Episode 7: Jordan To Ethiopia
| # | Location | Treasure | Image | Brief description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Jordan | Petra | Ancient capital of the Nabataeans, rediscovered by Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. | |
| 50 | Madaba, Jordan | Madaba Map | 6th century floor mosaic; the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. | |
| 51 | Jerusalem, Israel | Temple Mount | Also known as Mount Moriah- the holiest site in Judaism; site of the 1st & 2nd temples. Also revered in Islam as the location of Muhammad's journey to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven; location of the al-Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock, oldest extant Islamic structure in the world. | |
| 52 | Axum, Ethiopia | Axum stelae | One of over a hundred obelisks in the ancient town of Axum, built 1700 years ago, the tallest one measures 24 metres and weighs over 100 tonnes making it the oldest erected obelisk in the ancient world. | |
| 53 | Debre Damo, Ethiopia | The Miracle of Mary | An ancient Ethiopian manuscript describing the numerous miracles of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, in Ethiopia's ancient Ge'ez language. | |
| 54 | Lalibela, Ethiopia | Lalibela | A complex of eleven rock-cut churches, believed to have been created in the 12th century. Ethiopian tradition states it was built with the help of angels. | |
| 55 | Lalibela, Ethiopia | Lalibela cross | The Lalibela Cross is a large, elaborately decorated cross, considered one of Ethiopia's most precious religious and historical heirlooms. It is held by the Bet Medhane Alem, the House of the Redeemer of the World, a 12th century rock-cut church in Lalibela. A priest may rub believers with the cross to bless them or heal them. |
Cruickshank also visits Mount Nebo (Jordan) in this episode.
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