Approaches to Jerusalem Part Two

A barren ruggedness marks the eastern side of the Judean Hill Country. Virtually year-round the face of these slopes is covered with only sand, stones, and deep gorges cut by the severe erosion of the wadis as they quickly release the winter rains from the hill country into the Jordan Valley. Water sources are few and not very plentiful. There are occasional crisscross paths, made over the centuri