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22-01-04, 10:06 PM
Where: Salalah, South Oman, Middle East
When: neo-Assyrian era, 700 BC
History: Job the prophet, prevalent in Islamic, Judaism and Christian texts had his faith tested to the limits and was buried here
Things to See: The imprint of the foot of Job
http://www.globetrekkertv.co.uk/destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/arab_gulf_states/jobs_tomb.php
Salalah, Oman (Special) -- Some interpreters of the Bible believe this Arab city is the place where two important journeys may have begun and where another one ended.
It is thought that the Queen of Sheba, who reportedly brought presents of spice to King Solomon in Israel (I Kings 10:2), may have come from these environs because this area (as well as Yemen and Somalia) is home to the rare frankincense tree.
In fact, one archeological site not too far from this city is claimed to be one of the palaces of the Queen of Sheba.
The journey celebrated by Christians in their gospels recounting the birth of Jesus is also believed to have begun in this vicinity.
Christian Scriptures (Matthew 2:11) relate that three wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. So esteemed was the fragrance of frankincense, that some commentators believe the value of the gift was greater than that of the gold.
The biblical journey said to have ended in the mountains about 45 kilometers from this port city was that of Job, hero of the biblical Book of Job.
http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/oman/salalah/tomb_of_job/19980320-job_tomb_oman.htm
I've never been ... but I plan to make a stop the next time I'm in Salalah.
When: neo-Assyrian era, 700 BC
History: Job the prophet, prevalent in Islamic, Judaism and Christian texts had his faith tested to the limits and was buried here
Things to See: The imprint of the foot of Job
http://www.globetrekkertv.co.uk/destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/arab_gulf_states/jobs_tomb.php
Salalah, Oman (Special) -- Some interpreters of the Bible believe this Arab city is the place where two important journeys may have begun and where another one ended.
It is thought that the Queen of Sheba, who reportedly brought presents of spice to King Solomon in Israel (I Kings 10:2), may have come from these environs because this area (as well as Yemen and Somalia) is home to the rare frankincense tree.
In fact, one archeological site not too far from this city is claimed to be one of the palaces of the Queen of Sheba.
The journey celebrated by Christians in their gospels recounting the birth of Jesus is also believed to have begun in this vicinity.
Christian Scriptures (Matthew 2:11) relate that three wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the manger in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. So esteemed was the fragrance of frankincense, that some commentators believe the value of the gift was greater than that of the gold.
The biblical journey said to have ended in the mountains about 45 kilometers from this port city was that of Job, hero of the biblical Book of Job.
http://www.jewishsightseeing.com/oman/salalah/tomb_of_job/19980320-job_tomb_oman.htm
I've never been ... but I plan to make a stop the next time I'm in Salalah.