Midbar Yehudah - the Judean Desert. 313 CE - Constantine and Lucinius sign the Edict of Milan declaring tolerance in the Roman Empire - no more Christian martyrs. A good thing, right? But even good things require adjustment. How does a Christian commit the totality of his/her devotion without persecutions? Go to the desert! 65 Byzantine Monasteries in the Judean Desert. Pictured: the water cistern at the Euthymius Monastery.
Kasr-al-Yahud - the spot where Christian tradition places the crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites with Joshua, Elijah's ascension to heaven in the chariot of fire, and the baptism of Jesus.
Kasr-al-Yahud - the spot where Christian tradition places the crossing of the Jordan by the Israelites with Joshua, Elijah's ascension to heaven in the chariot of fire, and the baptism of Jesus.
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