Egypt

We ended our Holy Land trip in Egypt. The above map was current when we were there- not so today. We walked across Sinai desert into Egypt showing our passports at four check points. Entering Egypt was almost as bad as entering Israel, where we were physically examined. WE were detained 2 hours at the El Arish Border before starting across the desert to Cairo. We crossed the Suez Canal on a Ferry We saw many date palms and miles & miles of sand dunes. Only Bedouins and camels live the the sand dune area. They get water from wells that are 2 meters deep. We had a military escort all the way with a police escort to our hotel.

It was here the Egyptian solders came across Abraham and brought him before Pharoah, who loaded him with gifts and sent him back to his people with an escort. In Sinai too, Moses received the Ten Commandments. The Holy Family had to cross this peninsula in their 'Flight into Egypt' and in these mountains persecuted Christians sought and found refuge in the time of the Romans.