Dates play a key role in pilgrimage routes, combining nourishment and symbolism across desert landscapes, linking history, religion, and survival
Dried date fruits with a date palm background Photoongraphy - Shutterstock
The Cathedral ruins at Jerash city Clara Bomboe - Shutterstock
Jerash, ancient Gerasa of the Decapolis in Jordan, preserves temples, theatres and colonnaded streets linked to the biblical region of the Gerasenes
The cardo, a colonnaded street to the north, Jerash Robert Harding Video - Shutterstock
Jerash, ancient Gerasa of the Decapolis, reveals the Greco-Roman history of Jordan and its debated connection with Gospel narratives along the Jordan Trail
Delicious, refreshing and traditional mint tea in an arid and mountainous landscape of the Arabian desert of Jordan Travelanza Media - Shutterstock
Discover the cultural meaning of tea in Jordan: Bedouin hospitality, ancient trade routes, and the ritual of sage tea that connects desert landscapes and shared encounters
Funerary portrait from Fayum (Egypt) traditionally attributed to Egeria Public Domain
Egeria, a 4th-century traveler from Hispania, crossed the Roman Empire to Jerusalem and Sinai, leaving the earliest surviving diary of Christian pilgrimage
Treasury building in the ancient Nabatean city of Petra seen through the gorge (siq), Jordan Xseon - Shutterstock
How to visit Petra today: history, context and practical tips to explore the ancient Nabataean capital beyond the Treasury, with time, depth and historical perspective.
Mansaf, Jordanian national dish bonchan - Shutterstock
More than Jordan’s national dish, mansaf is a social language. This article explores its Bedouin origins, shared rituals, and role in community, identity, and cultural belonging
Were the Magi Babylonian, Persian, or Nabataean? Dmitry Rukhlenko - Shutterstock
Could the Magi have come from Petra? This article explores the Nabataean hypothesis through biblical texts, archaeology, incense trade networks, and ancient routes of the Near East
Dead Sea and Jordan River. Modern replica of historical Madaba map in Jordan vvoe - Shutterstock
Five early travelers who crossed the Jordan —from the Pilgrim of Bordeaux to Arculf— left the first records of Christian pilgrimage. Their journeys reveal how Jordan became the eastern heart…