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	====Hebrew Prophecies====		====Hebrew Prophecies====

	In ~~{{bibleverse-lb\|\|~~Ezekiel\|47:8-9~~\|HE}}~~ there is a specific prophecy that the sea will ".. be healed'' and ''made fresh", becoming a normal lake capable of supporting [[marine biology\|marine life]]. A similar prophecy is stated in ~~{{bibleverse-lb\|\|~~Zechariah\|14:8~~\|HE}}~~, which says that "Living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea (likely the Dead Sea) and half to the western sea (the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]])..."		In Ezekiel 47:8-9 there is a specific prophecy that the sea will ".. be healed'' and ''made fresh", becoming a normal lake capable of supporting [[marine biology\|marine life]]. A similar prophecy is stated in Zechariah 14:8, which says that "Living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea (likely the Dead Sea) and half to the western sea (the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]])..."

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 The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean basin]] for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for [[David|King David]]. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for [[Herod the Great]]), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[mummy|mummification]] to [[potash]] for [[fertilizer]]s. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create [[cosmetics]] and herbal [[sachet]]s.
->== Etymology ==
+== Etymology ==
-In [[Arabic language|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ''al-Bahr al-Mayyit'' (&quot;the Dead Sea&quot;), or less commonly ''baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ'' (بحر لوط, &quot;the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)|Lot]]&quot;). Another historic name in Arabic was the &quot;Sea of Zoʼar&quot;, after a nearby town in biblical times.
+In [[Arabic language|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ''al-Bahr al-Mayyit'' ("the Dead Sea"), or less commonly ''baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ'' (بحر لوط, "the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)|Lot]]"). Another historic name in Arabic was the "Sea of Zoʼar", after a nearby town in biblical times.
-In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''Yām ha-Melaḥ'', meaning &quot;[[sea|sea of]] [[salt]]&quot; ([[Genesis 14]],3). In prose sometime the term ''Yām ha-Māvet'' (ים המוות, &quot;sea of death&quot;) is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl|he|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (ים המזרחי, &quot;the Eastern sea&quot;) or ''Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ'' (ים הערבה, &quot;Sea of the [[(Arava) desert|Arabah]]&quot;).
+In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''Yām ha-Melaḥ'', meaning "[[sea|sea of]] [[salt]]" ([[Genesis 14]],3). In prose sometime the term ''Yām ha-Māvet'' (ים המוות, "sea of death") is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl|he|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (ים המזרחי, "the Eastern sea") or ''Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ'' (ים הערבה, "Sea of the [[(Arava) desert|Arabah]]").
-The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης, ''hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs'', &quot;the Asphaltite&quot;) &lt;sup&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; sea.
+The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης, ''hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs'', "the Asphaltite") <sup></sup> sea.
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	The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean basin]] for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for [[David\|King David]]. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for [[Herod the Great]]), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] [[mummy\|mummification]] to [[potash]] for [[fertilizer]]s. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create [[cosmetics]] and herbal [[sachet]]s.		The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean basin]] for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for [[David\|King David]]. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for [[Herod the Great]]), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] [[mummy\|mummification]] to [[potash]] for [[fertilizer]]s. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create [[cosmetics]] and herbal [[sachet]]s.

	== Etymology ==		>== Etymology ==
	In [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ''al-Bahr al-Mayyit'' ("the Dead Sea"), or less commonly ''baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ'' (بحر لوط, "the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)\|Lot]]"). Another historic name in Arabic was the "Sea of Zoʼar", after a nearby town in biblical times.		In [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ''al-Bahr al-Mayyit'' ("the Dead Sea"), or less commonly ''baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ'' (بحر لوط, "the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)\|Lot]]"). Another historic name in Arabic was the "Sea of Zoʼar", after a nearby town in biblical times.
	In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''Yām ha-Melaḥ'', meaning "[[sea\|sea of]] [[salt]]" ([[Genesis 14]],3). In prose sometime the term ''Yām ha-Māvet'' (ים המוות, "sea of death") is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl\|he\|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (ים המזרחי, "the Eastern sea") or ''Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ'' (ים הערבה, "Sea of the [[(Arava) desert\|Arabah]]").		In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''Yām ha-Melaḥ'', meaning "[[sea\|sea of]] [[salt]]" ([[Genesis 14]],3). In prose sometime the term ''Yām ha-Māvet'' (ים המוות, "sea of death") is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl\|he\|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (ים המזרחי, "the Eastern sea") or ''Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ'' (ים הערבה, "Sea of the [[(Arava) desert\|Arabah]]").
	The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης, ''hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs'', "the Asphaltite") <~~sup~~></~~sup~~> ~~sea.~~		The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης, ''hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs'', "the Asphaltite") <sup></sup> sea.

