Growing up in a tropical rain forest on the island of Borneo, we've only read about this desert in the bible and in Geography. Moses, presumably left building pyramids and went into the Sinai desert which he would later lead the Israelites into and wander for 40 years. Abraham left the promised land and stayed in Egypt a few times. The Holy family, afraid of Herod, wandered and lived in Egypt for a while. This is the same Egypt written of in the Bible. I'm sure they never would have imagined a day like this when this same desert would be filled with tour buses carrying people from all the world.
Imagine the three wise men coming over the desert....
The past and the present, intermingling and bridging a gap of almost 5000 years. The camels were the only mode of transportation then. They didn't have air conditioned buses.
It is fascinating. That's why I travel.
Growing up in a tropical rain forest on the island of Borneo, we've only read about this desert in the bible and in Geography. Moses, presumably left building pyramids and went into the Sinai desert which he would later lead the Israelites into and wander for 40 years. Abraham left the promised land and stayed in Egypt a few times. The Holy family, afraid of Herod, wandered and lived in Egypt for a while. This is the same Egypt written of in the Bible. I'm sure they never would have imagined a day like this when this same desert would be filled with tour buses carrying people from all the world.
Imagine the three wise men coming over the desert....
The past and the present, intermingling and bridging a gap of almost 5000 years. The camels were the only mode of transportation then. They didn't have air conditioned buses.
It is fascinating. That's why I travel.
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