Going to Market
Trip Start
Jan 08, 2008
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Trip End
Mar 18, 2008
Jerusalem,
Israel
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Today we found the market on Agripas Street. In this 3 block long open air market with various side lanes we found any kind of food you can imagine and some I have never seen before. The amount and variety of nuts, seeds, fruits, dried fruits, fish, meat, prepared salads, kitchen items, candies and more was overwhelming. This was the high point of the day.
We have settled into the Apt and have been to some smaller markets for food. We are settling into a routine with morning walks, breakfast, reading, writing, and then walking about Jerusalem in the afternoon.
After some random wanderings we are going to take some more organized walking tours of the Old City. We have found a book that lays out 6 different walks that cover the entire Old City. We plan on spending the afternoons learning about the places in and around the Old City that the biblical history took place.
Jerusalem in the first century became a city of great wealth, not because of victory at war or success in commerce or by great natural resources. It became a great cosmopolitan international city because of the religious fervor of millions of Jews that lived all over the Roman Empire & who made pilgrimages to the Temple each year. The amount of animal sacrifice given each day in the Temple was so great that the priests were formed into 24 groups that would rotate the responsibilities associated with the sacrifices. These sacrifices would take place all day and involved hundreds of offerings. Each visitor would need to make some sacrifice and there were thousands of pilgrims. Religious fervor was Jerusalem's source of wealth and influence and also the cause of her eventual destruction.
In Christ's love we think of you all.
Michael and Jolene .
A real radish
Comments
Thanks for sharing
Having never been to the Holy Land I am really enjoying your photos and commentary. The pictures of food (excluding the fish heads) are making me hungry! It's funny how the city has much of same look and feel of what I imagine - crowds and the 'Golden Arches.' Yet, the ground you walk on has much greater meaning.
I pray that you both be renewed by your surroundings as you enjoy your time together.
Peace,
George Z.
Good morning, Michael and Jolene!
What an adventure you're having! The market looks like the one in Seattle, minus the flying fish! I remember all the wonderful baked goods and fresh fruits and vegetables we had in Israel. Cooking should be a joy there.
Your walks also sound very interesting. We'll be looking forward to hearing more about what you discover.
Blessings. Kay Daugherty
Market-wow!
Hi! The market is so fantastic! I could just smell the spices from here. Thanks so much for posting those pictures. We'll have to find a way to use them in future SS classes. Jolene, maybe you'll make some friends and find some new recipies to use some of those fantastic spices...although cooking in a hotplate will be limiting. It must be comforting to know that there is a McD's there. I'm curious to know if it is much more expensive than here, and if they have anything else on the menu that we don't. Enjoy! CB