Emphasis Preaching Journal

The Wadi Quelt is a dry ravine running from Jerusalem toward Jericho. For hundreds of years, St. George's Monastery has been located there. Though the wadi occasionally is blessed with a flow of water following heavy rains, the supply is not dependable. Early monastics first attempted to supplement the order's needs from an artesian well, but that supply, too, proved undependable. An ancient Roman aqueduct also runs through the area and it provided a much more reliable water source.