What a great experience to float on the Dead Sea today without the assistance of anything but our bodies and the sea. The mineral level in the Dead Sea is at 34% - 10 times greater than the ocean - so all you have to do is lay on your back in the water and you don't sink. It's the freakiest thing, but very cool.
Other parts of our journeys today included En Gedi, where David hid from a jealous Saul in I Samuel 22 -- and Masada (pictured at right), an isolated rock plateau where Herod built a fantastic palace, located not far from the Dead Sea. It was the last outpost of Israelites in the first century. The eventual siege of the fortification by the Romans led to the mass suicide of nearly a thousand Jews before they could be taken captive.
And be blessed.
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The Dead Sea sounds awesome! Out in CA in the desert, they have spas with mineral springs. It is supposed to be good for you. When I went, I also took a mud bath...crazy, but fun!
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