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>> believers and non-believers come here. what do you think about them? do you think they -- >> if somebody feels the energy of the place, he doesn't have to be a believer in a certain kind of tradition or certain kind of belief but where he touched the stone and felt the energy i think at the end of the day, yes, he has something -- he took something from this holy spirit back with him. >> a little belief. >> a little belief, yes. i don't know how long it will last, but i think a little bit, yes. >> are people trying to be detectives? are they trying to uncover something? >> well, some people...

>> yesterday night. >> yesterday night. >> okay. are you nervous, kids? okay. so why are we stopping? >> suddenly our driver pulled over in the middle of nowhere to have a chat with a local bedouin. it seems out here in the desert everyone knows one another and gossip travels fast. >> what does he say? >> he told me the road now until now it's okay and don't worry and if anything happens contact us and we'll negotiate everything. don't worry. >> we're safe? >> yeah. we are safe. >> so with our peace of mind restored we arrived at st. catherine's monastery. tucked into the mountains of this sam...

Temple period. >> do we think that these tears, this mineral spring, has been running since then? >> well, i think it's running since many, many years. for sure it's more than 2,000 years old. >> and it's really interesting because look, there are people here, there are people all over the place. it's still a living, breathing place. >> reporter: which allows the people who visit to connect with their spiritual heritage. >> it's important for us to touch the history of this place and to feel this energy. it makes us cleaner. >> pure? >> pure. in your soul. >> in our soul. >> right here. >> yea...

Where god dwells with us on earth. >> reporter: and the bible says that solomon placed the ark of the covenant at the center of the temple in the most sacred spot. but it said that the temple was destroyed when the babylonians sacked jerusalem around 600 b.c., and ever since then this is where many people believe that the great temple once stood. a mountaintop in the center of the walled old city. it is a storied place, layered with spiritual meaning and now dominated by the golden dome and a muslim mosque. but just a short walk away outside the city walls a picture is emerging of the ancient ...

With the hand of power and a heart of love. and if i'm right, he'll fight my battles. ♪ as i go >> reporter: the story of the exodus is, of course, timeless. as dramatically relevant today as it ever was. because freedom is a song that continues to be sung by those who have it and those who still struggle for it. >> but we say at the end of the seder is "next year in jerusalem." jerusalem is more than a place. you know, jerusalem is an idea. jerusalem is an ideal place where there are no slaves, where everybody has freedom. >> does that mean the exodus continues, we never leave egypt, so to ...