This is one of the important Christian and Jewish sites in Jordan. According to the Bible "Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, the top of Pisgah which is opposite Jericho". From there he was able to gaze upon the Promised Land that God had told him he would not be allowed to enter.
Monument to Pope John Paul II outside
the Moses Memorial Church at Mt Nebo.
Memorial to Moses
Mosaics inside Moses Memorial Church
Promised Land at Mount Nebo
View out towards the "Promised Land"from Moses Memorial Church
On a clear day from Mt Nebo, you can see Hebron,Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Qumran, Jerusalem,
Ramallah, Jericho, Nablus, and Lake Tiberias
A bronze memorial near the lookout symbolises thesuffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross, and
the serpent that Moses 'lifted up' in the desert
Panorama view of "Promised Land"
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