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Religious Legends and Natural Wonders Near the Dead Sea – by Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Between the sky and the sea, the mountain range towards Jerusalem is golden in color from the distance as the sun sets. The area is covered by the vast sea and a quiet plain covered with fog, which makes the human mind drowsy. A closer inspection of the milky rock that rises from place to place in the sun shows that it is a water table made of salt. Some time ago, when I was working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I had to go to Jordan for some official work. That’s how I pictured the Dead Sea, a wonderful creation of nature that I saw there. This academic article was prepared using the wealth of knowledge extracted from the views that caught my eye, the information I heard, and the reference to academic documents. The Dead ...