Depart Israel Museum
6:30 AM
Early, but good for avoiding traffic
Bathroom and Shachrit Break
7:30 AM
Lido Junction
Overview of Dead Sea
About 9:00 AM
4 Stages of the Development of the Sea
Art piece: created by Israeli artist Ezra Orion (1934-2015), created art pieces focused on “geologic structures”, intend to create a cosmic connection with the universe and provoke human consciousness
Novomiesky Visitor Center
10:00 AM
Arrival from the south (no turn from north)
- Interactive museum about the establishment and history of the Palestinian Potash Company, tour approx. 2 hours (has bathrooms and cafe), videos available in Hebrew, English and Russian
- Founded by Moshe Novomiesky- from Russia, learned about the Dead Sea from a report and decided to fulfill his Zionist dream, received rights to extract minerals from the British - Company first established by northern Dead Sea (still remains of buildings there) in 1929 - Later moved south to ensure larger area
- At first minerals were transferred by from south to north
- Water in the southern sea non-existent, water pumped in through 15km feed chanel - ⅔ of the water returned to the Dead Sea
- Main minerals: bromide, magnesium, potassium
- Usage: fertilization, water treatment, textile, computers
- Jordan: Arab Potash Company
- text credit Michaela Lubin
Mount Sodom, Lot’s wife
11:00 AM
- Bible sources:
Genesis 10
Description of borders of Canaan (as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Lasha)
Deuteronomy 34:6
- Moshe standing on Mount Nebo (Jordan) overlooking Eretz Yisrael, after his passing Bnei Yisrael cross the Jordan river to Israel
Genesis 13: 5-12
Lot and Abraham split, Lot decides to settle next to Sodom (fertile land in the area) Genesis 14: 8-22
Kings of 5 cities (Sodom, Gemorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, Bella) in war against 4 kings, Sodom and Gemmorah defeated, Lot6 taken as hostage, Abraham collected 318 man to attack by Dan, Abaraham freed Lot and his possessions
Tour 2 17.12. Dead Sea Michaela Lubin
Genesis 18-19
Terah’s sons: Abraham, Haran, Hanor
Haran’s son- Lot, Lot lost his father at a young age
- Abraham: sitting by Eloney Mamrei (by Hebron), after his bris, 3 angels arrived, one angel informed him about Sarah having a son (Yitzchak)- Michael (after informing them left to sing to Hashem), second angel came to inform him about the destruction of Sodom- Gavriel, third angel came to heal Avraham- Rafael (later saved lot) -> Maharal from Prague (Gur Aryeh), Rafael and Gavriel continued to Sodom
- Rafael and Gavriel stayed in the house of Lot, people of Sodom came to demand his guests, instead he offered them his two daughters, the angels instructed Lot to take his wife and two daughters and run, they run into Zoar, G_d destroyed by hail with fire, Lot’s wife turned around and became pile of salt, Lot and his two daughters lived in a cave and had children as they believed that there are no people left in the world, their children- Ammon (Ben Ami) and Moab (M’Av- from father)
- Why was Lot saved: because Ruth came from his children (Moabite), and Naama wife of King Solomon (Ammonite) and mother of future king of Judah- Rechavam Quran 29: 33-35
Abraham pleads to save Lot but not his wife and she is considered to be one of the Sodomites. (29:32) Abraham said: “But Lot is there.”55 They replied: “We are well aware of those who are there. We shall save him and all his household except his wife.” His wife is among those who will stay behind.
Christianity
Three angles that appeared to Abraham seen as appearance of trinity
- Road around the Dead Sea through valleys (Ein Gedi) to Hebron and further to Gaza port and Egypt, usage of Dead Sea salt and asphalt in Egypt
- Alongside ancient road- fortresses
- Dead Sea portrayed on map from Madaba (Jordan)
- Many caves found in the area, one 10km long, Lot’s cave in Jordan
Text Credit Michaela Lubin
Nachal Arava, Neot Hakikar, Ein Tamar
12:45 PM
Dead Sea Lunch Break
1:00 PM
Nachal Ein Bokek Hike
2:30 PM
