According to Christian tradition, Archangel Gabriel met here Joachim (the father of the Virgin Mary - Jesus' grandfather) and told him that his wife Hannah is pregnant. The ancient Christian tradition says that Elijah the Prophet was hiding in one of the caves, while his exile to the desert. Crows were brought him bread and water. Ten monks lived in the monastery in 2011. Nine of them were from Greece and one from Syria.
A beautiful day trip in the Judean Desert starts in the monastery of Euthymius the Great. It leads us to the water source of Ein Mabuah in the Prat creek, where a spectacular overlook to Wadi Qelt is open. Afterward, it takes us to the Good Samaritan museum with the magnificent mosaic collection, paves the steps to the St. Georgius Monastery in Faran creek, and ends in Nabi Musa - place where Moses was buried by Muslims tradition.
