A weathered post supporting a beam behind the Burning Bush
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The monastery is still in shadow when the first light of a new day shines on the mountain peaks beyond the chapel of the Prophet Aaron. The bell tower and minaret at sunrise. The cross on top of the bell tower is a favourite perch for doves and grackles in the early morning. Every spring, the Burning Bush puts out new shoots. In the year 383, Egeria made a pilgrimage from her native Spain to Jerusalem, after which she continued on to Sinai. It took her twenty-two days to travel along the Mediterranean, down the west coast of the Sinai peninsula, and then east to Pharan and […] |
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