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The Holy Sands of Jordan |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: Jeanne Conte |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1996 |
| Size: 2,420 Words, 14,722 Characters |
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There on the top of Mount Nebo, I stood where it is believed Moses stood, looking with longing over that vast land, promised--yet denied. Feelings of wonder welled up within me as my eyes swept across those distant desert lands--the Promised Land--Canaan of old. It was the high point of my pilgrimage through Jordan to places held holy by over half the world's population--those who are of the three largest monotheistic religions of the world: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.
The air was cool on Mount Nebo, pleasant with the scent of desert flowers and evergreens growing near its summit. I listened as my guide explained, "Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist on this Jordanian [east] side of the Jordan River." He pointed to the narrow ribbon of green leading north from the placid Dead S...
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...d reached down His hand and touched the land that is Jordan, searing the sands and sealing them that they might hold its treasures from times past for all who would go to see.
For more information:
Jordan Information Bureau
2319 Wyoming Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Embassy of Jordan
3504 International Dr., NWWashington, DC 20008Jordan Tourism BoardP.O. Box 224Amman, Jordan
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