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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==

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	The '''Dead Sea''' (~~{{lang-ar\|~~البَحْر المَيّت}}, ''~~{{transl\|ar\|~~al-Baḥr El-Mayyit}}'', "Dead Sea"; ~~{{lang-he-n\|~~יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח}}, ''~~{{transl\|he\|~~Yām Ha-Melaḥ}}'', "Sea of Salt"), also called the '''Salt Sea''', is a [[salt lake]] in [[Jordan]] to the east and in the [[West Bank]] and [[Israel]] to the west. Its surface and shores are {{convert\|422\|m\|ft\|0}} below [[sea level]],<~~ref name="ISRAMAR"~~ /> the lowest elevation on the [[Earth]]'s surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is {{convert\|378\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}} deep, the deepest [[hypersaline lake]] in the world. It is also one of the world's saltiest [[body of water\|bodies of water]], with 33.7% [[salinity]]. Only [[Lake Assal (Djibouti)]], [[Garabogazköl]] and some hypersaline lakes of the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] in [[Antarctica]] (such as [[Don Juan Pond]] and perhaps [[Lake Vanda]]) have a higher salinity. It is 8.6 times as salty as the ocean.<~~ref~~>~~Goetz, P.W. (ed.) ''The New Encyclopaedia Britannica'' (15th ed.). Vol. 3, p. 937. Chicago, 1986~~</~~ref~~> This salinity makes for a harsh environment where animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is {{convert\|67\|km\|mi\|0}} long and {{convert\|18\|km\|mi\|0}} wide at its widest point. It lies in the [[Jordan Rift Valley]], and its main [[tributary]] is the [[Jordan River]].		The '''Dead Sea''' (البَحْر المَيّت, ''al-Baḥr El-Mayyit'', "Dead Sea"; יָם הַ‏‏מֶּ‏‏לַ‏ח, ''Yām Ha-Melaḥ'', "Sea of Salt"), also called the '''Salt Sea''', is a [[salt lake]] in [[Jordan]] to the east and in the [[West Bank]] and [[Israel]] to the west. Its surface and shores are {{convert\|422\|m\|ft\|0}} below [[sea level]],<sup></sup> the lowest elevation on the [[Earth]]'s surface on dry land. The Dead Sea is {{convert\|378\|m\|ft\|0\|abbr=on}} deep, the deepest [[hypersaline lake]] in the world. It is also one of the world's saltiest [[body of water\|bodies of water]], with 33.7% [[salinity]]. Only [[Lake Assal (Djibouti)]], [[Garabogazköl]] and some hypersaline lakes of the [[McMurdo Dry Valleys]] in [[Antarctica]] (such as [[Don Juan Pond]] and perhaps [[Lake Vanda]]) have a higher salinity. It is 8.6 times as salty as the ocean.<sup></sup> This salinity makes for a harsh environment where animals cannot flourish, hence its name. The Dead Sea is {{convert\|67\|km\|mi\|0}} long and {{convert\|18\|km\|mi\|0}} wide at its widest point. It lies in the [[Jordan Rift Valley]], and its main [[tributary]] is the [[Jordan River]].

	The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean basin]] for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for [[David\|King David]]. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for [[Herod the Great]]), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] [[mummy\|mummification]] to [[potash]] for [[fertilizer]]s. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create [[cosmetics]] and herbal [[sachet]]s.		The Dead Sea has attracted visitors from around the [[Mediterranean Basin\|Mediterranean basin]] for thousands of years. Biblically, it was a place of refuge for [[David\|King David]]. It was one of the world's first health resorts (for [[Herod the Great]]), and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for [[Ancient Egypt\|Egyptian]] [[mummy\|mummification]] to [[potash]] for [[fertilizer]]s. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create [[cosmetics]] and herbal [[sachet]]s.
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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==
	[[~~File~~:Dead Sea Galilee.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Satellite photograph showing the location of the Dead Sea]]		[[image:Dead Sea Galilee.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Satellite photograph showing the location of the Dead Sea]]

	The Dead Sea is an [[endorheic basin\|endorheic lake]] located in the [[Jordan Rift Valley]], a geographic feature formed by the [[Dead Sea Transform]] (DST). This left lateral-moving [[transform fault]] lies along the [[tectonics\|tectonic]] [[plate tectonics\|plate boundary]] between the [[African Plate]] and the [[Arabian Plate]]. It runs between the [[East Anatolian Fault]] zone in [[Turkey]] and the northern end of the [[Red Sea Rift]] offshore of the southern tip of [[Sinai Peninsula\|Sinai]].		The Dead Sea is an [[endorheic basin\|endorheic lake]] located in the [[Jordan Rift Valley]], a geographic feature formed by the [[Dead Sea Transform]] (DST). This left lateral-moving [[transform fault]] lies along the [[tectonics\|tectonic]] [[plate tectonics\|plate boundary]] between the [[African Plate]] and the [[Arabian Plate]]. It runs between the [[East Anatolian Fault]] zone in [[Turkey]] and the northern end of the [[Red Sea Rift]] offshore of the southern tip of [[Sinai Peninsula\|Sinai]].

