Mount of Temptation 2/9/14

Although no one really know for sure this is the site said to be where Jesus was tempted by the Devil in Matthew chapter 4.

 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the  kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

 9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

There is a Greek Orthodox monastery built on the side of the mountain.

We took the cable cars up the mountain and then walked the rest of the way up to the monastery doors.

Tristan got to hold the key to the monastery that unlocked the door and let us in.

The chapel was built around this stone "where Jesus sat when he fasted and was tempted"

People cross themselves and then kneel before it and touch their foreheads to it and kiss the stone.