Road to Bethany - Camels

We took a ride to Bethany, recorded as the home of Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Simon the Leper. Jesus is reported to have lodged there after entering Jerusalem. Bethany is in the West Bank city of al-Eizariya, site of the Tomb of Lazarus about 1.5 miles east of Jerusalem on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. Here a 2,000 year old dwelling is reported to have been the House of Martha and Mary. In addition to the holy pilgrimage sites, the road to Bethany also has its share of interesting views in the daily life of the West Bank.