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Stone marking the entrance to historic Mount Nebo
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| The bronze serpentine cross is symbolic of the bronze serpent created by Moses in the wilderness and the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
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| This is the sight where Moses saw Promised Land and was also the place where he died
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| Pope John Paul II visited Mt. Nebo in 2000
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Monument commemorating the Pope's visit
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| Mosaics, in greek inscriptions, found inside the site
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| Looks like a temporary church while the Moses Memorial Church was under renovation
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| Greek Orthodox Church of St. George of Madaba, where the famous mosaic map is
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Madaba Mosaic Map found inside St. George's, has more than two million pieces of colored stone, but now only 1/3 survived.
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| Jerusalem, the middle horizontal street is the main street (Cardo)
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| | This is river jordan, you can recognize it by the fishes swimming
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