Mount of Temptation and Jericho

Jericho, the ‘City of Palms’, said to be the oldest inhabited city in the world and most
famous oasis dating back to around 9000 BC. Stop by the famous Sycamore tree used to
commemorate the powerful story of the tax collector Zacchaeus. Across the valley we gaze up and
view the Mt of Temptation, the site of Jesus’ fast of 40 days. Here, there are enough stones to illustrate
Satan’s words “If you are the son of God, tell these stones to turn into loaves”.Lue lisää