(my videos from this travel)
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- Masada is one of the most famous places in Eretz Yisrael to visit.
- It has one of the oldest Shuls in the world!
- You can walk up the siege ramp or use the cable car to get to the top.
- Make sure to take lots of water!
History
- The story associated with Masada is under doubt. Yosephous (Josephus) wrote that the Jews committed suicide to prevent capture by the Romans. However, he was writing the story for the Romans, and he was trying to romanticize the cause that he fought for. Now, in Roman literature people committing suicide is considered noble, and in Judaism, suicide is prohibited. As such, it is likely that the story was fabricated, and that the Jews fought to the bitter end dying at the hands of Romans and not Jews.
Archeological | 6/5! |
Historical | 5/5 |
Nature | 2/5 |
Views | 5/5 |
