Leg 45: LLBG (Ben Gurion Intl, Tel Aviv, Israel) to OJAI (Queen Alia Intl, Amman, Jordan)
Date: 26
September, 2004
Time:
9.30 - 10.15am
Distance:
60.4nm
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No, it's not Michael's country. But we'll first take a detour to visit Jerusalem; the birthplace of three major world faiths: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
It's a hilly place. The Dead Sea is at the background.
This is the Dome
of the Rock, the famous Islamic shrine built in 691. It's built on
the same place as the Temple built by Solomon that was destroyed in 586BC.
Jews also believe that it's the place that Isaac was almost sacrificed
by Abraham, and where Jacob saw the Ladder. Just a mile to the east is
the Mount
of Olives, where Jesus often travelled and where He was arrested on
the last night.
Flying east with the Dead Sea in the background.
Reaching
Jordan on a relatively cool and hazy morning.
A Royal
Jornadian Airbus A310 on the tarmac.
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