• The monastery receives its name from the mountain which the early Christians referred to as the “Mount of the Temptation”.
  • The monastery receives its name from the mountain which the early Christians referred to as the "Mount of the Temptation".
  • I could envision the temptations of the devil to the Lord on the side of that inaccessible cliff, and each time was overwhelmed by the words that "this is the place".
  • As you can see from the picture above, the Monastery of Temptation was built on the side of a mountain just west of the city of Jericho.
  • Cliffside Location: The Monastery of the Temptation is perched on the sheer cliffs of the Judean Desert, some 350 meters (1,150 feet) above sea level.
  • Located on the top of a large hill in Jericho, the Monastery of the Temptation is a venerated site that has been a part of the Christian faith for centuries.
  • Halfway up the side of this 1200 foot (366m) high peak the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Temptation clings to the cliffs.
  • During our trip we will be able to visit a unique Greek Orthodox monastery on the Temptation Mountain in the western vicinity of the city.
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