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Amman Kings Way Petra Tour 
From: Amman to Jerash, the Land of Gilead, to Umm Qays, the old Decapolis city (Gadara), to the sites of Pella (Penuel), then to Madab, Mount Nebo, Karak, to Mount Haroun at Petra
3 days Biblical tour, Kings Way Petra
 

Day 1:

 

Jerash – Umm Qais – Pella,

Today you will start your visit with Jerash (Gerasa), once known as the land of Gilead, it was part of the Roman Decapolis and is sometimes referred to as the Pompei of the East, the best-preserved city of Roman times, and visit its theaters, temples, churches and colonnaded streets.

Then visit old Decapolis city of Gadara (modern-day Umm Qais), this is the place where Jesus taught the people about the Kingdom of God and performed his miracles.

It has been built directly over a Roman-Byzantine tomb and has a view into the tomb from the interior of the church. It is also located alongside the old Roman city gate on the road from the Sea of Galilee.

Then visit the sites of Penuel (modern-day Pella) and Mahanaim, where Jacob stopped during his .ightfrom Mesopotamiato Canaan, have long been identied with two sites in north-central Jordan – Telul ed-Dahab al-Gharbi and Telul ed-Dahab al-Sharqi (the eastern and western hills of gold), Pella then known as Tabaqet Fahl, witnessed a determining battle between Muslims and Christian Romans.

 

Day 2:

 

Madaba – Nebo – Karak (King’s Way) – Petra,

The Kings’ Highway is the world’s oldest continuously used communication route, it used to link ancient Bashan, Giliad, and Ammon in the north with Moab, Edom, Paran, and Midian in the south.

Next drive to Madaba and its hinterlands were repeatedly mentioned in the Old Testament as Medeba, it was featured in narratives related to Moses and the Exodus, David’s war against the Moabites, Isaiah’s oracle against Moab, and King Mesha of Moab’s rebellion against Israel.

Some of the finest art of the early Christian centuries can still be seen in Madaba city, Church of Saint George, mosaic map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

Next stop is at Mt. Nebo, Mount Nebo’s windswept promontory, overlooking the Dead Sea, the Jordan River Valley, Jericho, and the distant hills of Jerusalem, Moses viewed the Holy Land of Canaan that he would never enter, he died and was buried in Moab, “in the valley opposite Beth-peor” but his tomb remains unknown.

Next drive to Kerak, you will visit the huge castle where Saladin and Richard Lionheart fought during the crusade, then drive to Petra for dinner and over night.

 

Day 3:

 

Petra – Amman,

During the time of Jesus and the Apostles, one of the East Mediterranean’s greatest trading centers was located in the southern Jordan city of Petra, the extensive rock-cut capital of the Nabataean Kingdom.

During the Exodus, Moses and the Israelites passed through Petra area in Edom, local tradition says that the spring at Wadi Musa (Valley of Moses), just outside Petra, is the place where Moses struck the rock and brought forth water.

The Bible says that Moses was not allowed to enter the Holy Land but could only glimpse it from Mount Nebo because he struck the rock with his rod to bring forth water, instead of speaking to it, as God had commanded.

Aaron, the brother of Moses and Miriam, died in Jordan and was buried in Petra at Mount Hor, now called Jabal Harun in Arabic (Mount Aaron).

A Byzantine church and later an Islamic shrine/tomb of Aaron were built on the summit of the mountain, which today attracts pilgrims from all over the world, Aaron was the first High Priest of the Bible and is remembered for the beautiful blessing that God commanded him to give people.

 

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