	The [[Jordan River]] is the only major water source flowing into the Dead Sea, although there are small perennial springs under and around the Dead Sea, creating pools and [[quicksand]] pits along the edges.~~<ref~~>~~[http://www.tommyimages.com/Stock_Photos/Middle_East/Israel/Dead_Sea/index.html Springs and quicksand at the Dead Sea] Retrieved on 2008-08-27~~</~~ref~~> There are no outlet streams.		The [[Jordan River]] is the only major water source flowing into the Dead Sea, although there are small perennial springs under and around the Dead Sea, creating pools and [[quicksand]] pits along the edges.sup></sup> There are no outlet streams.

	Rainfall is scarcely {{convert\|100\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} per year in the northern part of the Dead Sea and barely {{convert\|50\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} in the southern part. The Dead Sea zone's aridity is due to the [[rain shadow\|rainshadow]] effect of the [[Judean Mountains\|Judean Hills]]. The highlands east of the Dead Sea receive more rainfall than the Dead Sea itself.		Rainfall is scarcely {{convert\|100\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} per year in the northern part of the Dead Sea and barely {{convert\|50\|mm\|in\|abbr=on}} in the southern part. The Dead Sea zone's aridity is due to the [[rain shadow\|rainshadow]] effect of the [[Judean Mountains\|Judean Hills]]. The highlands east of the Dead Sea receive more rainfall than the Dead Sea itself.
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	The Dead Sea level drop has been followed by a [[groundwater]] level drop, causing brines that used to occupy underground layers near the shoreline to be flushed out by freshwater. This is believed to be the cause of the recent appearance of large [[sinkhole]]s along the western shore — incoming freshwater dissolves salt layers, rapidly creating subsurface cavities that subsequently collapse to form these sinkholes.<ref>M. Abelson, Y. Yechieli, O. Crouvi, G. Baer, D. Wachs, A. Bein, V. Shtivelman. "Evolution of the Dead Sea Sinkholes", in ''New Frontiers in Dead Sea Paleoenvironmental Research'', [[Geological Society of America]], special paper 401, p. 241–253, 2006</ref>		The Dead Sea level drop has been followed by a [[groundwater]] level drop, causing brines that used to occupy underground layers near the shoreline to be flushed out by freshwater. This is believed to be the cause of the recent appearance of large [[sinkhole]]s along the western shore — incoming freshwater dissolves salt layers, rapidly creating subsurface cavities that subsequently collapse to form these sinkholes.<ref>M. Abelson, Y. Yechieli, O. Crouvi, G. Baer, D. Wachs, A. Bein, V. Shtivelman. "Evolution of the Dead Sea Sinkholes", in ''New Frontiers in Dead Sea Paleoenvironmental Research'', [[Geological Society of America]], special paper 401, p. 241–253, 2006</ref>

	In May 2009 at the World Economic Forum, Jordan announced its plans to construct the "Jordan National Red Sea Development Project" (JRSP). This is a plan to convey seawater from the [[Red Sea]] near Aqaba to the Dead Sea. Water would be desalinated along the route to provide freshwater to Jordan, with the brine discharge sent to the Dead Sea for replenishment. As of 2009, the project is in its early phases of planning, with developer and financier selection to be completed by years end. The project is anticipated to begin detailed design in early 2010 with water delivery by 2017. Israel has expressed its support and will likely benefit from some of the water delivery to its Negev region. Some hydro-power will be collected near the Dead Sea from the dramatic change in elevation on the downhill side of the project.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2009}} In October 2009, the Jordanians announced accelerated plans to extract around 300 million cubic metres of water per annum from the Red Sea, desalinate it for use as fresh water and send the waste water to the Dead Sea by tunnel, despite concerns about inadequate time to assess the potential environmental impact.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6285055/Jordan-to-refill-shrinking-Dead-Sea-with-salt-water.html Jordan to refill shrinking Dead Sea] Daily Telegraph 13 October 2009</ref>		In May 2009 at the World Economic Forum, Jordan announced its plans to construct the "Jordan National Red Sea Development Project" (JRSP). This is a plan to convey seawater from the [[Red Sea]] near Aqaba to the Dead Sea. Water would be desalinated along the route to provide freshwater to Jordan, with the brine discharge sent to the Dead Sea for replenishment. As of 2009, the project is in its early phases of planning, with developer and financier selection to be completed by years end. The project is anticipated to begin detailed design in early 2010 with water delivery by 2017. Israel has expressed its support and will likely benefit from some of the water delivery to its Negev region. Some hydro-power will be collected near the Dead Sea from the dramatic change in elevation on the downhill side of the project.{{Citation needed\|date=June 2009}} In October 2009, the Jordanians announced accelerated plans to extract around 300 million cubic metres of water per annum from the Red Sea, desalinate it for use as fresh water and send the waste water to the Dead Sea by tunnel, despite concerns about inadequate time to assess the potential environmental impact. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6285055/Jordan-to-refill-shrinking-Dead-Sea-with-salt-water.html Jordan to refill shrinking Dead Sea] Daily Telegraph 13 October 2009</ref>

