"…And mountains surround HER …" Psalm 125, Verse 2

Jerusalem, surrounded by mountains, is both a city at the desert's edge as well as a growing and thriving modern city.

From the southeastern sector of the city, the Judean Desert spreads before us, a desert that has always supported habitation from prehistoric days to present times.

David fled here pursued by King Saul. The nomads of ancient times wandered in these rocky desert sands. Bedouins of today continue to pitch their tents here, uncovering secrets of this desert such as springs and underground water sources. Today's settlements in the desert are hooked up to the national water carrier!

In the northwestern promontory is a pulsating, busy, lively, metropolis beating to the pace of modern day living. Here, one can find shopping malls, a huge football stadium, theaters, restaurants and lots of hustle and bustle.