Monday, May 26, 2008

Wilderness Wanderings

Now when they set out from Kadesh, the sons of Israel, the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor. Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom, saying, “Aaron will be gathered to his people; for he shall not enter the land which I have given to the sons of Israel, because you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah. “Take Aaron and his son Eleazar and bring them up to Mount Hor; and strip Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar. So Aaron will be gathered to his people, and will die there.” So Moses did just as the LORD had commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. After Moses had stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on the mountain top. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. When all the congregation saw that Aaron had died, all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.
- Numbers 20:22-29


So Steve, Hayley, Stacie and I headed to the Negev in search for Mount Hor - one of the traditional sites anyway. The place was quite unique, and not exactly along the well traveled tourist sites.
We like that.

Stacie and Hayley with Mt. Hor in the background


Our car is the gray dot in the middle of the picture -
not exactly a frequently visited tourist site


Hayley, Steve and Stacie reaching the top - nice work!


Hayley and Steve walking along the flattened mountain top


Not sure what Stacie and I are doing here, but...thankful to be here



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