Famous for its Old Testament connections (Joshua and the Israelites destroyed it on their way into the Promised Land in Joshua chapter 6), the town also has appearances in the New Testament. One of the cool stories features the below Tree of Zacchaeus, a short dude who wanted to see Jesus but had to climb a tree to do so. (For the full story see Luke 19:2-10)
We came across this amazing fruit stand where we found the people to be kind and welcoming. This guy introduced us to the pomelo fruit, which we all fell in love with--it's amazingly delicious!From Jericho we also saw the Mount of Temptation, supposedly the site where Jesus was first tempted by Satan after finishing his 40-day fast.
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