Going Up To Jerusalem T-Shirt

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This photograph depicts a piece of the Judean Desert at sunset and the road leading to Jerusalem. During Bible times people who travelled the Jericho- Jerusalem Road would do so at their own risk as there were often bandit gangs that preyed upon travelers. The story of The Good Samaritan that Jesus taught is based in the reality of what travelers risked every time they made a decision to journey the Jerusalem-Jericho road. Jesus himself traveled this road on his way to Jerusalem ( Mark 10:46-11:1 ).

According to the American Bible Society website Jericho is northeast of Jerusalem, but travelers go "down to Jericho. " The first-century road was approximately eighteen miles long, and a traveler going to Jericho from Jerusalem would descend from twenty-five hundred feet above sea level, to some eight hundred twenty-five feet below sea level. "Travelers,merchants, pilgrims, and soldiers have for centuries gone down to go up (traveling north to Jericho) and gone up to go down...

I have enjoyed taking photos since I was a little girl, but especially began learning about the skill and art of photography in college; however, as years went by I, like most of us, put the camera in the drawer and would pull it out only for special occasions. For the most part, photography has been a passion that I put on the shelf; but now I have the opportunity to share with others some of my favorite photos,while exploring creative and new styles in photography and digital art. I enjoy taking photos of just about anything...animals, nature, vistas, people, architecture, and landscapes. I love it all! I am in awe of God's creation and ever so thankful that I have the opportunity to reflect a piece of it through a photograph. I hope...