Chapter 6 Jerusalem
The next morning the two cousins ate breakfast in silence to their grandfather's surprise. Without him noticing they held hands under the table as they ate
"So where are we going today?" Asked Ben
"Jerusalem" replied Max
"Cool" said Gwen. She always wanted to go to Jerusalem.
After they finished eating they met up with their tour guide and got into his car and headed for Israel's capital. Their fist stop was the Israel museum.
While riding in the car on the highway the Tennysons sat in silence as they admired the view that passed by them. At a certain point Gwen spoke up
"Hey Michael?"
"Yeah?"
"What is there to see at the Israel musuem?"
"A lot of stuff. They have archeological exhibits; they have paintings and some other stuff. They also have the remains of the dead sea scrolls"
"What are the dead sea scrolls?" Asked Ben
"They're archeological artifacts. They include the earliest known surviving manuscripts of works later included in the Hebrew Bible Canon. They also include extra biblical manuscripts which preserve evidence of the diversity of religious thought in late Second Temple Judaism"
"Wow that's amazing! That means they must about two thousand years old by now" said Gwen
"That's right"
"Where were they discovered?" Asked Ben
"Inside a few caves about a mile inland from the northwest shore of the dead sea. That's why they're named after it" said Michael
"And they're in the Israel museum?" Asked Max as Michael was parking the car
"Yep. The thing is that due to their age they need to be kept in special conditions in order to be preserved properly. They're stored in that white dome you see over there" said Michael as he pointed at a big white dome at the yard of the museum.
"What's with the water sprinklers?" Asked Ben
"That's for maintaining humidity inside the dome. It helps preserve the scrolls" said Michael as he shut down the car and everyone got out...
Turns out some of the exhibits were so interesting even Ben enjoyed himself. In fact after their tour was over he bought a refrigerator magnet and a T shirt was the picture of the dome on them as a souvenir.
After resting a little at the cafeteria they went on to the science museum which was not far away.
Being a science fan and the wielder of the Omnitrix, Ben found the museum very enjoyable. They had exhibits about physics, electricity and a bunch of other cool stuff. He was enjoying himself so much they had to talk him into leaving...
"Well, where to?" Asked Gwen once they left the museum
"From here we go to the western wall. Also known as the wailing wall" said Michael
"Sweet!" said Ben and Gwen at the same time and gave each other a fist bump
Max chuckled at the sight as they walked to the car...
"They're finally growing on each other..." he thought happily
To be continued...
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