17) This water, this lake of brine is shamed, is shunned. It flows nowhere except unto itself....
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I have been to this place which is the lowest VT location below sea level many times. I think it is something like 400 metres below sea level? Usually en-route to the Sinia or the Negev Desert...
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