It was a famous place where a Hebrew King threw down 10,000 victims from the top. It was also suspected to be the ancient capital of Sela mentioned in the Bible.

1) Walking West From The Tomb 29/10/2001 11:22:30 AM
2) To Umm Biyara 29/10/2001 11:30:52 AM
3) Pass By A House 29/10/2001 11:46:22 AM
4) Find The Largest Tomb Facing South East 17/11/2001 9:50:38 PM
5) Do Not Walk Up From Here 17/11/2001 9:50:42 PM With an Indiana Jones hat, I was so smart. I immediately identified the Wadi slope beside the tomb. It looked so challenging so I guessed this must be the way up (also according to my ancient guide book). Some locals identified my stupidity and told me to use the steps...
6) Up The Stair Way To The Slope 17/11/2001 9:50:44 PM I was diasppointed at the lack of challenge...
7) Looking Down From The Top Of Stairs 29/10/2001 12:11:44 PM
8) When The Stairs Ends 17/11/2001 9:50:52 PM but then the steps ended and the challenge began.
9) Go Up And Up Follow The Rock Piles 29/10/2001 12:44:56 PM
10) Some Place Maybe Dangerous 17/11/2001 9:50:58 PM some place I had to climb.
11) The Urins Of Edomite Sela At The Top 29/10/2001 12:58:58 PM The top of the mountain doesn't look big enough for a capital. A vacation place, perhaps, but not a capital like Sela.
12) The Top Is Empty 29/10/2001 1:44:50 PM The only place in Petra with not tourists, no donkey men and no water stands.
13) Looking South At Aaron Tomb 29/10/2001 1:47:32 PM
14) The South Mountain Range 29/10/2001 1:49:42 PM
15) Looking Down 29/10/2001 1:50:34 PM
16) Bell Shaped Water Cistern 17/11/2001 9:51:22 PM
17) Overlook The City Center From Above 17/11/2001 9:51:26 PM
18) My Shadow 17/11/2001 9:51:30 PM
19) Left Over From The Temple 29/10/2001 2:16:02 PM
20) Where Hebrew King Threw 10000 People Down 29/10/2001 2:17:10 PM Once a Hebrew king threw down 10,000 Edomite POW down the cliff from these steps. The mountain is 1100 meters high. I checked the place. Firstly, you can only break you legs if you jump down from here because the cliff doesn't reach all the way to the bottom. Secondly, it is impossible to take 10,000 unwilling victims up Umm Biyara if you see how steep and narrow some of the paths are. Thirdly, in ancient time, the Hebrew word for thousand could also meant families or tents. It's more likely the king only killed 10 families (40 people?).
21) Overlooking South East 29/10/2001 2:20:24 PM
22) The City Center 29/10/2001 2:25:40 PM I was up here and everyone was down there.....
23) No One Wants To Fall Inside The Cistern 29/10/2001 2:42:06 PM A treasure hidden under the rock beside the cistern. GPS location N30"19.618' E35"26.134' Don't fall into the cistern unless you want to become a hermit (a dead hermit indeed). Find the number written on the antique pottery piece and email me back.
24) Ruins Of The Temple 29/10/2001 2:47:34 PM A temple was built here, a broad steps led down to the cliff. That was the place where the Hebrew king sacrifice his victims.
25) Left Over Of A Dead Animal 29/10/2001 3:01:24 PM
26) Looking West At Sinai 29/10/2001 3:07:54 PM
27) Looking Down To The Man Cut Slope 17/11/2001 9:52:02 PM These slope were cut from the rocks by the Edomite
28) Umm Biyara The Mountain I Climbed 29/10/2001 4:29:24 PM
29) It Is Getting Late 29/10/2001 4:33:36 PM
30) Moon Rise Over The Tombs 17/11/2001 9:52:16 PM
31) Unfinished Tomb 29/10/2001 4:41:48 PM
32) Into Qasr Al Bint 17/11/2001 9:52:28 PM
33) The Great Temple 29/10/2001 5:02:30 PM
34) Petra At Night 29/10/2001 9:13:50 PM
35) Treasury At Night 29/10/2001 9:58:00 PM