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Until an unexpected patch of green comes into view, signaling our arrival into the biblical city of palms, jericho. >> jericho's one of the most interesting cities in the ancient near east. there's a spring there that's still gushing out. hundreds of gallons of water per minute. it's always been a beautiful place to live. this oasis in what is now the middle of the desert. >> reporter: it's believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. traces of 23 distinct civilizations have been found in a small archaeological park on the outskirts of town. but what draws pilgrims from ...

Believe that this was the promised land that moses tried for so long to reach but never did. until an unexpected patch of green comes into view, signaling our arrival into the biblical city of palms, jericho. >> jericho's one of the most interesting cities in the ancient near east. there's a spring there that's still gushing out. hundreds of gallons of water per minute. it's always been a beautiful place to live. this oasis in what is now the middle of the desert. >> reporter: it's believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. traces of 23 distinct civilizations have been...

Now we journey to the place many think the end of taste will begin. the real armageddon. "back to the beginning with christiane amanpour" continues. with the death of solomon the bible says the kingdom of israel began to unravel. it ushered in a period of nearly constant war for the israelites. and it was during this time that voices arose in the land starting to talk about the end times. what today is called armageddon. and now i'm about to enter armageddon. >> reporter: believe it or not, the name refers to an actual place about a three-hour drive north of jerusalem. >> it's amazing to be ...

Must have had some meaning during the time of moses. even if they seem puzzling to us today. >> if you're wearing a fabric, you are not allowed to mix that fabric, wool and linen, together. if you ask the rabbis why, the answer is i don't know, god commanded it. >> reporter: god also commanded moses to build a portable temple for the tablets called the ark of the covenant. >> the bibles tells us the exact dimensions, it's a box, it's got long handles, it's supposed to have cherubim, or angels sort of on the top. >> reporter: archaeologists have found evidence that boxes such as these were comm...

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 and humble beginnings of jer...