The Danger of Being a Pew Sitter
At almost 1,500 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest land on the face of the earth. The sea receives water from the Jordan River and several springs around and beneath it, but because it is landlocked, the Dead Sea merely gathers all the water that flows into it. As the water from the Jordan and the springs around it flow to the sea, it gathers minerals from the rocks and land it passes. The most common…