Israel 2010 - Day 7
I forgot to publish this day, so here it is. Today we said good bye to the Galilee region. We spent a good 6 days there, but now we headed south. Today we travelled to Masada and spent awhile there. Masada was a mountain top palace designed by and for Herod the Great. Around 70 A.D. the Jewish revolt against Rome took place. A small remnant of Jews fortified themselves in this palace only to eventually lose hope as the Roman General Silva would build a ramp up to the Palace. The Jews thought it would be more honorable to kill themselves as free people rather than continue to live as slaves to the Romans. When the Silva arrived at the Palace, they were shocked to only find a couple of women and a few children alive. It is a great historical site and everyone enjoyed it tremendously. I’ve included a couple of pictures of that site. We then travelled a little south to stay near the Dead Sea where people got to experience it. Maranatha!
A view of the snake trail leading up to the top of Masada.
A view of the part of the Palace Complex.
This is at the North end overlooking Herods private bath area.
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