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Sunrise Over the Edom Mountains!
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| A majestic view of the Edom Mountains and the Red Sea from my hostel |
Thank the good Lord! What a gorgeous
morning to wake up to. I love getting up early for the sunrise, no matter where
I am in the world. It’s the best way to start the day, and it’s the best time
to take photographs – when the world is quiet, and all you hear is the sound of
the wind, and the sound of the place you are in.
I woke up at five in the morning
today and headed out to Red Rock Beach overlooking the towering, craggy Edom
Mountains of Jordan (yes, I can see another country from where I am in Eilat)
and the Red Sea. You could also see the Jordanian port city of Aqaba on the other side!
The mountains were a deep
purplish-blue as the sky above glowed with the orange-yellow hues of breaking
dawn. It was a most majestic sight! Words can hardly describe such wonders. I
won’t find this anywhere else in the world or in Australia
– only in the Middle East would you see such
fearsome, looming rocky mountains.
Truly, I am in awe of everything. I
am in awe of God. I love the exhilaration of feeling completely awe-struck and
awe-inspired (did I just use the word ‘awe’ four times!?). I love the feeling
of wonder at the glorious majesty of God’s creation. Some things are truly left
unconquered and untouched by the meddling hands of man – simply because they
are just too magnificent, too ancient, and too fearsomely beautiful.
I cannot for the life of me believe
that I am standing right before the very mountains that the Israelites would
have seen when they were crossing the Red Sea in mass exodus from Egypt – heading for the Promised Land of milk
and honey, now known as the Land
of Israel!
For my sunrise photography in Eilat, check out my gallery: Sunrise Over the Edom Mountains.
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