	At a regional conference in July 2009, officials expressed increased concerns that water levels are dropping. Some suggested that various industrial activities around the Dead Sea might need to be reduced. Others advised a range of possible environmental measures to restore conditions. this might include increasing the volume of flow from the Jordan River to replenish the Dead Sea. Currently, only sewage and effluent from fishponds run in the river's channel. Experts also asserted a need for strict conservation efforts. They also said that agriculture should not be expanded, sustainable support capabilities should be incorporated into the area and pollution sources should be reduced.<ref> [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443756924&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter Back from the Dead?], Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2009.</ref>		At a regional conference in July 2009, officials expressed increased concerns that water levels are dropping. Some suggested that various industrial activities around the Dead Sea might need to be reduced. Others advised a range of possible environmental measures to restore conditions. this might include increasing the volume of flow from the Jordan River to replenish the Dead Sea. Currently, only sewage and effluent from fishponds run in the river's channel. Experts also asserted a need for strict conservation efforts. They also said that agriculture should not be expanded, sustainable support capabilities should be incorporated into the area and pollution sources should be reduced.<ref> [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443756924&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter Back from the Dead?], Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, July 8, 2009.</ref>

Nick: Protected "Dead Sea" [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed]

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	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	In [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ~~{{Audio\|ArDeadSea.ogg\|~~''al-Bahr al-Mayyit''~~<ref>The first article ''al-'' is unnecessary and usually not used.</ref>}}~~ ("the Dead Sea"), or less commonly ''~~{{transl\|ar\|~~baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ}}'' (~~{{lang\|ar\|~~بحر لوط}}, "the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)\|Lot]]"). Another historic name in Arabic was the "Sea of Zoʼar", after a nearby town in biblical times.		In [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] the Dead Sea is called ''al-Bahr al-Mayyit'' ("the Dead Sea"), or less commonly ''baḥrᵘ lūṭᵃ'' (بحر لوط, "the Sea of [[Lot (Bible)\|Lot]]"). Another historic name in Arabic was the "Sea of Zoʼar", after a nearby town in biblical times.
	In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''~~{{Audio\|He-Dead Sea.ogg\|~~Yām ha-Melaḥ}}'', meaning "[[sea\|sea of]] [[salt]]" (Genesis 14,3). In prose sometime the term ''~~{{transl\|he\|~~Yām ha-Māvet}}'' (~~{{lang\|he\|~~ים המוות}}, "sea of death") is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl\|he\|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (~~{{lang\|he\|~~ים המזרחי}}, "the Eastern sea") or ''~~{{transl\|he\|~~Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ}}'' (~~{{lang\|he\|~~ים הערבה}}, "Sea of the [[(Arava) desert\|Arabah]]").		In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is ''Yām ha-Melaḥ'', meaning "[[sea\|sea of]] [[salt]]" ([[Genesis 14]],3). In prose sometime the term ''Yām ha-Māvet'' (ים המוות, "sea of death") is used. The bible also refers to it to as ''{{transl\|he\|Yām ha-Mizraḥî}}'' (ים המזרחי, "the Eastern sea") or ''Yām ha-‘Ărāvâ'' (ים הערבה, "Sea of the [[(Arava) desert\|Arabah]]").
	The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ~~{{polytonic\|~~ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης}}, ''~~{{transl\|el\|~~hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs}}'', "the Asphaltite")<~~ref~~>~~See [[Bitumen]] and [[asphalt]] for more about ''asphaltite''.~~</~~ref~~> sea.		The Greeks called it ''Lake Asphaltites'' ([[Attic Greek]] ἡ Θάλαττα ἀσφαλτῖτης, ''hē Thálatta asphaltĩtēs'', "the Asphaltite") <sup></sup> sea.

	== Geography ==		== Geography ==

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