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Healing Waters of the Holy Land |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: Mindy Leaf |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 2,631 Words, 15,877 Characters |
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"After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he performed on those who were diseased." (John 6: 1-2)
"One should praise the Dead Sea…Its waters float any heavy object; it is difficult to drown in it, even if considerable effort is made…In many places the sea spits out masses of salt…This salt brings healing to the human body and it is therefore mixed into many drugs." (Flavius Josephus, History of the Jewish War)
The Bible calls them seas, and so they are known and listed on maps. Geologically, however, the Holy Land's two most famous bodies of water - the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea - are actually sister lakes formed five million years ago as part of the Great...
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... If your destination is the Holy Land, the experience will be unlike anything else. For at Israel's health spas you get more than advanced treatment by international specialists at a world-class resort. Immersed in the wondrous waters of this ancient land, you suddenly comprehend their age-old attraction. And for a while you might even feel like the queen of Sheba or King Solomon himself.
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