[stylist] Braille Monitor and Vejas

[Ashley Bramlett]

Wow, this was interesting. I did not know about this place.

-----Original Message----- 
From: BradDunsé
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PETRA
PETRA
[PET ruh] (rock)-the capital of Edom and later of
Nabatea, situated about 275 kilometers (170
miles) southwest of modern Amman and about 80
kilometers (50 miles) south of the Dead Sea.
Petra is not mentioned by name in the Bible, but
many scholars believe it was the same place as SELA (Judg 1:36; 2 Kings 
14:7).
Petra is one of the most spectacular
archaeological ruins in the Near East and is a
popular attraction on Holy Land tours. Most of
the buildings and tombs of Petra are cut into the
rose-red rock cliffs of the area.
Petra's ruins consist of about 750 monuments,
most of them dating from the second half of the
first century B.C. to the second century after
Christ. Most of these structures date from the
Roman period. In A.D. 131 the Roman emperor
Hadrian (ruled A.D. 117-38) visited the city and
ordered construction to begin on the treasury,
which has been called "Petra's gem"-a temple to Isis.
Many ruins of Roman construction may be seen at
Petra: a triumphal arch, an amphitheater, remains
of baths, temples, tombs, and sections of a road.
Above the city is the great high place,
containing sacrificial altars hewn from the solid
rock. Such open-air sanctuaries have thrown light
on the HIGH PLACES mentioned in the Old Testament.
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary,
Copyright (c)1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)

>-----Original Message----- From: vejas
>Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 7:43 PM
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>Wow, how did you know that it's rock? Petras's name is Peter in
>Lithuanian, but it also means rock.
>Vejas
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