welcome to Israel and the Holy Land in
this episode we're going to the Dead Sea
and Masada i'm at sea level in the
middle of the desert on the way to the
Dead Sea
we traveled about an hour outside of
Jerusalem to reach Masada which is
located on top of an isolated rock on
the edge of the Dead Sea in the Judean
Desert. Got this ticket to Masada. About to go up there.
we took the cable car which took us four
hundred meters high to reach Masada
built by King Herod the Great
this was built in 31 to 37 BCE by King
Herod to fortify himself from a massive
revolt top of Masada right there is the
dead sea! Mike what do you think?
Awesome!
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this is Masada a unesco world heritage
site
this used to be King Herod king of Judea
is temple up here destroyed by the
Romans King Herod was considered a
brutal ruller and he built this fortress
as a refuge for himself King here it
only came here a number of times and he
built this Roman style including a
cistern filled with rainwater a palace a
bathhouse and swimming pool
So this is what King Herod's temple looked
like back in the day.
Close to the walls here, so that they still are getting sun the whole
day so that's the reason probably why
they built it over here it's very
private and it's the perfect
starting to get a little bit of
a breeze.
This is a swimming pool.
They used this for condensation.
this is the Israeli army. They're coming in.
Masada is considered to be one of the
most respected Jewish symbols Israeli
soldiers take an oath at this site that
says Masada shall not fall again which
expresses their commitment to protecting
modern Israel.
This is the water source
and write down here
this indentation is the Roman wall.
After King Herod's death, the Romans stormed Masada
in 73 CE. They built camps at the
base and constructed a rampart and
breached the fortress. The Jewish
defenders, 960 people, committed suicide
so as to die in freedom and not at the
hands of the Romans. Madada serves as a
warning for Jews to never allow
themselves to be faced with
statelessness or suicide.
Again where you see green is because
there's some fresh water under the ground.
After Masada it was time to take a float
in the Dead Sea. This is the Dead Sea
going in here. This is the beach at the Dead
Sea. Apparently you cannot jump in
you can't swallow the water and you
can't get in your eyes. Going in the Dead Sea
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At the Dead Sea
what happened
I'm a quick sand in the Dead Sea! look at me
I'm sinking
no oh yeah. Alright guys I'm at the Dead
Sea. This is the water is really greasy
and you just float right in like you're
sitting on a chair just like that.
This is the beach area. People are just
floating. Got the mud on me.
Dead Sea
doing a little light reading everybody's
got their face mask on, so cool here
What were you reading out there?
Israel!
Dead Sea!
The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest elevation
point at 429 meters below sea level we
had tons of fun getting dirty in the
dead sea mud. And just like that
this concludes our journey to the holy
land series we hope that you have a
chance to visit this region very soon
it's really eye-opening. If you like this
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