Mount Nebo is where Moses stood and looked across the promised land. It is also where he was buried, as I’m sure you all know from your bible readings. It was prophesized that Moses would not be allowed to enter the promised land and he wasn’t. There is a statue erected commemorating the Pope’s visit in the year 2000. it commemorates the books of all religions and says that we are united under one God, except of course the Catholics who still believe in Vatican II. Apparently, we are bordering on heresy. I have to say that I was touched looking out over the Jordan Valley. Below me on the Jordan river was the site where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptized. And nearby was Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jericho, and the Sea of Galilee. I was amazed how how small it seemed for such an impact on the world. I also wondered why it took Moses 40 years to get there, but then as Golda Meir stated: “Moses wasn’t such a great leader. He wandered over the Middle East for 40 years and settled down on the only place that didn’t have oil.”
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