Mt. Nebo is an important site for Christians, and there are quite a few churches in the area….
Mt. Nebo is of course the site where Moses saw the promised land today, though at present the view is so hazy, you can only barely make out what is in the distance— which is the Jordan river and Jericho on a clear day. There was an ancient church on this overlook. Here is some of the original flooring of the Byzantine Church….
And there is this spectacular animal mosaic with a Greek inscription…
Here’s the original baptismal area….
The views from the back of the complex are impressive….
Just as impressive is the the model of the snake on the staff that Moses raised up to cure people of their diseases…
Oleander is everywhere! 
Here’s a very interesting carved column of Moses, done for the occasion of a papal visit in 2000. 
Worship was happening while we were there in the church…..
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